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South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Anybody get these? In the last week or so, I've been starting to get them I think. It's a weird feeling. :(
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    I have.

    and i think im having one now.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    libragirl wrote:
    I have.

    and i think im having one now.

    :(

    I hate it. Sorry you're having one.
    NERDS!
  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Anybody get these? In the last week or so, I've been starting to get them I think. It's a weird feeling. :(


    Hope you are ok .
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Yeah, they are terrible. I get those at certain situations.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    South of Seattle wrote:
    :(

    I hate it. Sorry you're having one.

    well i guess i could smoke a joint and it will go away. I prefer alcohol.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Anybody get these? In the last week or so, I've been starting to get them I think. It's a weird feeling. :(


    My father had those over 10 yrs ago. They sucked and I think I've had one or two in the past yr. :(
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    libragirl wrote:
    well i guess i could smoke a joint and it will go away. I prefer alcohol.

    Normally I would do the same, but it's making it worse, when normally that helps me.
    NERDS!
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Normally I would do the same, but it's making it worse, when normally that helps me.

    yeah me too...it's not calming me down...i guess i have to finish the bottle.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    libragirl wrote:
    yeah me too...it's not calming me down...i guess i have to finish the bottle.


    Are you ok tonight?
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    libragirl wrote:
    yeah me too...it's not calming me down...i guess i have to finish the bottle.

    I was talking about the joint :cool:
    NERDS!
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    do you get chest pains during the attack? i gt them and have trouble breathing sometimes...
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    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    South of Seattle wrote:
    I was talking about the joint :cool:


    Can't wait to try some of that sometime soon. :D hehehe
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    LongRd. wrote:
    do you get chest pains during the attack? i gt them and have trouble breathing sometimes...


    Just the trouble breathing I've had in the past. Very scary when that has happened.
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    LongRd. wrote:
    do you get chest pains during the attack? i gt them and have trouble breathing sometimes...

    Not pains really, but my heart rate does speed up a bit.
    NERDS!
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Can't wait to try some of that sometime soon. :D hehehe

    You can have it, it's too strong :eek:
    NERDS!
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    South of Seattle wrote:
    You can have it, it's too strong :eek:


    The last time I had stuff that was too strong was in Amsterdam. :D
  • writersuwritersu Posts: 1,867
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Anybody get these? In the last week or so, I've been starting to get them I think. It's a weird feeling. :(


    I have had a few and yes they are scary and intense. They need to be addressed somehow, truly, you can lose your mind from them I believe.
    Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on The Creek......


    Together we will float like angels.........

    In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    Sorry SOS :(

    I used to get them a long time ago...scary as hell. I haven't had one in a long time, but lately I've noticed I get really anxious when I'm driving over a bridge :confused: Which has never happened before. It kind of came out of nowhere...and it only happens when I'm driving...not a full blown panic attack - I've been able to calm myself down enough.
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Dang, looks like it's time to call the doc. Hopefully I don't turn into a Zoloft/Xanax zombie.
    NERDS!
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    I have them. It's been quite a while since I had one, though. I tend to have them more often when I'm under stress, and my life is pretty stress-free these days.
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Dang, looks like it's time to call the doc. Hopefully I don't turn into a Zoloft/Xanax zombie.
    try some behavioral stuff. Xanax usually takes about 10-15 minutes to kick in...and by then most panic attacks have passed. It just made me tired but no less anxious. I hope you stop getting them :(
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    comebackgirl wrote:
    try some behavioral stuff. Xanax usually takes about 10-15 minutes to kick in...and by then most panic attacks have passed. It just made me tired but no less anxious. I hope you stop getting them :(

    I took a Xanax when I was on vacation this winter. I went to sleep in a hour and woke up about 10 hours later.

    I've wondered how it could help, like you said, by the time it kicks in, it's already gone. :confused:
    NERDS!
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    South of Seattle wrote:
    I took a Xanax when I was on vacation this winter. I went to sleep in a hour and woke up about 10 hours later.

    I've wondered how it could help, like you said, by the time it kicks in, it's already gone. :confused:
    yeah - i found it totally useless...just made me depressed cause now I was tired AND anxious. Relaxation techniques (especially breathing and muscle relaxation) really helped me - and learning to talk myself down from them. And once I learned that stuff it worked very quickly - started working right away and had it mastered in a few weeks.
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    comebackgirl wrote:
    yeah - i found it totally useless...just made me depressed cause now I was tired AND anxious. Relaxation techniques (especially breathing and muscle relaxation) really helped me - and learning to talk myself down from them. And once I learned that stuff it worked very quickly - started working right away and had it mastered in a few weeks.

    The panic part goes away quickly, I just have a lingering knot in my stomach, kinda like I'm nervous or stressed.
    NERDS!
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    South of Seattle wrote:
    The panic part goes away quickly, I just have a lingering knot in my stomach, kinda like I'm nervous or stressed.
    That's the part that's harder to get rid of...unless you know what's causing it...but the relaxation stuff can help with that too. If it's been happening for a while and it's not getting better it might be helpful to talk to someone.
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • kcherubkcherub Posts: 961
    I apologize in advance for being so long-winded...

    Here's the thing with panic attacks/anxiety attacks...they are completely mental in origin, but result in immediate physical manifestations. They suck, and are scary as shit. But with a little work, you can get through it (and maybe get rid of them or at least learn how to cope with them).

    I started having panic attacks in 2004. I was driving home from Atlanta (on the interstate) and was already pissed off at a customer who had been ugly to one of my girls. Really pissed off. I was going through (in my mind) what I was going to say to the woman, when all of the sudden I started sweating, my heart started racing (so fast I can't even describe it), and my hearing started to go out. Thank God I was able to get off at the next exit. I can remember driving over the bridge at Virginia Avenue (not the nicest place to be) and wondering if I should call 911 or my husband to tell him "good bye". I seriously thought I was having a heart attack or a stroke. I did call 911, but by the time they got to me, it was starting to subside. The 911 operator actually told me before they got there that she thought I was having a panic attack.

    Anyhoo, my husband works for a group of neuros in Atlanta, so I went to see one of them. He put me on Buspar (he said his panic patients loved it), and gave me a .25 prescription for Xanax. The Buspar was okay, but I took it. I kept the Xanax on hand for "emergencies". I took the Buspar for about 6 months, but found that started to made me feel like I was having a panic attack. It was probably just me. I haven't had to take a Xanax in a long time, but I keep them on hand just to fool my mind. Besides, I would only take 1/2 of the .25 mg., so it was really just a placebo, which works in the case of panic attacks, as it's all mental (origins).

    My panic attacks only happen when I am driving. I have gotten to the point where I can tell when a panic attack is coming on, and I just tell myself that it is just a panic attack, and tell myself I am not going to pass out (my real fear, but really very rare with panic attacks). It really helped to look up the basics about why a panic attack happens, and what the body is doing during a panic attack (the fight or flight response, which is actually quite interesting). I have had panic attacks that have lasted for 10 minutes and some that have lasted for over an hour.

    Sorry to ramble on, and I could go on and on with things to do to get through it, but I have babbled on long enough. PM me if you need some suggestions.

    Take care,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    kcherub wrote:
    I apologize in advance for being so long-winded...

    Here's the thing with panic attacks/anxiety attacks...they are completely mental in origin, but result in immediate physical manifestations. They suck, and are scary as shit. But with a little work, you can get through it (and maybe get rid of them or at least learn how to cope with them).

    I started having panic attacks in 2004. I was driving home from Atlanta (on the interstate) and was already pissed off at a customer who had been ugly to one of my girls. Really pissed off. I was going through (in my mind) what I was going to say to the woman, when all of the sudden I started sweating, my heart started racing (so fast I can't even describe it), and my hearing started to go out. Thank God I was able to get off at the next exit. I can remember driving over the bridge at Virginia Avenue (not the nicest place to be) and wondering if I should call 911 or my husband to tell him "good bye". I seriously thought I was having a heart attack or a stroke. I did call 911, but by the time they got to me, it was starting to subside. The 911 operator actually told me before they got there that she thought I was having a panic attack.

    Anyhoo, my husband works for a group of neuros in Atlanta, so I went to see one of them. He put me on Buspar (he said his panic patients loved it), and gave me a .25 prescription for Xanax. The Buspar was okay, but I took it. I kept the Xanax on hand for "emergencies". I took the Buspar for about 6 months, but found that started to made me feel like I was having a panic attack. It was probably just me. I haven't had to take a Xanax in a long time, but I keep them on hand just to fool my mind. Besides, I would only take 1/2 of the .25 mg., so it was really just a placebo, which works in the case of panic attacks, as it's all mental (origins).

    My panic attacks only happen when I am driving. I have gotten to the point where I can tell when a panic attack is coming on, and I just tell myself that it is just a panic attack, and tell myself I am not going to pass out (my real fear, but really very rare with panic attacks). It really helped to look up the basics about why a panic attack happens, and what the body is doing during a panic attack (the fight or flight response, which is actually quite interesting). I have had panic attacks that have lasted for 10 minutes and some that have lasted for over an hour.

    Sorry to ramble on, and I could go on and on with things to do to get through it, but I have babbled on long enough. PM me if you need some suggestions.

    Take care,

    Thanks for the perspective. The one I had this morning lasted almost an hour. That's what freaked me out.
    NERDS!
  • kcherubkcherub Posts: 961
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Thanks for the perspective. The one I had this morning lasted almost an hour. That's what freaked me out.

    But just remember--you cannot die from a panic attack. It will pass.

    Just try not to dwell on it too much, as worrying about having another can actually bring one on. Wow--that wasn't very comforting, was it?!? :)

    Hang in there,
    I still want you all to "take care"--I am just damn tired of typing it.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/kcherub#p/a/u/0/N-UQprRqSwo
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    kcherub wrote:
    But just remember--you cannot die from a panic attack. It will pass.

    Just try not to dwell on it too much, as worrying about having another can actually bring one on. Wow--that wasn't very comforting, was it?!? :)

    Hang in there,

    I'm usually good at not dwelling and ignoring things also. :p

    Maybe I just need a relaxing worry free vacation. Can't remember the last time I had one where I could just relax and not have to do anything.
    NERDS!
  • stickboystickboy Posts: 2,981
    I usd to get them after 9/11

    some real freaky shit cause I never had them b4 then. But it started once I started riding the subway again and being in closed places. Id start sweating, losing my breath and felt like I couldnt throw up so I was gonna like die on the spot. Crazy shit cause for months I thought I was gonna be a part of some next major terrorist attack..bad times :(
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
    Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
    Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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