Panic symptoms?

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Registered: 10-09-2002
Panic symptoms?
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Sat, 09-02-2006 - 2:04am

The last couple of days I have felt dizziness and tingling in my arms and sometimes my legs along with a feeling of detatchment. It comes and goes and it usually feels better after taking a lorazepam. Does anyone else go through periods when all is well and then BAM! out of nowhere you get the anxiety symptoms? And does it sound like panic/anxiety to you? It is freaking me out. I try to tell myself it is just anxiety and I have gone through it before and I will be fine.

I am also wanting to start seeing a psychiatrist. I was seeing a Behavioral Health Counselor, but I don't feel like anything was being accomplished. Does anyone know of a good pdoc in Eastern Washington State or a website that might help me find one?

Thanks for any help/advice you can give me.

Jessica

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Registered: 08-27-2006
Sat, 09-02-2006 - 7:52am
what you are having are anxiety/panic symptoms- the tingling is from shallow breathing.i did it the first time i had panic attacks.i went to a counseler who taught me cognitive behavior techniques. he made me hypervenalate to see how my body felt and then spin in chair in order for me to learn how to get myself back out of it.i hope you find a doctor familar with these things-they do really work and they will teach you visualation techniques and relaxation.mine used to be so bad that my whole body-head too was tingling.hope this helps take care
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Registered: 03-11-2004
Sat, 09-02-2006 - 10:26am

Those symptoms are what I experience when severely anxious or panicking. The detachment is very scary & hard to deal with. I hope that you get to feeling better soon. We do care about you & wish this wasn't happening. Post anytime when you need support, Jessica. For now, here's several links on how to find a good therapist or what questions to ask, etc. Finding the right person can make all the difference. Good luck & GBU! (((hugs))) jan


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Registered: 03-22-2003
Sat, 09-02-2006 - 11:34am

Yes, what you describe is exactly what happens to me every time I have a panic attack.

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 09-02-2006
Sat, 09-02-2006 - 1:48pm
I'm taking ativan as well. I am on 0.5 mg a day and sometimes I dont have to take them at all. The attacks will get better. I went over 4 yrs without taking any meds and now i'm taking them almost everyday. But I had a bad experience about 2 months ago. I was working for this lady that accidentally locked me in a trailer with a bunch of yorkies and the ac was broke, freaked me out cause I hate being locked up. That day triggered my anxiety attacks and now i'm trying to deal with them, but ativan (lorazapam) does work.
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Registered: 03-22-2003
Sat, 09-02-2006 - 10:22pm

OMG, how horrible!

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 10-02-2004
Sun, 09-03-2006 - 9:19am

I totally know what you mean about it coming out of the blue. You are fine and then BAM it hits. I hate it when that happens. It is like deflating the air out of a balloon. One minute you are ok and the next minute you are wishing you could just go back to that previous moment. I long for that "normal" feeling so bad when I get like that. I feel like I'd do anything to go into that normal mode again. I will go long periods of time without problems. I have gotten to where I can feel it coming before it even comes. That is the pits too. I have been on meds but now I am trying to deal with it without meds. I think meds are fine to use but have found that you still need to find out how to cope. I think the meds just allow you to have some peace while you figure out how to cope. I used to dwell on trying to figure out WHY WHY WHY. I wanted reasons. I wanted to know what caused it to happen so I could prevent it. That was a dead end. No one really knows why, but at least know that you are not alone. That helped me A TON. So come out here and read and post and that will help you some. I do see a therapist that I love. The first one I saw was not good but this 2nd one is. She is trying to teach me to change my perception once it happens which can help stop it before it gets bad. One thing I am told over and over again is to try hard to play it off like ok, so what, I feel weird, big deal, everyone has problems, this is just my problem for now and it is still normal in the sense that all people have something wrong. I am trying to do that. When I feel like I am not isolated and not a total weirdo, that seems to help some. She is also trying to help me change my perception of the uneasy feelings. I am not very far along with that yet but it makes sense - we cannot prevent the feelings but maybe can learn to perceive them different.

Kim

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Tue, 09-05-2006 - 2:45pm

Kim, your therapist is definitely on the right track.

Sheri Ann