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Panic/anxiety

Posted: Jan 19, 2010

Years and years ago, during my horribly traumatic and ugly divorce, I developed panic/anxiety disorder and was treated with medication and counseling. Lately I feel like I cannot manage my stress and am getting headaches, sensation of painful lump in the throat, racing heart, insomnia, all the old symptoms of panic again. I want to go back to the doctor, but there are sooooo many symptoms I don't want him to think I am "crazy" (haha...). How can I address these issues with my doc without sounding desperate (like I feel).

It's so weird, this just comes out of the blue. I cannot put my finger on any triggers to any situation. Anyone else ever dealt with panic/anxiety, get it under control only to have it sneak back up on you for no apparent reason? (help!!)

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I understand - and know what you mean

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In a nutshell, taking an SSRI like Zoloft or Lexapro may address all of your symptoms. You can tell your doctor that you've been having these symptoms that you recognize as anxiety and depression from your work, and that you would like to try an antidepressant to see if it would help. It's so common now. I really don't think it would be that difficult. Remember, they hear this all the time. Let them know you don't have suicidal ideation, which I'm assuming you don't, and they will probably prescribe it with no problem. I have also been treated with Xanax as needed. The SSRI really helps me. For a long time both my GYN and PCP told me that exercise would help, but I didn't believe them. My anxiety symptoms had gotten so bad they wanted me to go to a psychiatrist, which I really do not want to do. Just recently (October) I joined our local YMCA and have been going a few times a week, just for about 20 minutes or so on the elliptical machine or exercise bike. Within a week my icky anxiety symptoms just stopped. The worst of mine is the feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach like something bad is going to happen for no reason, and an awful tingling sensation that runs down my backside to my legs. I'm doing much better now. I really recommend you try and get in soon to the doctor and try to get prescriptions. I know that as far as exercise it is so, so hard, and finding something you can tolerate for 20 minutes is different for everyone. XX

panic attacks - oldone

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As someone else stated, Lexapro is a good antidepressant to address these problems. However, unless they have just released one, Lexapro has no generic form. Paxil has a generic and works just as well. They are the same type drug.

I wonder sometimes (haha) if working from home in the MT business can be a stressor. I have had more panic/anxiety/depression working from home than ever in my life. Seems to be a daily dragon to fight. Exercise does help. Good luck to you and do not be afraid to address this with a doctor. It is not unusual and you are not alone.

Panic/Anxiety - Juls

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I agree with both of the previous replies. I too have had these problems with anxiety and panic attacks. I personally went on Lexapro which I did not want to go on but what a difference it made, really. I had gotten to the point where I was afraid to go places by myself and now I feel so much better. Exercise is great too-mentally and physically-not always fun but really great for the mind. Good luck and talk to your doctor soon so you fell better sooner than later.

Panic/anxiety attacks - MDIMT

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First of all, you are not growing crazy, nor will a doctor "label" you as such. These are very typical symptoms of panic attacks/anxiety. For quite awhile when I was younger, and occasionally even now, I still suffer from a panic attack/anxiety, particularly when I am under stress, or something reminds me of what I went through many years ago. They first started when I was newly married and went with my husband, who was in the Marines, to live off base. I left my parents, home I had known growing up, my siblings, and everything that gave me security. I was truly overwhelmed and then the attacks came. I got sick to my stomach, headaches, feeling like I could not catch my breath or breathe, air hunger, sweating, feeling like everything was closing in on me, and they put me on medication. The symptoms mysteriously ended when his tour of duty was over and we headed home. I remarried later and was a battered wife, and then I had what they called battered wife syndrome, or now post-traumatic stress disorder, and that became better after my divorce, but the symptoms lingered and I had anxiety all the time. The anxiety still is there, but managed by an antidepressant. It eventually gets better, but I had to have counseling for this. Guess what I am trying to say is that there is a reason for all of what you are feeling, and it is better that you get help for this, and try to figure out what is triggering these attacks and take steps to make yourself feel more secure. I am sure when this is done, you will have better coping skills to deal with your problem. Don't ever feel like you can't talk to your doctor, and there are so many people out there with the problems you and I are dealing with. You are not alone. I wish you all the best, and please know others have been where you are now.

panic - Pokey

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I am on treatment for panic/OCD. I went in 'cause I kept getting this feeling that I was getting strangled, a tightening in the throat. with that I'd get a racing heart. I thought that I was gonna have a stroke! While I was talking with the doc, i was unconsciously straightening up the magazines and forms in his examining room. He asked if I was ever treated for OCD. After they had me take that "test" (you know, you answer all these questions and they score you...) they diagnosed me with panic/anxiety/OCD. Ah Xanax makes it all so much better...

DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE FEELING! Better living through pharmeceuticals is my new motto. (2 years panic free) I still catch myself straightening up things like stacks of magazines, business cards and brochures at store counters and offices... heehee!

It could be something else - bk

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I think both the simple partial seizures and the complex partial seizures can cause similar symptoms to what you are experiencing. I was diagnosed with the complex partial seizures (temporal lobe epilepsy) quite a few years after first having symptoms (as an adult for no known reason). Some of my symptoms were the same as yours, but over the years more were added. Yes, I felt like a real nut when discussing the symptoms with my new physician, particularly since the doctor I had seen years prior did nothing. It is worth the effort to get your symptoms checked out because it could be anything and it is crazy to wait and let some potentially harmful problem just fester. Me, I'm fine and on meds that work, but what a waste of all those years without treatment. You do have to be a little feisty when it comes to your own health, I've discovered.

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