Panic Attacks!

The_Goose

Ok straight to the point! A couple of years ago i started gettin panic attacks, went to doc, gave me pills grand for a while! Went on holiday first time on sunny holiday had a massive recession was like been back a the beginning, completely ****ed up my head again and now the thoughts of it turn me inside out.

Met this brillant girl who just happens to love going on holidays every year!
She understands about it and luckily enough she has friends that are going this year but i cant help but feel like i m letting her down!

Basicly i m thinking of goin back to the doctor for the pills! If anyone has any other ideas i would be very grateful for it

john

tk123

Go to the doc, get the pills for now and ask the doc to help you find out why you're getting the attacks in the first place!

Sleepy

Doctors in Ireland seem to hand out sedatives as if they were candy. :rolleyes: A panic attack is something psychological, so going to see a psychologist about it would be the best thing to do. Forget about the stigma attached to them, you don't have to be mad to find a few sessions useful.

nesf

Sleepy wrote:

Doctors in Ireland seem to hand out sedatives as if they were candy. :rolleyes: A panic attack is something psychological, so going to see a psychologist about it would be the best thing to do. Forget about the stigma attached to them, you don't have to be mad to find a few sessions useful.

Good advice, I get the occasional panic attack and I have experienced how badly they can **** up a good night out or a relationship. Personally go see a therapist about it. They are usually related to some incident that happened when you were young, and therapy can help to deal with it.

The_Goose

oh i know what caused them major death in the family, they should up a few months later, psychologist was the one who gave me the pills, he just kept asking why are you getttin them, i was like i dont know, but there s nothing to get worked up over, i m like tell that to me when i m freaking out!
Think i will go back on the pills couldnt hurt i guess!

nesf

The_Goose wrote:

oh i know what caused them major death in the family, they should up a few months later, psychologist was the one who gave me the pills, he just kept asking why are you getttin them, i was like i dont know, but there s nothing to get worked up over, i m like tell that to me when i m freaking out!
Think i will go back on the pills couldnt hurt i guess!

I found that pills helped mine, but they are not for everybody. The main thing is not to get upset over the fact that you are taking drugs for it. Once you start beating yourself up over taking drugs to help yourself you're on a quick path to some major denial and self-abuse.

Neil_Sedaka

I have a Microsoft Word document that any sufferers are welcome to if they want to pm me their email address.
It's full of info and good advice.

Uthur

Sleepy wrote:

Doctors in Ireland seem to hand out sedatives as if they were candy. :rolleyes: A panic attack is something psychological, so going to see a psychologist about it would be the best thing to do.

Not always. In many cases panic attacks are physiological and are
caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The same genetic condition
that results in clinical depression in some people also causes panic attacks
in others.

In that situation, you are better off seeing a psychiatrist and getting some pills.

Paddy20

Follow the advice and take any medication that you have been put on by your GP and/or Psychologist.

Human beings are frail and some need medicinal as well as counselling help. It is part of life. Many individuals who suffer from "Panic attacks" simply grow out of them for some reason, others find they can control the attacks after they discover what triggers the symptoms.

No one is perfect, and there is no [magic bullet] for life's trials and tribulations, and basic acceptance of a condition as only another human frailty can prove of benefit.

If you have been given sedatives and they work for you, why not just keep taking them until you find an alternative.

Neil_Sedaka's offer of a word document on this problem sounds like an offer worth taking .

Be lucky.

P.

elbee

The_Goose wrote:

oh i know what caused them major death in the family, they should up a few months later, psychologist was the one who gave me the pills, he just kept asking why are you getttin them, i was like i dont know, but there s nothing to get worked up over, i m like tell that to me when i m freaking out!
Think i will go back on the pills couldnt hurt i guess!

When my mother lost my grandmother, she only started suffering panic attacks months after the event. There is no set time for panic attacks to start and stop.

One thing that is crucial to remember is that a panic attack can do you no physical harm. The worst thing that will happen is hyperventilation, and if that happens, you'll faint. If you faint, your breathing will return to normal and you'll be grand. I find that if I keep that in my head when I get a panic attack, it helps me to think "well, screw it, let it come, what can it do to me?" which, in turn, makes the attack end more quickly.

I hope this all works out for you!

kegan5

I started getting panic attacks recently not sure where they came from exactly, I know I was driving up the M1 in uk and came accorss all faint whiles in the fast lane and was too scared to pull over so I drove to the nearest services which was about 30miles from whre I'd felt faint, and by the time I got there I was a nervous wreck shaking like a chilly snowman . Anyway I was about 70 miles from home and 60 miles from where I was going so stuck in the middle really, I managed to leave 5 hours later and just drove back home at something ridiculous like 50mph.

I thought that was a one off, but I get them nearly everyday now in different ways, sometimes I feel dizzy especially at traffic lights or in trffic jams, if I see cars queing up that's it I'm off .
And now I'm getting them in places like supermarket queses, banks, post office, shopping centers and I've no idea why I'm getting them in these places but it's horrible start's off with the "don't panic" in the head then I start to get reallllly hot, then my stomach feels like its spinning, and my arms get pins n needles sometimes.


I've tried everything in the book, I don't want to take sedatives coz it's all in the mind isn't it there panic attacks? I did get some rescue remedy which works for all of 2 seconds :S