Hello everyone!
I get these "attacks" and I never knew
what they were up until a couple of months
ago. First, my heart would start beating
really fast, I would get tired, and my
palms would start sweating. Then, I would
burst out crying for no reason, and become
very weak. I would have to have someone
carry me to the bathroom because I
couldn't walk by myself. And sometimes, I
end up throwing up.
I was getting nervous because I know if
you have diabetes, these are some of the
symptoms, and my grandma has diabetes.
So, I went to the doctor and I got tested
for diabetes and I got my thyroid tested.
Everything was negative, which is
good...But my doc said I was having panic
attacks.
I usually get them about once a month now.
When they come, I just let them come. I
used to be scared because before because I
didn't know what was going on with me.
But now, I just tell myself to let it go,
get it over with, it will go away. They
haven't been as bad as they used to be
now.
Now to my question...These past couple of
days, I have felt strange. I have been
working 60 hours a week for the past
month, so I thought I was just plain
tired. But this afternoon, I was at work
talking to my boss and I asked him
(jokingly) if he would be able to carry me
to the bathroom if I had a panic attack.
All of the sudden, I just started bawling,
and I ran to the bathroom and started dry
heaving. For the rest of the day, I was
dead tired. I know when you cry, you're
exhausted afterwords. But it's been like
this since monday. I am so tired! And I
just don't feel right. I was wondering if
this could be part of the panic attack.
Can it go on for two days? I am probably
overreacting. I am a huge worry wart. I
am sure it's just because I have been
working so much. It's probably just
mental and physical tiredness.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has
experienced panic attacks that has lasted
for a day or more. Thanks!
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Re: Panic Attacks Posted: 04-23-04 06:37am
meshell3333
wrote:
hello everyone!
I get these "attacks" and I never knew
what they were up until a couple of months
ago. First, my heart would start beating
really fast, I would get tired, and my
palms would start sweating. Then, I
would burst out crying for no reason, and
become very weak. I would have to have
someone carry me to the bathroom because I
couldn't walk by myself. And sometimes,
I end up throwing up.
I was getting nervous because I know if
you have diabetes, these are some of the
symptoms, and my grandma has diabetes.
So, I went to the doctor and I got tested
for diabetes and I got my thyroid tested.
Everything was negative, which is
good...But my doc said I was having panic
attacks.
I usually get them about once a month now.
When they come, I just let them come.
I used to be scared because before because
I didn't know what was going on with me.
But now, I just tell myself to let it go,
get it over with, it will go away. They
haven't been as bad as they used to be
now.
Now to my question...These past couple of
days, I have felt strange. I have been
working 60 hours a week for the past
month, so I thought I was just plain
tired. But this afternoon, I was at work
talking to my boss and I asked him
(jokingly) if he would be able to carry me
to the bathroom if I had a panic attack.
All of the sudden, I just started bawling,
and I ran to the bathroom and started dry
heaving. For the rest of the day, I was
dead tired. I know when you cry, you're
exhausted afterwords. But it's been like
this since monday. I am so tired! And
I just don't feel right. I was wondering
if this could be part of the panic attack.
Can it go on for two days? I am
probably overreacting. I am a huge worry
wart. I am sure it's just because I have
been working so much. It's probably just
mental and physical tiredness.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has
experienced panic attacks that has lasted
for a day or more.
Thanks!
never had a panic attack that lasted for
days, but certainly have experienced
debillitating anxiety that lasted days on
end. You said you are a "worrywart" and
"probably overreacting." which suggests to
me that your thoughts are the problem and
you need to learn how to counter them and
correct them with cbt. My favorite
starter book on cbt is "been there, done
that? Do this! By sam obitz if you're
interested and many universities offer cbt
programs for little or no charge. It's
the best stress reducer around and once
you learn the tools they are with you
wherever you go.
Good luck!
Q
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 04-25-04 14:24pm
I would also look at "your" life &
consider what may be lacking (study,
friends, fun, hobby etc) & try putting
that into your life - if you're happier
you are less likely to stress & unless
the panic attacks are related to a
specific thing/event then they may well
decrease , certainly I don't recall coming
across anyone whose attacks lasted so
long.
Also you say now they're usually once a
month (hormonal maybe - if so it might be
worth having a hormone level test).
