How does someone stop a panic attack?!
Question: i suffer from anxiety. i get these panic attacks allmost every night, and most nights i cant sleep for hours afterwards because my mind is racing. i want to sleep and lye in bed unable to relax my mind.
also i take Zoloft 50mg once a day. no other prescriptions, also i cut out caffeine along time ago.
Answers: i suffer from anxiety. i get these panic attacks allmost every night, and most nights i cant sleep for hours afterwards because my mind is racing. i want to sleep and lye in bed unable to relax my mind.
also i take Zoloft 50mg once a day. no other prescriptions, also i cut out caffeine along time ago.
Oh my gosh, I can totally relate to you. I get so panicy sometimes, and its really annoying! It feels like your hearts racing so fast {almost like your having a heartattack}. When I get panicy I have a tendency to walk in circles && go on the internet and search up my symptoms to make sure I'm ok. {which i suggest you not to do, it makes everything worst, it makes you think you have something serious, which you obviously don't}. I'm on alprazolm {not sure if i spelled it right}, but sometimes I feel like it doesn't help. But when I get panicy I repeat to myself "im ok" and I either soak in a bubble bath/shower or watch a funny movie, try to do things to take my mind off my panicy-ness. I have anxiety myself and I know how awful it is, and its really hard to talk to other people about it, its not their fault, they just don't feel the way we do, so its hard for them to understand and help us calm down. But next time you get panicy just remember your ok, and try and do things that will take your mind off of it! Take care!! =]
It sounds like the zoloft isnt working well enough. ask you doctor about splitting your dose to 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 before bed. or ativan for your racing mind.
A panic attack is not caused by anything physical so the best thing I have found is to focus on something far way and recognize it by saying "that is a chair" "that is a window" "that is a ...." until you start to calm down. Its a matter of making your mind focus on something else and not paying attention to the panic.
Good luck with getting those under control. Dont give up.
get rid of all the drugs. once your on them youll be addicted. its all in the mind. its up to you on how you control it.
Praying helps me get thru and over my panic attacks. I rarely get any now. If you are not spiritual or religious you can still reach out to God. You may find that it helps you too. And if you find that it doesn't, at least it's one safe, natural remedy you ruled out.
I wish you the best!
Try to find something that will relax you during the day. Music, anything. Try doing that for a short period once you feel that you are getting stressed. Repeat it as often as possible. Overtime you should start to feel better.
Aside from medication, you also need a long term pyschotherapy and relaxation techniques to divert and relax your mind.
Talk to your prescriber Zoloft is usually commenced on 50mg and raised to 100mg. You dose could be subtheraputic.
Zoloft never did the trick for me with my panic attacks, but the doc. also put me on Xanax for the panic attacks, it did wonders.
i used to have really bad panic attacks i took paxil 12.5 for a while it helped me tremendously but i knew i couldn't take it for ever and i knew i had to deal with this problem . ur anxiety have a deeper cause, mine was i had low self esteem because i didn't accomplish what i thought i need to accomplish in my life at that point i gained a lot of weight i felt helpless i started thinking is that it what if i die is this my life and i started getting afraid of death and obsessing about it feeling like a looser and worthless and the panic attacks came oh god i didnt leave the houes for a while. so i decided to change all that i asked my self why am i afraid of death i did some soul searching and decided that id rather die than live in fear I'm not helpless I'm strong and i deserve to give my self a Chance we are all going to die 100000000 died b4 us 10000000000 will die after us its natural ,plus i researched religions and took in some believes that made sence to me and gave me peace i changed my life style , going to school lost all the weight paid all my debt . panic attacks wont go away until u let go of them and face whats hidding behinde them and take control back u Can do it and i Strong advise to buy the Lucinda anxiety and depression Cd's they did me good trust me .
when u feel that ur going to have a panic attack remind ur self of how strong u r and how sick and tierd u r from having this bad feeling get angry at ur panic attacks u know ur strong u went to the doc a 100 times they told u ur ok ppl dont die suddenly unless there is something wrong with them get checked now and then for urpeace of mind eat healthy exerscise fill ur time wuth rewarding and happy thoughts set a goal in ur life and make ur life worth living .