Anxieties making me feel sick to my stomach in class!?

Question

Hi
I'm a second year university student and have been having this strange problem for about a year now. It first started when I had my very first class in university. This is how it has happened ever since, pretty much. I'll be sitting in class, and I feel fine before it starts. I'll be sitting there talking to people, genrally feeling very comfortable. But as soon as the lecture starts, and I have to sit there and be quiet for a long period of time. I start to get these mini panic attacks or something. My stomach starts to feel nauseous, my hearts beats really rapidly, my palms sweat and I fear that I'm going to throw up in front of everybody. This usually happens in situations where I have to remain quiet and focus for a long period of time. It most often happens during class.. It's happened in other social situations too..This is making me depressed and I don't know what to do. I dont wanna go to my dr. and have him give me tons of meds or something. How can I make this better?

I find the only way I can make myself feel better in class sometimes is if I sit closest to the door. I feel better knowing that I have an "escape" of some sort..However, this is hard to do sometimes when I have friends in classes who like to sit smack dab in the middle.

Answer 1

sometimes the only way to deal with panic attacks is to start taking a medication. you could always try hypnosis first and see if you are up for subconscious persuasion. usually anxiety and panic attacks can be controlled with only one medication and not "a ton" or even two. just one, whichever one your doctor thinks is the best for you.
good luck!

Answer 2

Did you are taking the Celexa before all of this? If this is the case, might be you need to return to the health practitioner who prescribed you this. Might just be that this precise medication is not working for you and which you could are trying one other. Perhaps seem into finding out some breathing workouts to aid control your anxiety? Nervousness can regularly purpose dizziness and feeling ill so that's probs why you felt that approach. It would take you a whilst to get over this, and you might must work to get over it, or you could just develop out of it! Hope you suppose better soon :)

Answer 3

This is exactly what happened to me, and I am also on my second (anxious) year at school. I find that I feel better when I sit in the back of the room so that I don't have the pressure of other people looking at me. I don't like doctors either and I never took the medicine, but I am starting to feel better with time. Just make sure to keep doing stuff you like to do as well.

Answer 4

look up generalized anxiety disorder.