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To treat panic syndrome, I first get my patients to cut out coffee, tea, and cola drinks and start a stress reduction program. I do a glucose tolerance test to check blood sugar levels and how they vary in response to eating. I sometimes measure blood levels of adrenaline. Sometimes there is a...

i read somewhere on the web that people who have panic disorders can develope hypoglycemia. well.....before i knew this, my sugar levels have been low and i had a few attacks, one which landed me in the ER once again! they ran a number of tests on me, and ofcourse nothing. so i have to get a...

my doctor today just prescribed me Pravastatin to take with my fluoxetine. I wanted Zoloft but didnt have the money. I still waiting for my health coverage to go through. but i read that Pravastatin is also used to prevent heart attacks, high cholestoral and other stuff. anyhoo, if you've...

just had a panic attack. so i was writing this while in the middle of having a panic attack. my parents left the house and im alone. and it happens right then. could breath. but this worked. it took about 15 mins. i am now relaxed. you dont have to read the entire page, but just get the idea...

i had a panic attack last night and my pupils were enlarged in both eyes. i took. and my heart was racing. is this normal to happen?

well, last friday, i ended up in urgent care, cause i felt like my heart wanted to stop beating. i also have a sinus infection, which is why my eyes are swollen. anyhoo, on my way to urgent care, my mouth becomes completely dry and i couldnt swallow. it freaked me out. i ended up drinking about...

so today i had the worst panic attack. my heart would stop, slow down and pound real heavy, and i had a strong sensation all across my arm and go right up my neck. so i went into urgent care, and ofcourse my EKG came up negative. But then i told my doctor last night about how my eyes were...

so today i had body aches and tonight i have the shakes. i actually think it is the worst feeling in the world, combined with sweating. its so uncomfortable. now im thinking how do i get rid of it or deal with it! any advice? for some reason at night i assume i get the shakes, and when i wake...

well i figured i would share this with everyone out there. not that we all have the same type of problems but.. i dont know. so after struggling with anxiety and panic attacks everyday i just couldnt take it anymore. but i did a lot of thinking and i got to the root of my problems. my worst...

today i was begining to feel like my normal self. then i started to get this wierd pressure sensation in my head. and like wierd numbness. now are these like sides affects after having your first panic attack? like is this all part of what happens to a person. i almost feel like once you have a...

so far its been nearly 2 weeks since my first attack. and i had a few more that were as bad, but they all have been different. i recall one that happened last saturday where it felt like my blood pressure just dropped, and my legs wanted to give out, i went and ate a bagel, me thinking, oh crap...

between stinkin allergy season in arizona and these stupid stinging zaps that i feel in my body its annoying. sometimes i even feel the muscles in my body twitch, im like what the heck is that? at some point people on here will get sick of me. i am soooo new to this! its only been less then 2...

can panic attacks make you feel like you can't breathe even if you don't feel anxious? i mean since this is all new to me. can it come in different ways? i thought i was having an asthma attack. the last time i had an asthma attack i was 12. im thinking that maybe i should go to the doctor...

i was just wondering since im new to this whole panic attack and anxiety thing. but i already had an EKG checked on my heart and other stuff. blood work, my lungs, and i am perfectly healthy. but my question is, is it normal to have a slightly faster heart race everyday or slighter pounding that...

my social anxiety started to go away once i really got to a point where i just got tired of being alone. i noticed my whole life that i always worried what people would think. and i would let their opinions affect my perception of myself. i think i had to come to a point and say that i know...