anxiety/panic disorder

[lemsky]

Hi im 16 and i had my first panic attack about 5 months ago at a restaurant. i thot it was just the flu or sumthing and went home and went to sleep then i kept on getting them for the rest of the week. they have somewhat died down now but the anxiety is definately still there, i have no apetite at all when i have anxiety i have lost about 50 pounds since the first attack, and now i am getting heart palpitations all the time and odd chest pains which cause me to have more panic attacks. im always feeling fatigue and dizzy. i feel that if its going on this long already will it ever stop?. and i just cant take it anymore its ruining my whole life. suicide is definately a thot it my head right now. Do any of you out there feel the same way?

[beaud01]

Hi there,

I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. I totally understand what you are going through. I was diagnosed 11 years ago. I was 18 at the time. When it started, i was having panic attacks all the time. Didnt understand what was going on and why. I was scared, thought there was something medically wrong. I have learned to live with it. I do experience anxiety everday, but have not have panic attacks in awhile. It can be very frustrating, after awhile it causes depression, you just want to feel "normal". Have you seeked help with an phsyciatrist? You can be put on medication to reduce the anxiety and panic attacks. There is alot of help out there, dont give up. Hang in there!!!

[sthrnbelle]

I just wanted to send you a quick reply letting you know that you should never give up hope. Anxiety and Panic is poorly understood by most people. Believe it or not but it is very common within the United States.

July 2005 was when I had my first panic attack. Believe when I say I know what you are going through. I wish I could be there to help you out but this is something you MUST seek help for. I thought I could handle it on my own and I couldnt. I figured I was screwed for life from that day on out. Every day if not every other day I would have episodes. I thought the world was going to end and ended up losing a lot of sleep over this condition. There have been many times where I felt fuzzy in the head too. That symptom is rather common for those whom just experianced a panic attack.

Please do research on this to better understand the who what when where and why's this happens. I also am seeing a therapist. Its the best decision I ever made! If you cannot go that route plese look into the Midwest center. This might help you as well.

Good luck to you. Panic and Anxiety is NOT something you have to live with anymore.. Seek help and seek other with the same issues!


Sthrnbelle

[Unregistered]

Hi im 16 and i had my first panic attack about 5 months ago at a restaurant. i thot it was just the flu or sumthing and went home and went to sleep then i kept on getting them for the rest of the week. they have somewhat died down now but the anxiety is definately still there, i have no apetite at all when i have anxiety i have lost about 50 pounds since the first attack, and now i am getting heart palpitations all the time and odd chest pains which cause me to have more panic attacks. im always feeling fatigue and dizzy. i feel that if its going on this long already will it ever stop?. and i just cant take it anymore its ruining my whole life. suicide is definately a thot it my head right now. Do any of you out there feel the same way?

ive been though all that its abith get a good phyciatrist. i also have manic depression and , just found out today i have narcolepcy which meds can make you have anxiety

[Unregistered]

Hi im 16 and i had my first panic attack about 5 months ago at a restaurant. i thot it was just the flu or sumthing and went home and went to sleep then i kept on getting them for the rest of the week. they have somewhat died down now but the anxiety is definately still there, i have no apetite at all when i have anxiety i have lost about 50 pounds since the first attack, and now i am getting heart palpitations all the time and odd chest pains which cause me to have more panic attacks. im always feeling fatigue and dizzy. i feel that if its going on this long already will it ever stop?. and i just cant take it anymore its ruining my whole life. suicide is definately a thot it my head right now. Do any of you out there feel the same way?

You don't have to hurt yourself- there is hope.
Check the " it starts with pin and needles " thread. It looks like a different thing- but it really is the same thing.

I was going to jump into traffic a month ago- I was also getting dizzy on the street, having strong palpitations and all that bad stuff-

You just need detox-
Take care.

[Brittany101]

hi, i was diagnosed with anxiety disorder when i was 17. i am now 21 and still experience panic attacks. i have seen a psychologist and have taken many different antidepressants. i am currently taking wellbutrin and i take an occasional xanax when i get an anxiety attack. i know how you feel. ask your doctor if there are any medications for you. i also get heart palpatation and i was told to breath into a paperbag when i feel the anxiety come on. try not think too much when you feel these symptoms otherwise you will make it worse. your life is far too precious to let anxiety take it over. you will get through it. good luck!

[cat354]

Hi my name is stacey and I live in va. I was recently told that I have anixety disorder and I tak zoloft for it. Maybe you should see your see your dr about this. Please write back soon.

[quicktriggerman]

Hi, this is my first entry on a thread of any kind so my thought's might wonder a bit. i have recently started having anxiety attacks...i think. im 46 years old and i have been a courier for three years. never before have i had any thing like this happen to me. i have been playing guitar and smoking weed with friends ever since i was about 15 years old. most of the time the weed made me feel good but sometimes i was very paranoid. this was very uncomfortable to say the least. but no anxiety. i have been driving since i was 15 and i'm a great driver. i can drive anything, in the heavest traffic, in the fast lane, and and be completely comfortable. about 3 months ago a friend gave me some weed to somke on a 100 mile run i was going to make in my pick-up truck.i stopped just out of town and smoked some weed and then continued my trip. about 50 miles out of town the shoulder of the highway closed for about 5 miles and there was heave traffic. they closed them with these giant concrete barriers so there was no place for me to go if i needed to stop for an emergency. cars, trucks, semi's were all around me, going fast and i started to freak out. the more i thought about the more i freaked. my head started tingling and i was getting rushes of fear and felt like i might pass-out. that was the scariest thing i have been through in my life. i thought i was gonna die. after that i stoped smoking weed but the atrtacks kept on comming. everywhere i drove on the expressway,even if it was light traffic, i would get panic attacks and the spinning head, dizziness, and the feeling of passing out came back. the courier industry pushes you so hard to drive fast and works you long hours i think might be part of the problem. i have quit being a courier and the problem has calmed dowm alot but i still feel a little nervous where i never felt nervous before, driving on the highway. its like im hyper-aware of all the cars around me all the sudden. i think its when i get on the highway and start thinking about not haveing a panic attact is when it hits me the hardest. anyway sorry this was so long.

[amy hoskins]

Hi, I just joined this site. I have found some interesting things. Myself and my husband suffer from anxiety. He has been on Zoloft for years, but does not seem to work any more. He now takes Cymbalta. My anxiety comes from me having Muscular Distrophy. I have had many surgeries and have to go through more. My daughter has it to. It is an every day battle for me. My doctor put me on Cymbalta to help with the pain. They give that to MS and MD patients. It really does not help. I also take Zantex. It helps some. I have days I cant walk. I have to wear braces on my legs. I do exercise on a bike in my living room and do video tapes. I feel good when I can get through them. I cant move for a few days, but I just cant lay around. My doctor tells me there is no cure, but they have to come up with something. What meds have helped others?

[Unregistered]

You don't have to hurt yourself- there is hope.
Check the " it starts with pin and needles " thread. It looks like a different thing- but it really is the same thing.

I was going to jump into traffic a month ago- I was also getting dizzy on the street, having strong palpitations and all that bad stuff-

You just need detox-
Take care.

Hi I have the same thing , Im am scared all the time , I want it to go away , Ill I do is worrie that some thing bad is going to happen , And when my heart speads up I get really scared , And my palms get sweat is that normal?