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Panic Attacks
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:02 am
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:02 am
A lot of you here discuss panic attacks so severe you take medication for it, such as Xanax.
Can somebody tell me the difference between stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack?
I am not throwing shade here. I believe people have them and need meds for them. I’m just trying to figure out what level calls for medication.
Can somebody tell me the difference between stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack?
I am not throwing shade here. I believe people have them and need meds for them. I’m just trying to figure out what level calls for medication.
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Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:07 am to JudgeHolden
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Can somebody tell me the difference between stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack?
Stress will only get you valuim, the others will get you Xanax.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:07 am to JudgeHolden
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Can somebody tell me the difference between stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack?
Stress is simply worrying about a situation, high anxiety would be like someone about to walk out and give a speech who has stage fright. A panic attack is the symptom of high anxiety, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, etc. Xanax would be more for high anxiety situations and panic attacks
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Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:07 am to JudgeHolden
They are very difficult to describe to someone who’s never had one. I could give you a list of symptoms, but that means nothing without the experience.
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Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:14 am to JudgeHolden
I prefer ativan over xanax. Not as addicting, and doesn't leave me grumpy the next day. Everyone responds differently tho. Just my personal experience.
I have mid to high anxiety and have had a few panic attacks.
Walking, yoga, meditation and taking one day at a time also helps me. Good luck!
I have mid to high anxiety and have had a few panic attacks.
Walking, yoga, meditation and taking one day at a time also helps me. Good luck!
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:27 am to eScott
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Stress will only get you valuim, the others will get you Xanax.
They actually prescribe pills for stress? Never heard of this.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:28 am to JudgeHolden
Have you ever lost a child, lost a job, lost all your savings and fear for being on the streets? Ever caught your spouse cheating on you, been through a nasty divorce, been sued for more money than you have? Bad things happen to good people and can happen suddenly. I will never fault anyone for taking medication for a terrible event(s).
All three: stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack
All three: stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:35 am to High C
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Panic Attacks
quote:This is so true. It basically feels like you're having a heart attack, to somebody who has never had a heart attack but imagines that it would feel like that. This is why the hospital ER's get inundated with people who are having panic attacks. And it's also why I get so pissed when that is thrown around in a smartass way as though people are being criticized for that. It's fricking scary to have one when you've never had one. I started getting panic attacks behind being fearful of having a panic attack. And when I was having them, they would always come at the most inopportune time ever. I'm sure some of my friends thought I was a fricking weirdo because I would bail when I had one. Thank God I haven't had one for over 13 years now.
They are very difficult to describe to someone who’s never had one. I could give you a list of symptoms, but that means nothing without the experience.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:47 am to RealityTiger
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it's also why I get so pissed when that is thrown around in a smartass way as though people are being criticized for that. It's fricking scary to have one when you've never had one. I
Amen. Panic attacks are some very scary shite. No one can truly know what it's like until you get one.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:49 am to RealityTiger
My wife had one in the Nola airport one time. I spent 45 minutes on the phone talking her down. I'm not that great looking and my personality can be offputting, but she thinks I hung the moon because I can usually calm her down or at least take the edge off.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 11:54 am to RealityTiger
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. I started getting panic attacks behind being fearful of having a panic attack.
Yep, nothing brings on a panic attack faster than thinking about a panic attack.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:00 pm to Jim Rockford
I had a panic attack taking a very important test at LSU once. I think it might have been one of those classes where you only had a couple of tests but they were weighted heavily on your final grade.
I ended up rushing through it and was so pissed because I ended up getting a C on it, when I knew the material but rushed through my essay questions to get the frick out. I even explained this to the professor, and her response was basically, "sorry you went through that, there's nothing I can do..."
I have example after example just like that. Like I said, they can come up at THE most inopportune time.
I also had one on a plane while in the air once, a bad one. And another bad one in Tiger Stadium (we were playing Arkansas and it was a down to the wire game that went to OT).
I ended up rushing through it and was so pissed because I ended up getting a C on it, when I knew the material but rushed through my essay questions to get the frick out. I even explained this to the professor, and her response was basically, "sorry you went through that, there's nothing I can do..."
I have example after example just like that. Like I said, they can come up at THE most inopportune time.
I also had one on a plane while in the air once, a bad one. And another bad one in Tiger Stadium (we were playing Arkansas and it was a down to the wire game that went to OT).
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:01 pm to JudgeHolden
You’ll know if it’s a panic attack. You can’t breathe or function when they occur.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:08 pm to JudgeHolden
I’ve had two in my life. They’re a LOT more common than you think. Most people will have one at some point in their life. I had one in high school and one several years ago when I was extremely hungover. So true that the thought of having another can actually cause one. Don’t worry though, that feeling goes away. Time heals all! Just focus on yourself and your health. Exercise makes a world of difference.
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Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:08 pm to elcid
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Have you ever lost a child, lost a job, lost all your savings and fear for being on the streets? Ever caught your spouse cheating on you, been through a nasty divorce, been sued for more money than you have? Bad things happen to good people and can happen suddenly. I will never fault anyone for taking medication for a terrible event(s).
All three: stress, high anxiety, and a panic attack
I'm not sure I want to win the prize for answering yes to all those questions.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:22 pm to JudgeHolden
I had lost multiple people who I was close too in a short time span. My mental history hasnt always been great, I was having trouble with society and other people. At the time I was prone to violence and couldnt shut that off. I was a danger to myself too because I hated feeling that way at that level. doctors felt I was better off sedated everyday, for me and everyone else. I was put on ambien and xanax (blue) to take multiple times a day.
Became a horrible addiction and I was worse off than where I started. Almost a decade now and I consider myself lucky to dive into such an addiction and come out unscathed.
Became a horrible addiction and I was worse off than where I started. Almost a decade now and I consider myself lucky to dive into such an addiction and come out unscathed.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:47 pm to JudgeHolden
I take klonopin and I can say it works. Big difference when I don't take it.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:48 pm to JudgeHolden
I've dealt with anxiety my entire adult life but I've only had one full blown panic attack. The difference between the numerous "nervous episodes" I've had and the actual panic attack was the hyperventilating. I had no idea what a panic attack was until then so I thought I was having a stroke or something. It was terrifying.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 12:57 pm to beaverfever
I usually have one panic take a day even when taking klonopin. But that's not even the reason. The biggest reason I take is for it effects on the body (including the heart). Keeps everything calm neck down.
Posted on 2/15/20 at 1:11 pm to beaverfever
quote:Stroke, heart attack, suffocate, etc. You feel like you are about to fall out and collapse in front of everybody. You go into a "panic". They fricking suck, to say the least.
I thought I was having a stroke or something.
The very first one I had was while riding around smoking a joint with a friend. I was only 21 years old, and had no fricking clue what a panic attack was. Scared the living shite out of me.
You're right, it's not just being nervous. It's a physiological response that happens. Heart feels like it's about to beat right on out your chest. Your throat tightens up, tongue gets fat. My forehead always gets tight when I'm having one, with pressure on my brain right there.
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