Now don't get in a tizzy

[Atlproctor]

GM everyone.

It is rainy here in Georgia.

My dawgs are not fans of the rain.

I wanna ask a question.

Who suffers from panic attacks?

What makes them panic attacks?

Do you take meds?

Do you suffer and strange symptoms during an attack?

So, me 1st.

1. I suffer from them. On and off since 2013. My doc said they were panic attacks.

2. Yes. lorazepam

3. Yes. I feel like I am being jerked out of my body. I scream at the top of my voice.

4. I don't wanna be touched during an attack.

5. I can feel I am gonna have one before it starts

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

Not so much panic attacks but anxiety attacks ~ are they one and the same?

I don't take anything for them as I have been able to manage them so far... Keep Smiling

[Atlproctor in reply to carolek572]

carolek572 hey.

They are very close but no they are not the same.

[hairbrain4]

Praying for you that you can find a way to stop them. My mother used to have them and as a kid, it was scary as she would start crying and sometimes screaming. I don't know if this would help or not but I will pass it along. My mom & I had talked about it years later and she said her psychiatrist told her that if she could just let it happen, submit to it and not fight it as it came on, it would take away the power of the attack and they would stop. She told me she had to get to the mindset that "if it was going to kill her so be it" and the attacks stopped sometime after. She said they started getting farther apart and less severe and finally stopped. Again praying you can find a way to get them to stop.

[Atlproctor in reply to hairbrain4]

Hey. Thank you so much for that information. I feel about the same way.

I try very hard not to fight them.

I feel part of my part of my attack is also a spiritual attack. I'm a Christian.

I've gone as long as a year and not had one. And then they abruptly start again. It feels like I'm being pulled out of my body. I'm trying to fight it. It is impossible for me to stop them once they start. I scream at the top of my lungs.

I know I've destroyed a couple of my vocal cords. I call on Jesus to help me. And within 3 seconds of calling on his name they stop. Thank you for all of your caring.

[pamgarner]

yes I had them for a few years I think they go hand to hand with depression.I could feel them coming on,but it has no rhyme or reason and if you have had it once during an activity,you never want to do that activity again which it makes it hard to keep your activities and social life up,and it is very random for everyone.when I left work it left,i think stress and pressure didn't help it.it is different for everyone and more common than you think.I went to talk therapy for a while I didn't think it was helping ME,talk to your dr. they want to help you,it wasn't until i got the right meds that I was free!if you have had one family member that had it guess what,odds go up.good luck there is a way out of this terrifying fear

[Atlproctor in reply to pamgarner]

GM. How are you?

What type of meds?

[pamgarner in reply to Atlproctor]

I take loritab at night and cymbalta during the day,that has been MY magic potion,now cymbalta has really been my magical med,I stopped crying daily,and are living a panic free life.bunches of worry used to bring it on ,and silly as it sounds it was very difficult for me to drive over certain parts of the road but I had to get to work,so i pushed through it.But not 1 issue now

[Atlproctor in reply to pamgarner]

Thank you so much for sharing.

I know how personal this

[Atlproctor in reply to pamgarner]

Thank you so much for sharing.

I know how personal this is.

I am under a lot of stress right now. It truly bothers me the church is not meeting.

That's where I could go and all the stressors in my life are shaken off.

[pamgarner]

yes i agree,church here in alabama has started meeting again but you must make a reservation and can't go every week so others have a chance,you must wear a mask and distance 6 ft apart. our minister tested positive before church reopened.ok now so this mystery disease you never know.......uurrgghhhh!

[Atlproctor in reply to pamgarner]

pamgarner

I want everyone to be careful.

But, I want these attacks to stop.

I am not gonna have a voice soon.

It is like this:

I jump up cause it has started.

I have warned anyone around me.

I grab to hold to something.

I start screaming " Jesus help me"

Still in the middle of the attack sensation.

I am still screaming. I try and move...walk.

The sensation lessen but ramps back up.

I still am screaming.

FINALLY!

It lets go. I am as weak as a kitten.

It is crazy.

[Midgey_Midge06]

I take klonopin for mine. Mine feel like I can't breathe. The world spins and its like I leave my body and at the same time I am trapped. My psychiatrist said they were panic attacks and they happen randomly.

[Atlproctor in reply to Midgey_Midge06]

Reply to Midgey_Midge06, how are you feeling today?

Can I ask another question?

When was the last time you had a PA?

I have had 2 this morning.

It is not even 9am here.

I know part of it is stress.

I am a widow(my husband died April 2019).

I am moving too.

It's just they are random and loud.

I scream for the Lord.

Then they stop.

I am so physically weak after.

[Midgey_Midge06 in reply to Atlproctor]

I am so sorry for ur loss.

My last panic attack was on the drive back from Vegas. So Memorial day thereabouts. I screamed and cried and it felt inside very violent to my body. It was definitely brought on by stress. Of course I am out of a lot of my meds. I have refills waiting for me to pick up at the store but my husband is waiting to get them til he is home Saturday.

Stress will for sure bring on an attack. With MS we have to be super careful cuz it will also bring on a relapse so be careful.

[Peruzzot]

My daughter in law gets panic attacks. She has a therapy dog now that seems to know when an attack is coming on and will calm her down or distract her from whatever caused the attack to begin with. She is also bi-polor and the dog helps her keep an even keel. Have you looked into whether or not a therapy animal might help you?

[Atlproctor in reply to Peruzzot]

Hello.

How are you?

I actually have 2 dawgs but they are not therapy dogs.

My eldest dog does know when I am about to have one.

He always comes closer to me.

Most, times I am not aware that something is about to happen.

You'd think he'd be scared.

All the screaming, and begging for it to end.

But he stands right by my side.

His name is Phranc.

His sista is LooCee.

[Violonchelo]

Do you live alone? Haven’t you other person near you at home?🍀

[Atlproctor in reply to Violonchelo]

Hello.

How are you?

I am a widow.

[Violonchelo in reply to Atlproctor]

I am sorry you are widow.

I am single.

I live with my parents that they are married.

I have a brother divorce.

And other brother separate and after married.

I have a sister that she was divorced and after married.

Each person is different.

🤗🤗🤗🤗

[Atlproctor in reply to Violonchelo]

That is very true.

Thank Violonchelo for your response.

[Violonchelo in reply to Atlproctor]

That words were words that I have readen, It is pscology from a book. It wasn’t my opinion .