PANIC ATTACKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mimiplastique]

I thought that i would make a post about something very serious to me and i would appreciate any positive feedback from it ...
Like okay so right now i am sitting here having a full blow out panic attack !
i do not know why i have everything going right ! I made money today and it has been pretty consistent... Nite flirt has been a success for me and i am on my way to tour !
Now everone who knows me knows that i have gotten alot better with my panic attacks thanks to a medicine called xanax . But as most people that take xanax know it's not always 100% effective ! and i feel now more than ever i have developed a tolerance to the pill ( thats why i did the song lose control at my last show .... "SO ineffective >>>> THE PILLS THAT I"M TAKING " .... ) and i don't want to over dose but i don't know what else i can do
Panic attacks are the most embarrassing thing ... I feel chest pain that the doctor called psychosomatic that feels very similar to a heart attack !
I some times feel tingling in my fingers and in my jaw ! I can get really hot . And when one is going on it is very hard to calm me down !
My friends ALWAYS say i am fine ... And i always am !
# years ago i racked up almost 50,000 dollars in hospital bills and ambulance rides .. i mean i would be t the hospital every day !!!!! sometimes 3 times a day !
It has gotten better ... sometimes i can go a whole month without one but
it is crazy when they do come ... Funny thing is is that they come at the most inopportune times like while clients are here . Thats the most common time nowa days ... OR while i am on stage performing ... it feels like i am going to pass out sometimes !!!!!
I have done so much to reduce to panic attacks from coming like
i quit smoking weed and cigs.
i barely drink caffeine and i always have alot of silent time ( believe it or not )
What the fuck can i do to make it stop !!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????
This has really become a pain in my ass !

[JANIRA]

Hey mimi,, Your not alone. Panic attacks are very misrable, , you feel like your going to die, or that its the end,,or that your are having a heart attack. AND ALSO VERY EMBARRASING/ They can strike at any time , you dont have to be stressed or, in a depressive state or even anxious, it can happen when ever, even when you have no worries at the moment. Many attacks can even cause you to run to teh E.R. for fear that there is something wrong with your heart , or even worse. Panic attacks can lead to somatization, which means they are very alert with their bodies funtions, and they are always self checking them selves and fear they have a illness and often make them selves belive that there is something really wrong with them when there is not.,, also called hypocondria. P.A, It has happend to me, at partys , dinner anywere....its the mot horrible feeing ever. My best advise i can give you is aside from medication which i do not take,, couse i belive you can cure anxitiy, panic attacks,, so on with other things.... WHt helped me was Yoga,, I been doing it privately, and it has helped beyond belief plus it keeps you so focused, and you feel amazing each and every time,, as a matter of fact the first time i went about a fews years ago i walked in very un aware to what it was and the teacher ( who was amazing ) i asked her is yoga good for anxiousness, and P.A. ( panic atacks)..she said absoultlly... and ever since then i have been addicted. I tried some of the medications but it weighed me down and i felt so sluggish all the time..and i didnt feel like myself. Yoga has really made a diffrance with all my P.A. anxitiy, and etc.. In my own opinion it is the best,, plus it keeps you lean and tone. "BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND KNOW YOUR NOT ALONE.....




Also try this website.. it helps also knwoing the symtoms of P.A. and other hepling things , i think you'll find it useful.

http://www.panicsurvivor.com/

[Justawannabe]

I also suffered from panic attacks, to the point of being house bound for a short period. I know you don't know me from Adam but I do want to mention two things.

First is that xanax, while a wonderful drug, does have an anxiety increasing withdrawl issue. You can get crawling feelings and what feels like 'restless leg' syndrome from it. Particularly bad if combined with caffeine and certain anti-depressants. Both me and my housemate suffered the same issues a year or so apart from this. It was very stressful because we didn't know to expect it and when the feeling started we would tense up and head from back withdrawl symptom into full blown panic attack due to not know what was happening.

Second is that yoga and other techniques for achieving a 'let it pass' attitude seems to be one of the best answers to panic attacks. I know that sounds trite and simple, but it's not. I had to have a near fatal screw up to get me past the worst of mine, and it wasn't until I just gave up on surviving for a second that I realized I wasn't in control enough to bother panicking. That realization that I couldn't control the outcome of things really helped me get a grip on the attacks... I began to realize that I was having an attack and there was nothing I could do to change it until it stopped. Surprisingly, the number of attacks dropped from daily or more to monthly or less almost immeadeately.

I don't know if that will help you at all, but it helped me so much to just let the attack happen and watch it like a disinterested scientist cataloguing how it felt... well it let me start having a life again. And if I can pass that along to someone else, well maybe there was some good in all those attacks I waded through.

(I used that whole prayer from Dune... fear is the mind killer, I shall let it pass through me, can't remember it right now... or whatever... just pictured the panic as a wave of water passing over and through me... cheesy but it helped)

Sean

[tstv_lover]

Hi mimi,

Sorry to hear about the panic attacks. One friend of mine used to have panic attacks and she was gasping for breath. We thought it might have been due to lack of oxygen or something because she would gasp for breath.

She was checked out by a specialist who found out the problem was exactly the opposite - lack of carbon dioxide in her blood. This was due to her normal breathing being too shallow. During an attack she took more short breaths as she was gasping - which only made things worse. When she trained herself to breath from the abdomin rather than chest then the CO level rose and she's been fine since.

Not sure it this relates to your problem, but it sure as hell scared my friend. Hope you find the cause and solution soon. mimi.

[Jericho]

Not a lot of good to you "right now", but for the long term, give yoga try.
[it's not just about sticking yer foot behind your ear ]

Doh Edit
Ha, i should try reading prevoius posts sometimes!

[mimiplastique]

Hey mimi,, Your not alone. Panic attacks are very misrable, , you feel like your going to die, or that its the end,,or that your are having a heart attack. AND ALSO VERY EMBARRASING/ They can strike at any time , you dont have to be stressed or, in a depressive state or even anxious, it can happen when ever, even when you have no worries at the moment. Many attacks can even cause you to run to teh E.R. for fear that there is something wrong with your heart , or even worse. Panic attacks can lead to somatization, which means they are very alert with their bodies funtions, and they are always self checking them selves and fear they have a illness and often make them selves belive that there is something really wrong with them when there is not.,, also called hypocondria. P.A, It has happend to me, at partys , dinner anywere....its the mot horrible feeing ever. My best advise i can give you is aside from medication which i do not take,, couse i belive you can cure anxitiy, panic attacks,, so on with other things.... WHt helped me was Yoga,, I been doing it privately, and it has helped beyond belief plus it keeps you so focused, and you feel amazing each and every time,, as a matter of fact the first time i went about a fews years ago i walked in very un aware to what it was and the teacher ( who was amazing ) i asked her is yoga good for anxiousness, and P.A. ( panic atacks)..she said absoultlly... and ever since then i have been addicted. I tried some of the medications but it weighed me down and i felt so sluggish all the time..and i didnt feel like myself. Yoga has really made a diffrance with all my P.A. anxitiy, and etc.. In my own opinion it is the best,, plus it keeps you lean and tone. "BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND KNOW YOUR NOT ALONE.....




Also try this website.. it helps also knwoing the symtoms of P.A. and other hepling things , i think you'll find it useful.

http://www.panicsurvivor.com/

good to know i am not alone !!! i have been to the hospital so many times with this shit it's unreal
yoga sounds hot and trendy i'll give it a shot .... i am sure they have some yoga lessons on youtube
thank u

[mimiplastique]

I also suffered from panic attacks, to the point of being house bound for a short period. I know you don't know me from Adam but I do want to mention two things.

First is that xanax, while a wonderful drug, does have an anxiety increasing withdrawl issue. You can get crawling feelings and what feels like 'restless leg' syndrome from it. Particularly bad if combined with caffeine and certain anti-depressants. Both me and my housemate suffered the same issues a year or so apart from this. It was very stressful because we didn't know to expect it and when the feeling started we would tense up and head from back withdrawl symptom into full blown panic attack due to not know what was happening.

Second is that yoga and other techniques for achieving a 'let it pass' attitude seems to be one of the best answers to panic attacks. I know that sounds trite and simple, but it's not. I had to have a near fatal screw up to get me past the worst of mine, and it wasn't until I just gave up on surviving for a second that I realized I wasn't in control enough to bother panicking. That realization that I couldn't control the outcome of things really helped me get a grip on the attacks... I began to realize that I was having an attack and there was nothing I could do to change it until it stopped. Surprisingly, the number of attacks dropped from daily or more to monthly or less almost immeadeately.

I don't know if that will help you at all, but it helped me so much to just let the attack happen and watch it like a disinterested scientist cataloguing how it felt... well it let me start having a life again. And if I can pass that along to someone else, well maybe there was some good in all those attacks I waded through.

(I used that whole prayer from Dune... fear is the mind killer, I shall let it pass through me, can't remember it right now... or whatever... just pictured the panic as a wave of water passing over and through me... cheesy but it helped)

Sean

thank you for sharing this with me

[mimiplastique]

Not a lot of good to you "right now", but for the long term, give yoga try.
[it's not just about sticking yer foot behind your ear ]

sounds more and more like yoga may be a good way to calm me down
i would love to come off of the xanax ... i start to panic when i only have 20 pills left!!!!

[JANIRA]

I also suffered from panic attacks, to the point of being house bound for a short period. I know you don't know me from Adam but I do want to mention two things.

First is that xanax, while a wonderful drug, does have an anxiety increasing withdrawl issue. You can get crawling feelings and what feels like 'restless leg' syndrome from it. Particularly bad if combined with caffeine and certain anti-depressants. Both me and my housemate suffered the same issues a year or so apart from this. It was very stressful because we didn't know to expect it and when the feeling started we would tense up and head from back withdrawl symptom into full blown panic attack due to not know what was happening.

Second is that yoga and other techniques for achieving a 'let it pass' attitude seems to be one of the best answers to panic attacks. I know that sounds trite and simple, but it's not. I had to have a near fatal screw up to get me past the worst of mine, and it wasn't until I just gave up on surviving for a second that I realized I wasn't in control enough to bother panicking. That realization that I couldn't control the outcome of things really helped me get a grip on the attacks... I began to realize that I was having an attack and there was nothing I could do to change it until it stopped. Surprisingly, the number of attacks dropped from daily or more to monthly or less almost immeadeately.

I don't know if that will help you at all, but it helped me so much to just let the attack happen and watch it like a disinterested scientist cataloguing how it felt... well it let me start having a life again. And if I can pass that along to someone else, well maybe there was some good in all those attacks I waded through.

(I used that whole prayer from Dune... fear is the mind killer, I shall let it pass through me, can't remember it right now... or whatever... just pictured the panic as a wave of water passing over and through me... cheesy but it helped)

Sean

thank you for sharing this with me

Honestly , if Mimi,, i was gonna do it at home aswell but its nothing liek going to a place were they teach you,, i love it this way because you get more motivated,, you meet new people as well, and they will guide you as your doing your poses, and so forth. Remember yoga is a process like life it self, its n ot a over night thing that you fully accomplish in one shot,, its a process,, and a worth while one. My advice to you is scope out a few yoga classes,, get a feel for one that you vibe with,, some are not so relaxing,, or the teachers might be some what not on your vibe,, feel me? Try going to a few yoga studios get a feel, and see which one suits you best. Remember , you have to realize that its not a one time thing,, you have to have a open mind to it.

[JANIRA]

Yoga was great for me, also pranayama , the art of breathing was terrfic