Natural treatment for anxiety symptoms and panic attacks.
I’m going to see a psychiatrist because of anxiety and panic attacks for the first time.
My question:-
Will I have to go through an interview with questions unrelated to my condition?
What does he expect me to talk about?
Thanks.
I have been struggling with anxiety and panic attacks for years. I have tried many maint drugs,effexor, lexpro, zoloft, with not help. I have suggested to my doctor that maybe I could have a prescription for xanax, Klonopin or ativan to take only as needed. I generally can feel my attacks comming on and can prepare for a stressful situation if I have some fast acting mild meds to help. A dentist gave me ativan for dental treatments. I take it only as prescribed and fould it to be very effected. How can I get my GP to understand that I do not want to get high, but I must be able to function at some level in my life. My sister suggested that I would do well to attend counseling and that drug therapy could be a part of that. Are doctors just affraid of creating additicts that they would allow their patients lose their entire quality of life? I have never had a problem with addition Any suggestions?
Every spring especially in May, I feel my anxiety and panic attacks unbearable. I hate the mornings especially.
I was diagnosed with panic disorder a few years ago. I started out on Effexor XR. While it was excellent in keeping the anxiety and panic attacks at bay, the side effects were unbearable. My doctor switched me over to Lexapro, which worked at first, but now does nothing for me. I even started taking 20 mg as opposed to the 10 mg I was prescribed. I have an appointment with my doctor next week and I wanted to get a general idea of the best medications out there.
I have severe anxiety and panic attacks for 5 years now. since the 7th grade and im a senior this year. my hands and my face especially my face seem to have that falling asleep feeling. like when you sit on your foot to long kind of thing. And it has gotten worse. can anybody help me?
ive been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks for a little over a year now. i also have Irritable bowel syndrome and a sluggish gallbladder.
long story short, ive pretty much become house bound most of the time…i only go places that i absolutely MUST or if they are really close to my house. everytime i have an appointment or i know that i have to be somewhere, i cant sleep during the night i toss n turn, and i get really stressed. my stress will trigger an ibs attack(diarrhea, nausea, etc.) and then that will cause me to get a panic attack(nausea, suffocating feeling, heart beats way too fast, generalized weakness and dizzyness) bcuz im scared that im gonna feel extremly sick wen im out. i dont take anti-anxiety medications cuz ive tried it n it did more harm then help…(im very sensitive to medication)
i am currently doing counselling but so far it hasnt helped too much (mind you ive only had 2 sessions so far.)
my question is does anyone else get this? and if so what do u do so that u dont get anxiety attacks all the time…or is there anything u wud recommend.?? plz help me, ur answers are appreciated. Thx
btw im only 20.
oh yea…n it got soo bad with my ibs n anxiety that i ended up having to drop out of my 2nd yr of college cuz i was ALWAYS sick.
I am 24 for and just found out that I am about six weeks pregnant and I have been on anxiety medication for years. Is there any safe herbal or prescription medication I can take because I have sever anxiety and Panic attacks. I stopped my medications and need to find a safer medication to take until my child is born.
So Ive been to 10 doctors all said i have anxiety and panic attacks because i was getting shortness of breath (have It Right now) and dizzy they gave me breathing test chest xrays ecg paps physical and blood work from the wrist to check oxygen and neurological with got a a+ so why can i stop thinking im dying and how can i control it a bit so i go to a doctor for the 11 time in the past 3 weeks also im seeing a physicist hes telling me its anxiety but how come i have shortness of breath still I’m 20 years old Any tips would help me alot
the doctor told me its all in my head am i dying ?
How can i cure my anxiety and panic attacks?
I have been having anxiety and panic attacks, and feel that i need to get on medication. Would I see a general physician or a therapist? any help you could provide would be great. i am currently seeing a counselor at school, but they cant provide prescriptions. Please help.
Please take the time to read, this is serious and I may need the best help and answers you got.
I’m laying all my cards out on this one. I’m 23 years old, I’m 5′10 and weigh 220. For the past 2 years I’ve witnessed Panic Atacks in my life and Anxiety, ever since my Dad’s company closed and I had to find work elsewhere, but since the econmey sucks, its hard to get a job which help caused anxiety (stress) in my life now. For the past 8 months or so I’ve been getting worse with the anxiety and panic attacks.
Everyday I feel weird, Its really confusing on how to explain this, and for the past few months it has been like this everyday. I’m afraid to go to work now because of this problem, I dont want to live off of mental disability.
The problems that I have happens everyday; ok, and its hard for me to explain but i will try the best i can, I feel like my head is going to explode with all the stupid thinking i do on worring and etc about my health (which causes me to go into a panic attack), At times i feel woozy like I’m going to pass out (but i never pass out, or experienced it) and when this happends I think about "Oh My God, am I going to die" "Am I having a Stroke" "Whats wrong with me this isnt normal"
I’ve never felt like this in my whole life, I’ve always been healthy. Also when I feel dizzy and headache like symptoms,At times I Get these weird chills that go up my back or at least one side to my face down. (which scare me of having a passout moment, stoke or heart attack) I did the study on Stokes and Heartattacks but this isnt in its defenition at all. When I go out with my girlfriend, I cant stand being in public at times, and there are days that I dont mind going out. I start thinking about my health and worring about it, then i dewell on it which cause me to go into a panic state and I get the woozy (dizzy spells) the weird pain in my head and chill like shakes.
The Dr. put me on Lexapro at first, then i gave it its rounds and the results were bad, they made me mean. Then the Dr. gave me Paxil, I gave it its rounds and It just didnt help at all, made it worse for me at times. Then the Dr. gave me Prozac and Vistaril (Vistiral only when having Anxiety attack which made me drunk like and tired) I; on Prozac, just gave it a week and found the side effects very bad, nothing that could kill me of course but didnt make me feel too good. I Give Up on Pills, I’ve never had this problem in my life and never had to take pills for anything. I was affraid that the pills would cause me to have a stroke or heart attack.
Since this has been an everday effect with me, for the past month now i have been trying to eat right and exersize more, due to the fact, ive been tired of feeling like this and all i did before is sit around and play games or watch TV, made me depressed and I’ve never been Depressed (*makes me mad* but i’ve been more active now lately) cause people are telling me that working out and eating right will help out alot, but I feel no change at times. Since this has been an everday thing, I dont want this to kill me later on down the road, actually i fear this could kill me, could it?.
Is this normal Anxiety / Panic Attacks? Am I a Hypocondriact (however you spell it, the phobia when you feel your sick all the time)
Thank you for your time.
Yes I went to the Dr. for Cat Scan, everything is fine, and Blood Work, everything is clear. FYI
I have social anxiety disorder which causes me anxiety and panic attacks on a daily basis. Lately they’ve become so overpowering and frequent that I can’t even leave my apartment (for work, to go to the store, etc). I have tried antidepressants in the past, but they made me suicidal.
I am scheduled to see a psychiatrist but where I live it usually takes weeks of waiting to get in. What can I do?
I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety disorder and have been on Cipralex for more than a year now. Besides, I was advised to take vitamine B pills for it is good for nerves. However, after a fortnight of taking vitamine B pills I begin to feel the anxiety which I wanted to avoid by these pills. Can these vitamine B pills cause an onset of anxiety and panic attacks if they are overdosed?
I am at my wits end. How do I end my Anxiety And Panic Attacks ? Is there a Cure?
Does anyone know some alternative treatments that may help someone that suffers from anxiety and panic attacks?
