Horrible Panic Attack….?
Question by Lovin’ Life xox: Horrible Panic Attack….?
I’ve suffered from panic attacks on and off for the past four years.. At one point they were so bad I sought out a doctor for help, he prescribed me an anti-anxiety medication called Paxil I eventually stopped using it due to this side effect I’d get from the drug, I’d describe it as “zaps” I’d feel run through my body. Anyway, I haven’t suffered from any anxiety for about two years. Tonight I felt as if my chest was closing and I couldn’t breathe I knew right then and there it was a panic attack it was like reliving the same feeling.. How come I can tell myself It’s just a panic attack but I can’t help myself from going into panic? I’m also wondering what could trigger a panic attack? And why after so long of not having them it came back like that? I’ll take any ones two cents who has had this problem before. Thank you.
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Answer by Sarah
Hi iv suffered from the same sort of problem for a couple of years now and nothing seems to completely stop it i saw a councillor and they gave me ways to menage them and i found it helped a far bit i still have panic attacks but there not as bad now..
GOOD-LUCK and i hope it helps
Answer by Kasey
I’ve had panic attacks for around 10 years. Mine were so bad… its difficult to describe. If you can imagine a nerve fiber being turned on to its absolute 100% maximum in the amount of sheer, pure, refined terror it can feel, then imagining every fiber in your body doing that at the same time, thats something like what I went through. There were times I thought it would kill me, and other times I really wished it would so I could get it all over with.
I was heavily medicated for the longest time, but I stopped taking the meds and simply took back control of my life. For a long while, I was like you… I’d tell myself its just a panic attack, but that wouldn’t make it go away. It was only after I made various other fundamental changes in my life that they finally stopped for good.
If you want my recommendation, forget the medicines and buy Patricia Farrel’s “How To Be Your Own Therapist”. After reading that and doing the exercises in the book, everything for me changed. I learned how to live and take control over myself and my life. I hate sounding like a commercial, but please DO buy that book and read through it. I haven’t had a panic attack in years, and I’ve long since stop taking all my medication.