Was This a Panic Attack? Please Help! Posted: 04-14-06 09:19am
Hi. Im 22 years old and i've always had
anxiety and stress. Its been here my
whole life. Yesterday something strange
happened to me. I got in a "mood" then I
was doing laundry and I started worrying
about everything & anything and what I
would do if they all happened. My heart
started racing, I was hot, felt like
vomiting, and I couldnt breath right. I
thought I was dying!! I stood up and got
so dizy I fel back down. They it went
away. Was this a panic attack? Any
advice will help. Ive never had this
before. Im also on my 3rd month of birth
control could this contribute to it as
well? What can I do about anxiety I dont
want this to happen again :(
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tony3595
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 68 Location: IL
Posted: 04-14-06 09:38am
Welcome to the world of anxiety. Sounds
fairly classic to me.
One thing I can recommend is find out if
your bc's have these symptoms as one of
their warnings. Ask you doctor or
pharmasist about it. If this is one of
them, talk to them to see if there is
another one that might be better for
you.
Controling them is another thing. I find
that what works for me is to avoid
situations where these feelings can come
in and "grow" in your mind. I find this
happening when I am doing something that
doesn't take any brain power. My mind
becomes vulnerable to these feelings and
thoughts.
My remedy is to drop doing this no thought
thing and immediately start thinking about
things that require my attention and
thought process. If it is not too late,
it usually works. Sometimes, it does fill
me and I really have to struggle to get
control.
But, in the long run, I have learned to
fight back. Too many times I have allowed
these attacks get control, and I really
feel like it is "check out time." not good
for you or anyone else around you.
Hope this helps.
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Crazyness24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 179 Location: Jersey
Posted: 04-14-06 09:40am
Thank you very much for replying. I have
never had anything like this before I was
so scared! I think i'm going to call my
doctor now thank you :)
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tony3595
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 68 Location: IL
Posted: 04-14-06 09:43am
This is why we are here, to help each
other. Let us know how it turns out.
