hi, i'm new into this site... i've have been a panic sufferer for years and didn't know it until about 4 or 5 years ago.. they actually told me i had vertigo. well, about 5 years ago it got really bad and i was finally diagnosed. they put me on xanax and zoloft which worked pretty good but i got off the meds thought i was fine... and i was for about 2 years, then i took zyban to quit smoking and boy did i start having some SERIOUS attacks. i'm almost 100% positive that that's what set them off and now i have them at least once a month. i got off the zyban immediately and went back onto the zoloft. it works but i always feel so emotionally flat on it. so now i keep a supply of xanax so that when i feel one coming on i just take half a pill and sit back and relax.. that is "only" if it feels like one i won't be able to stop myself. i've gotten pretty good at that and there are some major things that help.. a good hug from my son can often snap me out of it... or just saying to myself "this ends now" and doing something that takes concentration. but there are times when the urge to crawl into a corner and never come out does happen. my problem is is that my dad had mental problems they think paranoid schizophrenia, so when i have my attacks i start panicking that i'm like him. he tried to commit suicide 3 times. unfortunately this was back before they really new anything about mental conditions so i'm not sure what was wrong with him.. anyways.. i'm writing a book, i just want to say, thanks goodness i found people who can relate!!!!! we can all beat this... we just have to have faith!!
p.s. does anyone have them more frequently before "that time" of the month.. that's when mine really hit. PMDD?
Hi maria, i'm new here and coming in kind of late in this conversation... one of the things that i do when i'm in a servere panic attack is i talk. i call my boyfriend, i call a friend, i call anyone who will sit and listen to me and talk back about anything... i also do really deep breaths because i will hyperventilate... the worst thing though is that i oten throw up too. that's when they're really bad. but i try not to get to that point and i tell myself that i have complete control of my mind and body. and that i'm okay, and i repeat it over and over and over... i hope some of this works.
thanks for responding red. i have looked up the panic attacks that come with pmsing and i do believe that it can be called PMDD - premenstrual disphoric disorder. my gyno gave me a prescription for sarafem. i can't wait to see if that works. it's an antidepressant but the great thing is is that i only have to take it when i'm pmsing. i'm glad because i don't want to take an antidepressant daily. you might check into that and see if you suffer the same symptoms.. almost all the symptoms listed i suffer from so i'm pretty confident that that's what i have.
well, i need to sign off, but thanks again for responding. i appreciate it.
dana
Hi Graham,
I have often had my panic attacks preceded by bad dreams. i actually have terrible terrible nightmares that leave me all messed up. i don't exactly react like you but i wanted you to know you're not the only one who has that happen. unfortunately i have them during the day too. but the nights scare me. i think i have post traumatic disorder or whatever it is.... i had a boyfriend who shot up my aparment and since then i've been afraid of the night. talking to someone is a great way to calm the mind and remind yourself that you're not going mad! or taking deep deep breaths and just saying to yourself... i'm okay!! have you ever looked into night terrors?
dana
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