ohmymzthanny
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after a big panic attack in my dorm room life iss not the same i fear death eery day and became sort of hypachiendriac please help efore its too late
Try seeing a psychiatrist, they can prescribe ativan or xanax which will help calm the panic. I dealt with panic attacks for about 4 months, became afraid to leave the house, etc and this really helped. On a longer term basis, a low dose antidepressant can also help but these take a couple months to start working. If you don't want to do this try placing a paper bag over your head and breathing during a panic attack. When you are having a panic attack you often hyperventilate which depletes the carbon dioxide in the blood and restricts blood flow....my hands and feet would go totally numb during panic attacks and a paper bag over my head really helped. Having the ativan on me also helped because I knew if I started to panic, worst case scenario I pop a pill and calm down. I agree with the above post as well, see a doctor and get a check up to make sure that everything is ok. Having confidence in my physical health went a LONG way towards getting rid of the panic attacks. I know its ****ed up, for me it came out of nowhere basically and it disabled me completely for about 4 months. Hang in there, good luck.
thanks alot you are god sent i did the same thing i thought i had everything i was googling everything its slowly going away i really appreciate ur reply i may need your help again lolI imagine i would have overcome it eventually without meds, I'm sure you can do it. The meds stopped them almost immediately though. Yeah, I spent hours on google and diagnosed myself with tons of ****. Bad idea, youll never find anything. Anxiety can mimic so many different conditions that its almost impossible to correctly identify something you have. Look at this site to see all the symptoms that can be caused by anxiety:
Anxiety Symptoms
Yes, I have been experiencing a constant state of derealization for the past 6 months. It has lessened some since the panic attacks went away, but I am still experiencing it. As far as I know, the best thing for it is to try and live with it and to stop being afraid of it. Eventually it will pass. I hope. Feel free to message me anytime, it sounds like we are going through similar ****. Good luck again.