Mr. H.
Diamond Member
Have you tried listening to music? Maybe some mellow classical stuff?
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Bones, have you tried taking a few hits of decent weed when you feel it comming on?
just askin'.....
~S~
Bones, have you tried taking a few hits of decent weed when you feel it comming on?
just askin'.....
~S~
you are really new here, eh?
Well, there goes my plan to down some magic mushroom risotto next time I have a panic attack.
And I was really looking forward to that nude kick boxing match with Jehovah too.
I have panic disorder. I did take xanax which worked really well for quite a few years, but no longer does.
Now I'm taking zoloft, and it seems to work well. I'm definitely sleeping better...I get insomnia and don't sleep for about a week out of each month, more or less (and not necessarily all at once...I might have two episodes where I don't sleep for three nights, or sleep only an hour at a time.)
It helps to know what it is...when I have one, I can tell myself "it's just a panic attack..." and though that won't help me sleep or feel better physically, it helps me mentally to know it will end, and to know that I didn't do anything wrong.
Cuz that's the thing...when I have panic attacks I feel like I've done something wrong, or like something bad has happened. It's this horrible feeling of DOOM. I don't want to go to work, don't want to get out of bed.
Some things will trigger it...alcohol is a big one. I've always been someone who likes to drink, but I quit because if I drink the next day I have HIDEOUS panic attacks. The kind that feels like a heart attack. My blood pressure goes up, my heart races and skips, I hyperventilate, I'm sick to my stomach, the whole shebang.
Breathing exercises do help a little, as does regular exercise. The thing is, when you're in the throes of one the last thing in the world you want to do is physically exert yourself...you just want to hole up.
Glad you feel better, Bones. Marijuana helps some people. BUT if you're using marijuana and you're having attacks you might try laying off and see if you feel better. Our systems get used to things and will use them against us (like mine started using xanax against me, and alcohol). Don't know why, it just is.
I went through a time where I had them too. My doc told me to immediately start exercising when I feel one coming on. Not too hard but do some situps, running in place, whatever you like.
Take care.
I have panic disorder. I did take xanax which worked really well for quite a few years, but no longer does.
Now I'm taking zoloft, and it seems to work well. I'm definitely sleeping better...I get insomnia and don't sleep for about a week out of each month, more or less (and not necessarily all at once...I might have two episodes where I don't sleep for three nights, or sleep only an hour at a time.)
It helps to know what it is...when I have one, I can tell myself "it's just a panic attack..." and though that won't help me sleep or feel better physically, it helps me mentally to know it will end, and to know that I didn't do anything wrong.
Cuz that's the thing...when I have panic attacks I feel like I've done something wrong, or like something bad has happened. It's this horrible feeling of DOOM. I don't want to go to work, don't want to get out of bed.
Some things will trigger it...alcohol is a big one. I've always been someone who likes to drink, but I quit because if I drink the next day I have HIDEOUS panic attacks. The kind that feels like a heart attack. My blood pressure goes up, my heart races and skips, I hyperventilate, I'm sick to my stomach, the whole shebang.
Breathing exercises do help a little, as does regular exercise. The thing is, when you're in the throes of one the last thing in the world you want to do is physically exert yourself...you just want to hole up.
Glad you feel better, Bones. Marijuana helps some people. BUT if you're using marijuana and you're having attacks you might try laying off and see if you feel better. Our systems get used to things and will use them against us (like mine started using xanax against me, and alcohol). Don't know why, it just is.
Like I said I'm not much help..
I know when my wife started going through the change, menopause, she hardly ever got a good nights sleep and was grumpy. What do doctors say, is this related to chemical changes that women go through?
the breathing works till you start to hyperventilate ....
I have panic disorder. I did take xanax which worked really well for quite a few years, but no longer does.
Now I'm taking zoloft, and it seems to work well. I'm definitely sleeping better...I get insomnia and don't sleep for about a week out of each month, more or less (and not necessarily all at once...I might have two episodes where I don't sleep for three nights, or sleep only an hour at a time.)
It helps to know what it is...when I have one, I can tell myself "it's just a panic attack..." and though that won't help me sleep or feel better physically, it helps me mentally to know it will end, and to know that I didn't do anything wrong.
Cuz that's the thing...when I have panic attacks I feel like I've done something wrong, or like something bad has happened. It's this horrible feeling of DOOM. I don't want to go to work, don't want to get out of bed.
Some things will trigger it...alcohol is a big one. I've always been someone who likes to drink, but I quit because if I drink the next day I have HIDEOUS panic attacks. The kind that feels like a heart attack. My blood pressure goes up, my heart races and skips, I hyperventilate, I'm sick to my stomach, the whole shebang.
Breathing exercises do help a little, as does regular exercise. The thing is, when you're in the throes of one the last thing in the world you want to do is physically exert yourself...you just want to hole up.
Glad you feel better, Bones. Marijuana helps some people. BUT if you're using marijuana and you're having attacks you might try laying off and see if you feel better. Our systems get used to things and will use them against us (like mine started using xanax against me, and alcohol). Don't know why, it just is.
Like I said I'm not much help..
I know when my wife started going through the change, menopause, she hardly ever got a good nights sleep and was grumpy. What do doctors say, is this related to chemical changes that women go through?
try not to be a fucking idiot here.....men have panic attacks....my panic attacks started when i had a concussion from falling on the ice....is that a "woman" thing too?