Am I Crazy Or Going to Die

I don't know how to help you except to say that I was and still sometimes do go through exactly what you have discribes and it is anxiety. Hard to beleive that our heads can make all these symptoms feel so real.

Have you been and seen a doctor? How long have they been occurring? Mine started when my daughter was 8 months and I returned to work fulltime. It is hard to juggle working and being a mum.

My husband too doesn't understand when I had 'a bad day', he tries but people that don't suffer from anxiety can't understand.

I am subscribing to the linden method. Once I have started the program I will post on here if it was worth it or not!

Take care and try (easy to say) to relax.

I have shaking, chest pains, shooting pains down my arms, palpitations, panic attacks, feeling of imminent doom like I am about to die or soemthing really bad is going to happen, I get dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous.. And its all been going on for months.

Tell your husband to read this forum and see that many other poeple have to deal with it and that its not your fault. Its a medical condition and it cant be helped wihtout time... Help him understand, dont just get frustrated that he doesnt understand, peopole have no clue what anxiety does to poeple so let him read up on it. Take care and remember, you will be fine.. Its all in your mind in the end and will get better one day,

I have dealt with this for 9 yrs now, but the last 2 months it has gotten alot worse. I am currently on paxil and it use to help but it isn't now. I also have been taking xanax at night to help me sleep but its not helping too much. I actually go to see a neurologist this thursday, so hopefully it goes well. Thank you so much for replying.

Panic attacks are caused by a rush of adrenelin at an inappropriate time. Your body just releases adrenelin for no good reason and then you have the "fight or flight" feeling ie; a panic attack.

One of the first things you need to learn is "belly breathing" so that you dont make it worse. Hold your hand on your tummy when you breath and when you breath watch your hand on your belly move in and out. If you breath high in your lungs, your diaphram will lift and put pressure on your lungs making it feel like you can't breath, making it worse.

Panic disorder runs in families and can be dibilitating. It won't go away, you need to learn how to control them so that they don't control you.

Also try "ones" bgreathin and say out loud "one" breath out slowly. Inhale and say out loud "one" do this ovr and over and you will find yourself relaing and the panic should subside.

I take zoloft and valium. I don't like the meds for various reasons but I cannot help thati have this disorder and I try everything I can to keep the meds intake to a minimum and try to control panic attacks with relaxation techniques.

Good luck. I know how miserable these panic attacks can be. Many times I thought I was gong to die or I had suicidal ideation. Fact is I don't want to die, but when that adrenelin releases into your body, you have to know what to do to control it to some extent. It can cause other problems such as phobias, etc, like not wanting to leave the house, stop driving, etc. It can cause you to become very mentally ill. Please learn how to control it so itdoesnt control you.

Buy dr claire weekes book essential help with your nerves. It costs a few bucks but it's worth its weight in gold. You can get it through amazon or local book shops, you may have to order it in.

You will get better, there are millions who know what you are feeling right now.