Crippling Anxiety Attacks

[AhmedRaja]

Hello I have been getting feelings of doom, restlessness, agitation, inability to breathe, relax, feelings of people going to attack me, etc. Is this all in line with everyone else's anxiety or is it paranoia with anxiety? Thanks and I can tell you more of my symptoms if its useful.

[seaShelly]

Yes that sounds like extreme anxiety. I have a constant running medium amount of anxiety but occasionally I get BAD anxiety. Like what you are describing. I don't over use Xanax but when I have really bad anxiety I use it. I try to just use controlled breathing and distract my mind by watching YT videos about other interests etc. When I get bad anxiety my whole body shakes and my jaw chatters uncontrollably. Feels like I am in severe impending harm or doom. I have gone to the ER several times thinking I was dying. It is awful and embarrassing.

[Wyominganxiety]

I just get hot and shaky and dizzy my vision will tunnel I get sick to my stomach. It's like claustrophobic feeling and keeps escalating. I have fainted from it.. It's embarrassing and terrifying

[AhmedRaja]

It eased up but it comes regularly at around 4 o clock pm on and off each day.

[Cibolagirl]

Ahmed, I get everything you mentioned except the paranoia (though I know many who DO get the paranoia too) The really weird thing is mine comes on about 4 p.m. too...WHY? I wondered if it was changing cortisol levels, that is the only thing I can think of that waxes and wanes throughout the day that would cause anxiety! Any thoughts..anyone?

[AhmedRaja in reply to Cibolagirl]

I think psychotherapies and CBT will definitely help. I am starting my therapies soon and hopefully it will go. Medication does help too but therapies are important. I think I will deal with it and defeat it soon.

[AhmedRaja in reply to Cibolagirl]

Mine are really bad and it comes during the morning now as well. It is so hard to deal with it as it brings a sexual urge onto me as well. So I'm dealing with sexual urges , paranoia and a total loss of control in my mind. I wish to be free from this illness. I am trying out a new medication on Friday and getting released off the olanzapine. I hope this lifeline helps.