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Q: Severe Panic Attacks
asked by: Lusky on September 16th, 2007
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When I was about 15-16 years of age, I did heavy drugs, went on some fair rides tripping and when I was done the next day I felt weird seemed like a minor case of depression. So a year or so goes on, and my days weren't too bad until I took some codine and asprin (not for OD'ing or getting high, just normal uses.) I went to sleep and woke up, felt dizzy and collapsed... The next day I woke up with Panic Attack/Depression and Anxiety symptoms. I figured I messed myself up from the pills but the doctor said I was healthy.

So I'm 18 now and I still have sever panic attacks etc. I can't breathe, when I lay down at night, I can hear my heart beating incredibly hard I feel like I'm going to die, I shake etc. This is usually more severe when im alone or trying to sleep at night.

anything I can do?
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johnR
replied on September 20th, 2007
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You need to join a cbt group and learn to counter the thoughts that cause panic attacks. The drugs may have helped bring on that first attack but it is the thoughts you had about the symptoms that started the panic cycle and once you have one those thoughts build on themselves and predispoose you to future attacks if gone unchecked.
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