how do i deal with panic attacks?

Question

im 18 the doctor says im healthy i just have nervous speels my chest will hurt and ill get tingly or my head or just a paranoid feeling that goes with panic attacks my mom works so i stay home what can i do to get my mind off of it

cause like if my head hurts or feels weird or i get dizzy i think i have a brain tumor or if my chest hurts i think it is a heart attack and i freak out i take paxil cr and alprazolam but i cant get all the way calm down

i just feel like im crazy and it makes me depressed

Answer 1

Panic attack often begins abruptly, peaks within 10 minutes and lasts about half an hour. But panic attacks have many variations. They may last hours or, on rare occasions, up to a day. You may feel fatigued and worn out after a panic attack subsides.

Signs and symptoms may include:

Rapid heart rate
Sweating
Trembling
Shortness of breath and hyperventilation
Chills
Hot flashes
Nausea
Abdominal cramping
Chest pain
Headache
Dizziness
Faintness
Tightness in your throat
Trouble swallowing
A sense of impending death

Other health problems — such as an impending heart attack, an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) or drug withdrawal — can cause similar signs and symptoms.

People who experience panic attacks often are affected by other mental health conditions, including depression, fear of public places (agoraphobia) and social phobia.

Learning how to relax may help you head off a panic attack. You can learn to relax through a variety of techniques, such as meditation, muscle relaxation, relaxed breathing and guided imagery (visualization).

Relaxation is more than getting away from the work-a-day grind, and it's more than the absence of stress. It's a specific, intentional action that's positive and satisfying — a feeling in which you experience peace of mind. True relaxation requires becoming sensitive to your basic needs for peace, self-awareness and thoughtful reflection and having the willingness to meet these needs.

Relaxation techniques can help lessen the discomfort and duration of the signs and symptoms of stress, such as headaches, anxiety, high blood pressure, trouble falling asleep, hyperventilation, and clenching or grinding your teeth. One simple method is to remove yourself from a stressful situation, block the world out and concentrate on your body.

Answer 2

Well, if your doctor diagnosed you with anxiety then he/she should be able to recommend and/or prescribe something for it. Some people can control it with meds, or counseling. You could also try something herbal if you don't like the thought of meds. The first thing to do is talk to your doc.

Answer 3

hey, i bet you have seen somewhere maybe on a tv show where the person whips out a paper bag and breaths with it.... that's what you should do.... when your panic attack is coming, pull out a paper bag and breath as deeply as you can in it.

hope that helps.... but you can also ask your doctor on what can help, and maybe get some prescription medications.

Answer 4

Tell your doc to try you on meds and breath and remember to try to relax and think this will pass, Meds do help!

Answer 5

hi
You take your meds as prescribed and you do relaxing methods and you tell yourself to calm down ,that this will pass

Answer 6

Tell yourself "This has happened before. I was fine then. This will pass." Say it over and over again until it passes. It will pass.

Answer 7

try www.metanoia.org, www.asktheinternettherapist.com. there are therapist sites. calll 1800 lifenet. also talk to me [e-mail] if u need someone.

Answer 8

i personaly put every aspect of my life in jesus try it he died for you
feel better