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


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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Yes, what you describe is exactly what happens to me every time I have a panic attack.
Sheri Ann
OMG, how horrible!
Sheri Ann
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
Kim, your therapist is definitely on the right track.
Sheri Ann