Anxiety Attacks?!
Question: I've had Generalized Anxiety for some time. Recently, I've been stressed out about certain things in my life, and I ended up having horrible diarrhea for a week straight (lost 7lbs.!). Now, I have a horrible pain between my shoulder and my neck which feels better if I calm down, but every time I think something may be physically wrong with me, it goes right back to hurting again. Is there any way to take care of this issue without medication? My therapist is NOT good, so I'm changing counselors next week...but for right now, I don't know what to do. Does anyone know how to stop an anxiety attack in progress? Do these sound like anxiety attacks to you?
Answers: I've had Generalized Anxiety for some time. Recently, I've been stressed out about certain things in my life, and I ended up having horrible diarrhea for a week straight (lost 7lbs.!). Now, I have a horrible pain between my shoulder and my neck which feels better if I calm down, but every time I think something may be physically wrong with me, it goes right back to hurting again. Is there any way to take care of this issue without medication? My therapist is NOT good, so I'm changing counselors next week...but for right now, I don't know what to do. Does anyone know how to stop an anxiety attack in progress? Do these sound like anxiety attacks to you?
well, if you want to stop an anxiety attack in progress, I would say to try and calm down, if you are home, turn off the tv, unplug the phone for a few minutes, and take an antihistimine, like benedryl. Hydroxyzine is the main ingredient in antihistamines, and it is used for anxiety. Check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyzine
and this:
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-7681-Hyd...
best of all, it is not addictive.
you just have to calm down and think about sumthin else like somthin peacful stress = bad do some yoga or meditation
Symptoms of an anxiety attack include:
Shortness of breath
Palpitations or pounding heart
Chest pain or discomfort
Trembling or shaking
Dizziness
Nausea or stomach distress
Fear of losing control or going crazy
Hot or cold flashes
If you