I to suffer from anxiety or panic disorder with mine though I have a tremendous fear of driving it had started in my 20 when going over a bridge on the freeway I always thought I would lose control and crash through the barrier and go crashing down. I kept driving this route and eventually was able to overcome it.
Then in my late 30th my husband was dying I knew this for 2 1/2 years before he did die. At that time I had fear I really would just panic when getting on the freeway, but I still did it even with the fear was able to drive and it eventuly ended
Now I am 49 and in this and have serious panic attacks when driving, I would take street routes to get to work going well out of by way, but even doing this would send me into panic attack. I thought this was attributed to driving in the snow which I had never don e before but had moved the previous year to a different state. Spring came and could still not drive, still did my way around routes. I went to the doctor and he precriped zoloft since I had used it in the past for depression, within 2 weeks I was able to drive on the city streets and within 6 weeks I have now been able to get on the freeway. I say all of this because my biggest fear was I was eventually not going to be able to leave my house.
My doctor also requested that I get counseling which I hope will help. So I am not taking medication my entire life.
Then in my late 30th my husband was dying I knew this for 2 1/2 years before he did die. At that time I had fear I really would just panic when getting on the freeway, but I still did it even with the fear was able to drive and it eventuly ended
Now I am 49 and in this and have serious panic attacks when driving, I would take street routes to get to work going well out of by way, but even doing this would send me into panic attack. I thought this was attributed to driving in the snow which I had never don e before but had moved the previous year to a different state. Spring came and could still not drive, still did my way around routes. I went to the doctor and he precriped zoloft since I had used it in the past for depression, within 2 weeks I was able to drive on the city streets and within 6 weeks I have now been able to get on the freeway. I say all of this because my biggest fear was I was eventually not going to be able to leave my house.
My doctor also requested that I get counseling which I hope will help. So I am not taking medication my entire life.
Believe me, I know exactly what your brother is going through. I started having panic attacks after I was sexually assaulted. The panic attacks were flashbacks. They can last anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours. It really depends on the person and the skills used (distraction, breathing, medication etc). The most important thing is to breath. Close your eyes, think of something calming and breath slowly. Distraction also works quite well too. This can include listening to music, exercising hard (e.g running), and drawing. I don't always recommend writing however as this can sometimes make you more upset depending on what you write about. Like, if you just write about how much you hate your life or something, that's not gonna make you feel any better. Hoped any of this helped.
I've been having panic attacks for a while now and normally they last for 10 minutes prviding that I notice them soon enough and can deal with them straight away, however, I have had a few that have lasted longer. One was after my judo training when I had to have an instructor sat with me becuase I would be able to hear everything one minute but not the next and that was one of my first ones so I was quite scared. Another one that lasted a while was the other night whilst I was training and didn't have chance to stop properly but i managed to keep my breathing under a reasonable amount of control. But, the worst one by far was when i was sat doing nothing and thinking of nothing and i suddenly couldn't breathe, that one lasted 1.5 hours and i ended up going to A&E. What I've found is that having someone, that i knwo and trust, sat with me talking to me and trying to keep me calm and sometimes if they're telling me what to do such as keeping my chin up or reading something out loud to them. Hope this is of some help. If you ever want to talk to anyone about it my e-mail address is ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed **
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I have had panic attacks that last 20 minutes, and some intermittently for days. That is when I was diagnosed with an actual mood/anxiety disorder. I hate taking drugs, but they do help, especially when you first take them. I don't recommend Benzos as a preventative...if used as needed, they work...if you take them all the time, your bod just gets numb to them.
I seriously wonder if all the 'holy rolling' posters here have actually suffered a panic attack. I am not attacking the power of prayer, but it is insulting to think that I did not "pray" hard enough and that is why I am suffering with this. This is a mental health and physiological issue.
I seriously wonder if all the 'holy rolling' posters here have actually suffered a panic attack. I am not attacking the power of prayer, but it is insulting to think that I did not "pray" hard enough and that is why I am suffering with this. This is a mental health and physiological issue.
Hi, I have had a "panic" state of mind for a little over a month now. Most of the day I feel drowzy, eyes heavy, and shortness of breath (the feeling I cannot take a full breath) It has kept me homebound for severel weeks. The feeling I get drains all of my motivation and drive to get out and do anything. I've noticed that sitting at home(although it feels"safe") does not help in the way that i would like it to. It seems like nothing has changed, and I have those feelings every day. Lasting all day, for the most part. I can lay down and feel comfortable, but after so long of feeling like this laying down is not appealing anymore. I am 20 years old, and have almost learned to cope with it. Also I live in Michigan, and going through winter has made a huge impact on my feelings as well, The sun was out all day today and I felt great. But for the most part it's glum and along with depression comes my anxiety. I would like it to go away, and I pray for it to go away, the only thing I feel I can do is keep a positive mind, and not focus on what is wrong. It's very difficult and hard to deal with.
Mine will last for at about 15 minutes, then it might take 2 or 3 hours before I am breathing okay and able to function normally again...
Hi I used suffer from panic and anxiety disorder and my panic attack use to last about 1 or 2 hours but my first one that I ever had lasted about 7 hours!!!! I was kept up all night thinking that I was going crazy.If you're feeling consent worry, panic ,anxious and depression that could be anxiety disorder another form of panic disorder.Stop worrying about it this just going to make it worst!!Instead of worrying and fearing of your panic attacks, you could be going outside enjoying yourself being with family and friends do the things that maddielees said!Go outside instead of fearing it THERE'S no point staying inside the house thats just letting your panic attacks take over your life.If you face your fear it will get weaker instead running a way from them this will make panic attacks worst.Please try not to sit around indulging in self-pity like the way I did.Please look up Paul David its a site to rid of Panic and anxiety for FREE ,I've been on his site ITS working for me my panic attack are going away. Please go on it.
mine can last for days. It's my 16th birthday today and I'm spending it crying and wanting to die. Not a good way to celebrate. I don't know the difference between a panic attack and my general feeling of nervousness anymore it hurts to feel like this. I am also emetophobic (phobia of being sick) and that is my trigger, I feel sick all day everyday and whenever I hear of a bug going around or someone else feels sick I go into panic mode for up to a month. I usually get a week or so of feeling okay every month and I'm patiently waiting for that week to come now.
I have panic disorder, and unfornately when i have a major panic attack, usually there are quite a few to follow so i have to be somewhat sedated, through medication that i take. Also my psychiatrist just recently bumped up my dosage. But along with panic disorder, i also have an eating disorder, hypothyroidism caused from the eating disorder and adhd. so the panic disorder plays into all of that for me, and makes my attacks alot worse. but anyways any advice would be appreciated to deal with it.
I read your post and my children and I are involved in a wonderful church and I love God with all my heart i went to a christian school and I do pray and read my bible and I have been fighting panic attacks and anxiety attacks for 12 years, i tried everything, panic attack tapes, yoga, herbal things, you name it i tried and i prayed for God to please take this away. Panic attacks are the worse feeling in the world especially when you have 3 small kids and you are raising them alone. They are all big now but I still suffer from it. My doctor said that since we tried everything she put me on meds. I have been on meds for over 10 years and I have not had 1 single panic attack but i have small anxiety attack but i can handle those. I do believe God is there always but God also created doctors, mental disorders are real and there is nothing wrong with meds if your quality of life is better.
I wish mine only lasted 10 minutes. Mine last all day long. They come and go during the day sometimes for a couple days. Then finally I start to get to somewhat a normal state of mind. I don't get them but 2 or 3 times a year, but when I do, they are doosies. I take nothing for them. I once was prescribed valium to help take the edge off and they helped. But, I have chosen to work this out through trust in Christ. I don't want any man made chemicals at this point. I'm lucky I have a supportive system to hug me and understand. That means alot.
When I get my panic attacks, they usually last for about 30 minutes. The thing that helps me to get through them is to focus. I have a prayer that I read to myself over and over again. This prayer card that I have has a cross on it that rub over with my figers over and over again. It helps me to get calm and beat the panic attack.
As a long time sufferer, recently I discovered that my vitamin D3 level in my blood is insufficient. Get your boyfriend do this blood test. If low,
please make sure to D3 injections, rather than oral medication.
He will be cured.
Best regards,
Ali
please make sure to D3 injections, rather than oral medication.
He will be cured.
Best regards,
Ali
As an old timer, I advise you to get a blood test for vitamin D3.
If low, normalize it by getting some vitamin d3 injections.
You will be cured of your panic attacks.
If low, normalize it by getting some vitamin d3 injections.
You will be cured of your panic attacks.
Believing in God is very good. It will help.
But, please get your vitamin D3 level checked.
If low, your entire problem may be solved just by receiving some injections.
Best regards,
Ali
But, please get your vitamin D3 level checked.
If low, your entire problem may be solved just by receiving some injections.
Best regards,
Ali