help i am having a panic attack i can't breath wt do i do?

Question

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Answer 1

First off, take a deep breath and exhale slowly, then try to put your head in between your knees, close your eyes and breathe slowly. After doing that slowly bring your head back up and if you have one, breathe into a brown paper bag (NEVER PLASTIC) do this for 10 seconds and repeat until you start to calm down.

Panic attacks are never fun and you might end up with a slight headache because of the oxygen returning to your system, this is normal. If you have frequent panic attacks it is best that you talk to your doctor, he or she can prescribe you something for the onset of the attacks and that will help you out a lot.

If you feel one coming on put your head between your legs and breath or grab the brown paper bag (small one will work great) and breath into the bag for 10 seconds and repeat as needed.

Take care, hope your feeling better!!

Answer 2

The number one thing that helps is breething through your nose and out of mouth and to try to make it as a long a breath as you can.

the whole breathing into a paper bag actually works because it takes people's focus away from the stress and into the breathing- in which case if you're having a hard time regularizing your breathing, an external cue like the paper bag is a sure way to help.

Ask your health care providor about Visterol, xanax and other anti-anxiety meds. as soon as you feel like an attack is coming you take one and it will take care of it.

I've experienced that nothing works better thank xanax and a low dose of as little as .25 or .5 of a mg does the trick.

many people think you have to go to psychiatrist to get anti-anxiety medication but some pediatricians will be able write you a perscription without having to spend the weekly rate

the mediciation totally saved my life. but so did the breathing cues.

In the future, if you think something might trigger an attack, a person, a place, anything really, the best thing is to talk to someone about anything else- especially if that place is unavoidable.

This breathing exercise saved me a trip and a saturday night to the ER.

good luck- feel better, but if it doesn't help and you feel like you're still unable to get control after 10 minutes, you may need to go to the ER.

There are serious risks involved with anxiety attacks and 80% of untreated sufferers end up needing to be hospitalized.
Please do not drive yourself or try to, as you might pass out on the way or not be concentrating on the road and end up putting yourself in danger.

That's why I love xanax.

I really hope this helped a little. look me up if you need someone to talk to.
seriously.

Answer 3

Dear Charly !!

you seem to be an asthmatic, and if it is not a new thing for you (already a registered Asthmatic patient?) you must be having some medication already, prescribed by your doctor.
If it is not the case, you gotta get some emergency tretament, a perfect nebulisation with Salbutamol ( Broncho-dilator) will help you geting recovered from the attack QUICKLY
if you are not a registered asthmatic and having such episodes of attacks take my words you need to get examined thoroughly for your this respiratory disease ( must be ASTHMA )

precautionory measure includes
for the safe side
1-2 puffs of Salbutamol INHALER (Albutrol ® / VENTLOIN ® )
will provide you QUICK relief from the attack

for advanced users:
Have a Nebuliser machine handy with you and use salbutamol solution as prescribed by your doctor.

Once you are Regsitered as ASTHMATIC , u dont need to worry
there are new and advanced treatments like ADVAIR ® / SERETIDE ® they help asthmatics lead an ASTHMA FREE Life

AVOID certain triggers like dust mites, pollens, etc if they are the cause of those attacks.


Good Luck !!


N.B.
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Answer 4

I have Panic Disorder and all the home remedies in the world won't help. Get on Paxil plus Xanax or Klonipin if these are frequent. Offers indescribale relief.

Answer 5

The most important thing is to try to relax I know it is hard to do. Try to keep your mind occupied the best you can. Is there a friend you can talk to that has experienced these-thats what helped me the most. And I know this sounds weird but, I always carried a bottle of cold water everywhere I went for quite a while.Also, what helps is breath in through your nose and out through your mouth until it passes.

Answer 6

DON'T WORRY! TRY TO RELAX. SIT BACK IN SOME CONFERTABLE PLACE AND START DOING EXERCISES FOR BREATHING - WHILE BREATH IN ON UR NOSE AND WHILE DOING IT COUNT TILL 4, THEN BREATH OUT ON UR MOUTH AND COUNT TILL 4 TOO. WITH TIME INCRESE NUMBERS OF COUNTING. THINK ABOUT SOMETHING PLEASANT AND RELAX. EVERYTHING IS FINE! WHEN U CALM GO VISIT THIS SITE IT MIGHT HELP: http://www.panicsurvivor.com/

Answer 7

You can't breathe, yet you can sit here and type a question and wait for an answer?

Unbelievable.

Answer 8

call 911 instead of typing a question into the internet

Answer 9

I get those all the time and I end up crying:-( and I am 20, in college, and I can't even drive. And my mother has moved to Albany, NY (from Maryland) and is living with a woman and the woman hates me, so my mother will not even try to talk to me because she wants to please thw woman

Answer 10

Well, you don't come on yahoo answers if you can't breath!