jessica41481
Active member
hi there everyone out there who is dealing with this. i see that i am not alone. i had my first panic attack last week. and what triggered it was my mom who has health problems. i am her caregiver and i guess the past two years of taking care of her had finally taken its toll.
so last wednesday after trying to prevent her from ending up in the ER (which i did), about a few hours later, i ended up in the ER instead thinking that i was having a heart attack. pounding heart, short breath, numb arms. lol i mean everything. freaked me the hell out.
and ofcourse doctors told me that i am a very healthy 26 year old woman with no health problems at all.
but what sucks is that, since last wednesday i have been having attacks everyday. but i have learned to not let them take over. as i feel this sudden rush that wants to come over me, i just sit quietly and make myself breathe normal. not deep in hales or paper bags. just breathe normal and tell myself that i am not having an attack,
but what sucks is that i still feel like garbage even if it doesnt over take me. and i also realized that even the smallest thing can trigger it now. like a sudden cough. or a today at a daycare i was working at a baby startled to choke on its milk, right there i felt an attack coming. I felt an attack coming atleast 5 times today. it sucks.
my doctor put me on xanax, and it doesnt prevent it. actually i dont think it does a damn thing. he is alo going to put me on an antidepressant. what is that going to do? I have no clue.
if anyone out there has any advice do share them please, i am desperate. i cant even drive. i probably wont be able to work until i get this under control.
my doctor told me that it is cureable with treatment. but it is like six months long. anyway, i have nothing else to say.
i mean meditating and staying calm still doesnt prevent it. Praying to god or reading the bible relaxes me, but i still get them. even last night as i was trying to sleep. i had to tell myself that panic attacks are fake.
all i want to know is, do they last forever, and how the heck do they go away!
and how in the world can one night of horror cause this terrible thing that affects you everday. its crazy!
so last wednesday after trying to prevent her from ending up in the ER (which i did), about a few hours later, i ended up in the ER instead thinking that i was having a heart attack. pounding heart, short breath, numb arms. lol i mean everything. freaked me the hell out.
and ofcourse doctors told me that i am a very healthy 26 year old woman with no health problems at all.
but what sucks is that, since last wednesday i have been having attacks everyday. but i have learned to not let them take over. as i feel this sudden rush that wants to come over me, i just sit quietly and make myself breathe normal. not deep in hales or paper bags. just breathe normal and tell myself that i am not having an attack,
but what sucks is that i still feel like garbage even if it doesnt over take me. and i also realized that even the smallest thing can trigger it now. like a sudden cough. or a today at a daycare i was working at a baby startled to choke on its milk, right there i felt an attack coming. I felt an attack coming atleast 5 times today. it sucks.
my doctor put me on xanax, and it doesnt prevent it. actually i dont think it does a damn thing. he is alo going to put me on an antidepressant. what is that going to do? I have no clue.
if anyone out there has any advice do share them please, i am desperate. i cant even drive. i probably wont be able to work until i get this under control.
my doctor told me that it is cureable with treatment. but it is like six months long. anyway, i have nothing else to say.
i mean meditating and staying calm still doesnt prevent it. Praying to god or reading the bible relaxes me, but i still get them. even last night as i was trying to sleep. i had to tell myself that panic attacks are fake.
all i want to know is, do they last forever, and how the heck do they go away!
and how in the world can one night of horror cause this terrible thing that affects you everday. its crazy!