Anxiety, Panic Attack, And Nervousness Symptoms Posted: 01-05-04 00:04am
Eyes get blurt and out of focus
heart pounds really hard
feel like I can't breath
face, neck, and arms starts burning and
tingling
my hands shake
dizziness
nausea and stomach problems
muscles twich and get sore
shaking
can't concentrate
stay tired most of the time
basicly I feel like i'm dying or there is
something bad wrong with me
am I crazy? Does anyone else have these
symtoms? Is it normal to experience
these symptoms even when you are not
having a panic attack?
Please explain some of your symptoms
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 01-05-04 10:17am
Rayjay,
first, just for the record I too believe
that faith is central to healing.
I also bekieve though that
god/allah/yahweh/buddha etc give us at
least some means to help ourselves. The
first is to recognize when we have a
problem & 2nd to seek help, the 3rd
thing though is the hardest - to take
action to help ouselves.
Yes, many people have the same or similar
symptoms to yours, sometimes the eyes
being out of focus or having swirling
lights where you can't see anything else
are what is called "visual migraines", no
pain just a hell of a problem especially
if you're trying to drive as I was this
morning!!
I suffer from almost all of the things you
mention to some degree & at various
times. Yes, I too have felt like i'm
dying but have now become more used to all
this & know i'm not, but it still
feels awful & can be scary at times.
Panic attacks - come in all shapes &
sizes - so you may be having a panic
attack without realizing it ( or without
realizing the cause). Also sometimes I
find & my dr also said that these
attacks can come on after the situation
that caused the stress has been resolved,
so in other words you stay "strong" deal
with the issue, then when you relax you
sort of collapse from holding it all
together.
All that said (& I don't think you're
dying or have anything serious wrong, but
i'm not a dr) I do think you should
discuss your symptoms, how often they
occur, under what circumstances &
where, with your dr just in case, this
should also help to put your mind at
ease.
In terms of dealing with these problems,
relaxation techniques are the best, go to
your library or health centre & get
some books &/or tapes in the mean
time, try taking slow, deep breaths,
sitting down & having a cold drink,
removing yourself from the situation if
that's possible & appropriate.
