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re: Panic attacks are no joke.
Posted on 8/23/26 at 9:31 pm to BengalBlood81
Posted on 8/23/26 at 9:31 pm to BengalBlood81
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Hey my doc wants me to switch to buspiron - what’s your thoughts on it? Side affects? And is it effective?
Now want to make it clear, I never for one day thought I battled anxiety or stress. I have muscular induced TMJ from a bulging disk so they put me on buspiron to try to mitigate any stress or anxiety.
The first week, I hated it, I'm a medicine wuss, I feel every symptom of every med. It made me dizzy as shite when I took it. I was supposed to take 10mg twice a day, I stuck with just once a day. After a week or so I absolutely felt the reduced anxiety, slept better, didn't sweat the small things etc. Oddly enough I stopped it and my pain for my neck actually came back along with the anxiety I didn't know I was dealing with. Didn't sleep for shite the first week off of it. I'm back on it now and all is well.
No adverse side effects except dry eyes. Like I said, medicine hits me differently than most, I get all the commercial side effects
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Posted on 8/23/26 at 9:48 pm to BoogaBear
What about sex? Meds I’m on now causes desensitization so erections aren’t an issue but getting off is
Posted on 8/24/26 at 12:05 am to VolsOut4Harambe
My first was about age 16. Crazy enough it is when my eyes were dilated by the doctor and the feeling and not seeing set it off. HUGE sweet drops came everywhere, started to black out, and body completely froze. I have had a 1/2 dozen over about 30 more years.
I just have to lay back and ride it out. Horrible helpless feeling. Have to control breathing and the one while driving just immediately pull over. No real rhyme or reason when they come on. I don’t drink alcohol, don’t take meds for anything, and exercise regularly…when they have hit it is like a train running me over.
I just have to lay back and ride it out. Horrible helpless feeling. Have to control breathing and the one while driving just immediately pull over. No real rhyme or reason when they come on. I don’t drink alcohol, don’t take meds for anything, and exercise regularly…when they have hit it is like a train running me over.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 12:13 am to threedog79
I have had panic attacks my entire life.
Here are a couple of things you can try:
1. Touch something cold: run your hands under cold water, put ice on your temples, a cold rag on your neck.
2. yoga belly breaths; inhale for 5 count, exhale for 8
3. The 5,4, 3, 2, 1
5 things you can see
4 things you touch
3 things you can hear
2 things you can taste
1 deep breath
4. Anything you can think of to occupy your mind and take your focus away from the physical symptoms
Good luck. Panic attacks suck donkey balls.
Here are a couple of things you can try:
1. Touch something cold: run your hands under cold water, put ice on your temples, a cold rag on your neck.
2. yoga belly breaths; inhale for 5 count, exhale for 8
3. The 5,4, 3, 2, 1
5 things you can see
4 things you touch
3 things you can hear
2 things you can taste
1 deep breath
4. Anything you can think of to occupy your mind and take your focus away from the physical symptoms
Good luck. Panic attacks suck donkey balls.
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 12:14 am
Posted on 8/24/26 at 12:15 am to VolsOut4Harambe
A ton of exercise has increased them, a ton of alcohol has done the same. Wish I had answers, may just be a generational curse. You can’t explain it to many people. Prayer and admitting to failures has helped me.
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:13 am to VolsOut4Harambe
First off, very sorry man, take good care. My health insurance starts on September 1, when it does I plan on seeking outpatient therapy for AUD, I have cut back on drinking (one week without a drink, haven't had many weeks this decade like that) Now that you mention it-I actually think I had a lot of the same things you had. I had to drive on I12 from BR to Robert for work each day and I would almost feel like I had to pull over many times when I was (both) driving and hungover. Anytime I've had them have actually been in this scenario. Once on a family trip I experienced the same thing and I was afraid to say anything about it, this is probably a decade ago. I would say to anyone applicable: Just slow down and focus on breathing should an attack happen. And as far as booze, everyday ain't great. Cut back if you don't want to stop completely.
I'm in my early forties and I'm just now reaching out to my PCP about these things and I should have a while ago. There's definitely medications, and therapy. Let's face it we probably grew up for most of our lives where mental health wasn't even across the board observed as something as vital as it is now. I think a third of my deal was cynicism "there's not much they can do about it, and if so, then what?", another third was like "this is going to be a waste of time, I have something else I really need to do instead", and the other third was "I can KO this on my own." There's definitely something to being hungover that can be psychological, while it's mostly dehydration and general fatigue it's not all just physical slowdowns. Just because you're not drunk, you're still not in a straight on frame of mind hence it is an altered state all the same.
Holy crap, there's a term for this, makes sense as a followup to my post to OP.
I'm in my early forties and I'm just now reaching out to my PCP about these things and I should have a while ago. There's definitely medications, and therapy. Let's face it we probably grew up for most of our lives where mental health wasn't even across the board observed as something as vital as it is now. I think a third of my deal was cynicism "there's not much they can do about it, and if so, then what?", another third was like "this is going to be a waste of time, I have something else I really need to do instead", and the other third was "I can KO this on my own." There's definitely something to being hungover that can be psychological, while it's mostly dehydration and general fatigue it's not all just physical slowdowns. Just because you're not drunk, you're still not in a straight on frame of mind hence it is an altered state all the same.
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Hangxiety
Holy crap, there's a term for this, makes sense as a followup to my post to OP.
quote:4 MG of xanax could have the average person forgetting where they left their wallet or even how to walk. But, you're not wrong.
A couple of Xanax bars will have you forgetting about the panic attack in no time
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 1:58 am
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