I really don't know what to say about the party hearty thing. I have been there myself. I just want you to tell me that you are not drinking and taking any anti-anxiety or depressoin meds. Please tell me your not. Do you realize that your alcohol level will double by doing that! I can't stress that enough. Even if you are not, alcohol entoxication can be deadly in either case.

Be Careful OK

No I am not taking meds and drinking......I am not on any meds besides i got a one time fill of ativan of 20 pills which I only take when i have an attack which is usually on Sundays after the friday and saturday of going out with my friends.

Yes snap, apparently some people put it down to hypoglycemia. But I dont feel any better even if I dont drink. Although the day after a night out is horrendous. Make sure you eat with your booze and see if that helps, it doesnt for me though.

You know, to anyone who is prone to anxiety attacks, any change in consciousness such as drinking, hangovers, smoking, drugs of any kind, etc. can cause an attack. You really need to stop the drinking! And while you're at it, get treated for panic attacks!! They can be treated and you can feel better.

I totally have that too if I have had alcohol the night before (I very rarely drink these days just because I don't want to deal with the anxiety I get from it)! I use to get a numbness/tingling in the base of my left hand and feel all anxious and freaked out. I ended up having a full blown panic attack (which I had no idea what it was--I freaked out and called 911) So here's what I have learned from my situation.

This is what my therapist and my general practitioner have told me: alcohol leaves your body in three stages. One of the stages is anxiety. People that are prone to have anxiety can often end up with a panic attack due to the change in chemicals in their nervous system. Alcohol is a chemical depressant which interferes with the nervous system. Interference dehydration=anxiety
anxiety fear=panic attacks It seems simple on paper but definitely doesn't feel simple. I have had a complete physical (twice and with two different doctors just to be sure but both have said the same things.

SO I definitely have experienced this, and a ton of other people as well, and it stinks. Hang in there! I wasn't one to believe in therapy but come to find out it has really lifted my spirits and mood. Eating healthy and exercising have also helped reduce my anxiety as well. If I drink I make sure to drink a glass of water after a beer, eat a healthy dinner before with a lot of protein and pace myself. Good luck! (Also deep belly breathing helps a lot with the tingles if you get them when you wake up after a night out

i used to be able to drink all the time... usually just weekends, but quite a bit...then one day, I started panicking the next day because of low sugar... i thought i was dying and actually had an ambulance called... i didn't know what was going on... of course later i realized what was happening... i went from 18 pack, to 12 pack, now a 6 pack sometimes freaks me out... thats just it though... it has actually helped me slow down drinking, and even though i still freak out a little the next day sometimes... i am NOT gonna die from it...

I also use to be able to drink 15-20 beers at any given party or whatever. All of a sudden after a night of drinking when I was 24 years old I got my first extreme panic attack. I was on the verge of calling 911 had phone in my hand ready and was trying to figure out what the hell was happening. Now If I even have 5 beers the next day is hell. Dizzy spells, burning in my left chest/ heart area, extreme anxiety. What the hell happened. I never use to get these symptoms before. How do I change back to how I was before? I only drink 1 sometimes 2 a week, but when I do it is usually pretty heavy. Also what kind of doctor do I see for these symptoms? Heart specialist? Anxiety doctor? And how should I go about this since I do not have health insurance. Please help.