HELP ME!! Anxiety – Panic Sufferer… PLEASE I’m So Lost and Sad?
Question by fun11: HELP ME!! Anxiety – Panic sufferer… PLEASE I’m so lost and sad?
Hello,
I am a 30 year old female in good health. No other problems beside anxiety. I do not drink, smoke, do drugs or drink caffeine. I currently do acupuncture.
When I was 17 I had my first panic attack. I was young and didn’t know what it was. I was diagnosed with OCD (obsessive thoughts, always something bad will happen) and Anxiety.
With out any anti-depressants ever, along with CBT and talking to a therapist WHOA! I overcame so much. It was a long ride, but I was doing things!! I even made it to my number one hardest obstacle (a casino) last month.
In June of 2012 on my 29th Birthday, I again had another panic attack. For weeks I felt as though my throat was closing, I was convinced something was wrong with me, but nope after seeing a throat specialist nothing. I was fine. So the dr. prescribed me .5 mg Ativan for these tough situations.
I would take half of a half and make it where I needed. I would only take this ever so rarely as my OCD brain would say you will get hooked don’t depend on it. Anyway that’s how I made it to the casino my long time goal.
Even without the Ativan my quality of living was great, I was doing more feeling good!!
On October 2, 2013 I got a bit dizzy and fell over on my boss. I was quite embarrassed and had such an awful awful cold and was all stuffed up so I contributed my dizziness to that.
On October 5, 2013 I got a massage (just getting over this cold, but it was still lingering). I went to pick up my son to have get him a new toy and have some lunch. As we were driving on the Highway I again got so dizzy, I had to pull over. I was panicking now. I regained composure and headed home to order a pizza instead. Well I had to pull over again because I actually felt like I was passing out. My right ear started to throb. Mt heart racing, I was sweating, I was nervous, I just wanted this to stop.
My cousin had to come and pick me up because I could not drive. Well the past 16 days have been poor misery. I haven’t been to work, I can not drive, I can not go food shopping (I attempted, got dizzy and had a panic attack). I am paralyzed with fear. I have even stayed over my mom’s because I am so scared of these feelings.
My body is over stressed. My heart races constantly, my thoughts run wild, I am so scared that I will pass out, I have very loose stools, I sweat, I shake, I am constantly closing my eyes, I have never slept so much in my life. I get overexerted walking from couch to kitchen. Every time I attempt to drive panic and feel like I am passing out. I tried to go grocery shopping with my Mom today and I was dizzy, confused and we left only after grabbing a few things.
I have been to the dr. I am physically well, but mentally drained. Has anyone ever gone through this? Can anyone help me? Is my life like this forever now? How can I get out of this fear? Like I said, always an anxious person, but totally able to live.
What can be going on with me? How do I calm my body?How do I make the dizziness stop? I do not want to take Zoloft. I was told take an Ativan in a.m. and one at night. Is this healthy? I do not want to live on pills.
I AM SO LOST AND SAD AND SUFFERING PLEASE HELP ME? I’m exhausted and confused
Best answer:
Answer by Vivian
I am not a psychologist and I am only attempting to answer just in case no one more qualified does. I think these things come in spurts. They seem to be triggered by some stressful event. I notice in your narrative the first of the more recent attacks started around your 29th birthday. Maybe that means something- the end of your 20s and start of your thirties.
You should be talking to the doctor who prescribes the Ativan. Unless that was the person who suggested zoloft. In that case maybe considering switching to a different doc.
It seems like time is often the best curative. Give yourself time to get back onto a normal schedule.
Answer by Ibeth
Look for Jesus Christ, he’s the only one who could help you. I had panic attacks just like you and Jesus healed me.
watch the testimony of Anita:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqvcLNVvVvw
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