Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com News and Information on Anxiety Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:09:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Why do I get so depressed when I am having a panic attack and why do I start shaking? http://anxietytruth.com/why-do-i-get-so-depressed-when-i-am-having-a-panic-attack-and-why-do-i-start-shaking/ http://anxietytruth.com/why-do-i-get-so-depressed-when-i-am-having-a-panic-attack-and-why-do-i-start-shaking/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:31:20 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=36
When I am having a panic attack I get so scared and shaky and very depressed. Today I just started taking prozac and I am supposed to take xanax whenever I am having a panic attack but I am scared to take them. I dont want to get addicted to them. When I do take them I only take half a pill. Will the xanax react badly with the prozac and how can I calm down and relax?
]]> http://anxietytruth.com/why-do-i-get-so-depressed-when-i-am-having-a-panic-attack-and-why-do-i-start-shaking/feed/ 0 How do you deal with a panic attack and is there anything you can do beside taking medication? http://anxietytruth.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-panic-attack-and-is-there-anything-you-can-do-beside-taking-medication/ http://anxietytruth.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-panic-attack-and-is-there-anything-you-can-do-beside-taking-medication/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:30:08 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=18
I don’t know exactly what it is, but from reading and researching, I think it is what you all called panic attack and it happened to me quite often lately. I sometimes just sat and thought of something and that all it took, I started to panic and my body started to get hot and sweaty.
So weird and very scary. It’s like whatever I thought of, trying to take control of my body and my mind. Like the other day, I was in the dentist office, after getting the shot, my body started to shake and I panic. I felt like I was going to die. I had to go to the bathroom and calmed myself down. Or sometimes even a simple thing like thinking about my breaking up and not being able to see my girlfriend anymore… But what would happen if I couldn’t calm myself down ? Is this condition related to not being fit (lack of endorphine)? Is this normal, I mean, does it happen to everyone? What is the best way to deal with it, because I don’t like to depend on medication if I can help it. Please help !
]]> http://anxietytruth.com/how-do-you-deal-with-a-panic-attack-and-is-there-anything-you-can-do-beside-taking-medication/feed/ 0 What is the best way to ward off a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-ward-off-a-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-ward-off-a-panic-attack/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:27:24 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=40
I have to take my best friend for outpatient surgery today, and I’m all ready sick with worry about her, and about potentially having a panic attack. I love my friend like a sister, but she’s a big Drama Queen and always seems to set me off. I have xanex if push comes to shove, but I’d rather avoid taking it if I can….any good suggestions would be appreciated.
]]> http://anxietytruth.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-ward-off-a-panic-attack/feed/ 0 What to do if you are having a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/what-to-do-if-you-are-having-a-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/what-to-do-if-you-are-having-a-panic-attack/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:28:24 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=26
I am having a slight panic attack as we speak… It feels as though my heart is beating faster, I’m a bit fidgety. I tried to go to sleep, but I can’t and lying down makes me feel worse. I am trying to stop it before it escalates. Are there any quick suggestions that I can do right now? Are there any medicines I should have on standby if this happens in the future, as from time to time I am prone to these attacks.
]]> http://anxietytruth.com/what-to-do-if-you-are-having-a-panic-attack/feed/ 0 My boyfriend had a stress induced panic attack. What can I do to make him feel better? http://anxietytruth.com/my-boyfriend-had-a-stress-induced-panic-attack-what-can-i-do-to-make-him-feel-better/ http://anxietytruth.com/my-boyfriend-had-a-stress-induced-panic-attack-what-can-i-do-to-make-him-feel-better/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:26:31 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=24

My boyfriend and I live with his mother, stepfather and his 3 year old. We recently got custody of his son. Last night, my boyfriend went into the hospital and they concluded that he had a stress induced panic attack. What can I do to make him feel less stressed?

]]> http://anxietytruth.com/my-boyfriend-had-a-stress-induced-panic-attack-what-can-i-do-to-make-him-feel-better/feed/ 0 Whats the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/whats-the-difference-between-an-anxiety-attack-and-a-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/whats-the-difference-between-an-anxiety-attack-and-a-panic-attack/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:25:43 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=10
I suffer bad anxiety and always have panic attacks…well at least i thought they were panic attacks. Someone mentioned anxiety attack to me today so i thought it was the same thing, but someone told me otherwise?
]]> http://anxietytruth.com/whats-the-difference-between-an-anxiety-attack-and-a-panic-attack/feed/ 0 How do you stop a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/how-do-you-stop-a-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/how-do-you-stop-a-panic-attack/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:25:24 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=34
I am having ( I think ) panic attacks in school. I have headaches,dizziness and I sometimes shake. My heart races with like every breath I take. I always know when a panic attack is coming because I feel like the room gets brighter and I get really dizzy and my heart races. I haven’t been in school for a week now because I don’t want to pass out. I am not usually the type that misses school.

Also, I have no idea what is triggering these attacks. There is nothing at school that upsets me or could hurt me. I love school. Can anyone help?

]]> http://anxietytruth.com/how-do-you-stop-a-panic-attack/feed/ 0 How do I control a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/control-a-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/control-a-panic-attack/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:50:42 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=32

I am sure I am not the only person who wants to know this stuff.

How do i control a panic attack?

What triggers panic attacks?

I am getting sudden panic attack symptoms at what seems to me to be totally random times and places.I am trying to keep notes so I can get an idea of if somewhere or someone is causing these attacks to start. It is difficult to think of this stuff when I am going through the attack obviously but I am trying.

What is the best way for me to deal with these panic attacks, I don’t wnat to just stop going out altogether.

]]> http://anxietytruth.com/control-a-panic-attack/feed/ 0 Can you tell the difference between an asthma attack and a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/difference-between-asthma-and-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/difference-between-asthma-and-panic-attack/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:20:39 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=22
Jewel asked:

I’ve had asthma for approximately 14 years but it’s gradually getting worse as I get older and my attacks are more frequent. I’ve been put on additional preventative medicine but have always wondered about the difference between asthma and anxiety/panic attacks. I’m not sure if I experience the latter because my asthma does scare me on occasion. Is it normal to get scared during an attack? How can you tell if it’s just a little fear or full blown anxiety?

Things I have been experiencing lately are: wheezy cough, chest soreness and aches, breathlessness, and feeling as if weights are sitting on my chest. Sometimes I feel achey and weak all over. At times, I get frustrated when my asthma is out of control because it’s hard to breathe but I do not hyperventilate or experience a racing heart. I just have difficulty getting a breath and I become really achey, especially after I take my rescue inhaler.

What am I experiencing and is it typical for an asthma attack or panic attack?

]]> http://anxietytruth.com/difference-between-asthma-and-panic-attack/feed/ 0 What are some symptoms of a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/symptoms-of-a-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/symptoms-of-a-panic-attack/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:30:56 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=16
I am trying to find out what are the symptoms of a panic attack, I ask because I think I may have had one yesterday.
I was in the shower thinking about some family stuff and I became short of breath, I also felt as if I would pass out, my heart was pounding and I felt sick.
I got out of the shower, dried off and got dressed then just sat on my bed for a while until the sickness and pounding heart stopped.
It took at least 25 mins for all this stuff to stop, I was doing some deep breathing while I sat down.
How do I know whether I had a panic attack or something else altogether, If it had just been the sickness or shortness of breath I wouldn’t have worried about it so much but when it is both of these together I instantly thought of the panic attack.
]]> http://anxietytruth.com/symptoms-of-a-panic-attack/feed/ 0 What’s an easy way to calm myself down when I have a panic attack? http://anxietytruth.com/easy-way-calm-down-panic-attack/ http://anxietytruth.com/easy-way-calm-down-panic-attack/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:13:19 +0000 Anxiety Truth http://anxietytruth.com/?p=28

Anxiety Attack

I am scared as  I’ve been having more and more panic attacks, or maybe they are best called anxiety attacks, in the last few weeks.

Normally I would lay down, get a paper bag, and breath into it until I could breath calmly again. But afterwords, my chest would slightly hurt.I am now getting anxious that my anxiety attacks are affecting my heart in a permanent way.

Is chest pain one of the well known anxiety physical symptoms or should I be worried that I am developing some kind of heart problem. It is a bit surreal that the worry of problems that come about from anxiety attacks is causing me to have more anxiety. I am wondering if there is anyway to put a final stop to the round about of panic attacks and worry about the harm they are doing to my body.

Since I think it may be the use of a brown paper back as an anxiety treatment that is causing these problems my question is. Is there a way to calm myself down in a safer way?

Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are a serious problem for far to many people and it is causing me a good deal of stress. If more people could recognize the physical symptoms that come with anxiety attacks it may be easier to get help.

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