Has anyone feared panic attacks??

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Registered: 04-24-2006
Has anyone feared panic attacks??
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Fri, 09-22-2006 - 5:46pm

Hi,

My biggest problem these days is that everytime I have a good panic attack I fear the next one. And then I start anticipating it, so my mouth goes dry, my heart races, I have the shakes, my appetite goes down the drain, ect, ect. I also remember all the times I had a panic attack or that I was anxious and I tell myself that it's starting all over again and that I'm going to be in the dumps for I don't know how many more days.
I have to inform you guys that I'm going through PPD and taking 150mg of Effexor and that tonight I may be starting a new medication Seroquel to help me sleep better because my mind races even when I'm sleeping...I dream a lot of my issues and wake up frequently which does not help the anxiety/panic. I have to lovely children 3year1/2 and 6 months. Anyways I know that sometimes it's all hormonal but I'm not always convinced...I always think that it's myself causing that to myself (if that makes any sense)...meanwhile I'm totally aware that if I could I would not intentionally cause myself some panic attacks. And as the day goes they get less frequent or less scary and when I go to bed at night I'm mostly relaxed but then comes morning and I have palpitations and cold sweats and feel shaky...I don't feel like eating and I don't know what to do with myself....anyone stuck like me??

Thanks

So

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Sun, 09-24-2006 - 5:45pm
It made me very sleepy. It was hard to stay awake during the day until I got adjusted. My inner shaking is always due to anxiety & I don't remember having that side effect. What dose of seroquel
 

 


 



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Registered: 04-24-2006
Sun, 09-24-2006 - 8:15pm

Hi Jan,

Actually my dose of seroquel is the lowest you can get 12.5mg (it's a 25mg tablet split in two)...o.k. I have been feeling sleepy and I think because I have a hard time waking up and staying awake it makes me anxious. You see I have two kids to take care of so I cannot sleep all day if I feel like it. I also find that the morning are really hard and I start feeling less sleepy around the afternoon which goes into the evening...so when I go to bed at night I'm not that tired. All in all I'm going to bed too late, like 11hpm so maybe the fact that I'm taking the Seroquel so late makes it that the morning is so hard. Who know's I'll continue taking it until I get adjusted and see how it goes.

Thanks

Sonia

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Registered: 10-05-2003
Sun, 09-24-2006 - 11:02pm
*hugz* When I first started having anxiety attacks... or rather after my very first one .. I feared them so much that they started coming almost back to back at random times, one was right in the middle of my work day, that I had to leave work!! So I understand what you are going through, hopefully the medication will help .. I just started Effexor XR 75mg and Tranxene about a month ago .. I go back in a few weeks for my first follow up to see what the doc wants to do about the dosages and stuff. *hugz again*

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Registered: 04-24-2006
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 8:57am

HI,

Thanks for your reply. Is effexor working for you and what is the other medication for?
The fact is that I hate soooooooooooooo much having anxiety attacks that I make it part of my day. If I'm busy enough to forget about the symptoms I usually don't have them. Of course when I exhausted they come back and fighting them is really hard. So today I'm working on letting them go...it's the only way that you can control them better. The mornings are hard because when I wake up I wonder what I'm going to do with my day and then when me mind goes blank that is when I start having the symptoms (palpitations, hot flashes, insides shaking ect.) Anyways hopefully the Seroquel will help me sleep better which will make my days better. I just started that medication 3 days ago.

ciao
Sonia

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Registered: 09-20-2006
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 12:32pm

Hi there Sonia,

This sounds very simliar to my situation; it has been nearly a week since I woke in the middle of the night in the midst of a panic attack, of course I had no idea what was going on, and a short while later found myself in the hospital. Since then, had it happen twice ride riding the train (don't know why this is not a big deal to me), and since this time have such a fear of the next one comming on that I can barely make it out the door. I get dizzy, shaking legs, all the fun stuff. I am in the same situation because I am so damn afraid of the next one that I can hardly function and have to literally shove myself out the door. Please know that you are not alone, though I opted for homeopathy to calm myself so I am not familiar with other medications. Best wishes, L. oh ya, my post was the one about the train, if you are interested.

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Mon, 09-25-2006 - 4:41pm

Hi Lola,

Thanks for your reply and could you let me know what is homeopathy. I'm doing acupuncture treatments to help even out my hormones and depression because I'm going through PPD but I have not heard about homeopathy.

Thanks

Sonia

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Registered: 10-05-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 4:47pm
Hey Sonia - I was going to ask you the same thing about Effexor lol .. I'm not sure what it is supposed to be doing, so I can't say wether or not it's really working ... from what I understand, the traxene is similar to xanax, only much less - it did help take away the side effects from the Effexor and it does help with the anxiety - but not fully .. so when I go back in a few weeks, I'll see what the doc has to say and what he does about dosages, right now I'm on a low dose on both .. very low!!

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Registered: 03-22-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:37pm

Sonia, what you describe is very common to many members on this board.

Sheri Ann

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Registered: 09-25-2006
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:39pm

Hello....I am new here..But if I caould make a suggestion...Um..I suffer from Panic/Anxiety Attacks too..I was on Paxil...And All I got was nothing except it made me loose weight ...Um my Dr. gave me Lezapro to take but I am so worried it wqill do to me what paxil did...Um..What I am trying to get at is..One morning I saw a thing on TV about this set By..MIDWEST..Its for Panic/ deppresssion..Um what it isa , is a DVD on how to cope and change your way of thinking...You get CD's for the car and Video....and you also get a book yto do work in and cards you can keep in your purse...I found it to be VERY helpful...If you want I can give you the # for that....But I just thought I would share..

Thanks...Cara

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Registered: 04-24-2006
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 9:57pm

Hi Cara,

Yes I have seen that commercial and I have taken down the number but I was questionning the cost of it. Have you ordered everything? I have worked from books before and I'm still working on my anxieties with my therapist so that is why I was hesitant to call the Midwest thing.

Sonia