re: Panic attacks are no joke.

What about sex? Meds I’m on now causes desensitization so erections aren’t an issue but getting off is

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.

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.

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Hangxiety

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Holy crap, there's a term for this, makes sense as a followup to my post to OP.

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A couple of Xanax bars will have you forgetting about the panic attack in no time

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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.

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Yeah, as I get older, I am getting terrible depression and anxiety the day after I drink.

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I’m glad I’m not the only one. Been getting seriously worried about my mental state lately….going to have to reduce the alcohol intake even more.
Had trained myself to stop after 2 drinks the last couple of years because I used to do lots of stupid shite past that point.
Was working so well I stretched it out to 3 drinks and was still able to just go home.
Next day I’ve been one big blob of de-motivation….completely useless and anti-social.

I just started having anxiety attacks about 5 years ago. I can’t figure out the rhyme or reason. All I know is when I try to explain it all to someone who doesn’t have them they look at me crazy. It’s very debilitating, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

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have learned how to curve it, by drinking less

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I love examples of misheard words. When my wife was young I was surprised to hear her say, on a couple of occasions, that someone “jewed down” the price of something. That just wasn’t like her, so I mentioned it to her. Turns out, she thought it was “chewed down”, and that’s what she had been saying.

*curb it

I have a crippling fear of heights. At 61 I still wake up at night from nightmares of falling from a cliff or building. What’s crazy is I’ve been to the Empire State Building observation deck, the top of the Seattle Space Needle, hiked the Grand Canyon to the river and back. Anyway, I took the family to Chimney Rock in North Carolina many years ago. It was in the news when the hurricane hit NC. It’s a rock formation that rises about 400 feet above the valley floor.

You take an elevator to the top and then walk out over a bridge to the observation level. It has an iron fence about five feet tall around the edge. Past that, sure death. Who knows what low bid outfit put that fence up, right? I was near hyperventilating as we started over the bridge. I stopped the kids, got on my knees, looked them in the eyes and read them my rules for this situation. My ex-wife was always dismissive of my fear of heights and thought I was overprotective. Well, frick her.

One cool thing happened. As we were on the top. A 4-engine military aircraft, kind of like a C-130 or something, flew down the valley at our eye level and gave us all a wing wave. I recorded it, so I was rewarded for conquering my fear.

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Yeah, as I get older, I am getting terrible depression and anxiety the day after I drink.

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Not to bring your room down, but that is common

It’s been an overlooked thing for a long time, but as we get older, our depression and anxiety tend to go up. Your life goes through a lot of changes. You are empty-nesters, you face mortality, your body changes, and you start questioning life’s worth.

It’s very important to stay social, keep your body moving, try to sweat every day, and get sunlight. I highly recommend empty nesters to get a pet if they don’t have one.

Also try to ignore all the medicine hate. There are plenty of medications that can help it’s just about finding the right ones with lowest side effects.

Translation: you are a Drunk

The best thing for them is when you get to a place where you know they’re not dangerous. It still sucks but once you take the bite and resistance from them they lose their power and seem to go away.