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what does it feel like?
I usually get nausiated (often puke) and also get diarrhea.
Um, I was still drinking my hot cocoa....thx for that visual....
I have had Vertigo 3 times this year. Everything is just spinning, sort of like if you get off of a ride in an amusement park too fast. I get nauseous as hell and it still feels like the wold is spinning when I close my eyes.
It starts with a flood of heat washing over my shoulders and tingling in my arms and hands then my head spins, I have to look down and leave. Then comes the heart pounding so bad I think my heart is going to jump outta my chest, can't catch my breath then comes the tears.
Good times.
I'm not having the spinning part, but objects moving when i'm sitting still....feels so strange. Did you every have any ear pain?
I have anxiety pretty much on a daily basis; my heart races and I feel very uncomfortable...keyed up, I suppose? I've had one official panic attack and it was during that outpatient partial hospital program I did several months ago. It was horrible...I couldn't catch my breath, felt like I was going to pass out, sounded like I was hyperventilating. The only reason I knew it was a panic attack was b/c I could hear voices around me saying, 'panic attack!'*, lol.
I figured if I was going to have one, that was the best place to do so. And up until then I didn't know for sure if I ever had a panic attack! I guess I have mini-attacks, lol.
*ETA: the voices were the other people in the group/program, not the voices in my head!
I have anxiety pretty much on a daily basis; my heart races and I feel very uncomfortable...keyed up, I suppose? I've had one official panic attack and it was during that outpatient partial hospital program I did several months ago. It was horrible...I couldn't catch my breath, felt like I was going to pass out, sounded like I was hyperventilating. The only reason I knew it was a panic attack was b/c I could hear voices around me saying, 'panic attack!'*, lol.
I figured if I was going to have one, that was the best place to do so. And up until then I didn't know for sure if I ever had a panic attack! I guess I have mini-attacks, lol.
*ETA: the voices were the other people in the group/program, not the voices in my head!
Thanks for sharing...and pffft...none of us are 'regular' around here! :snickers:Last thing (and I know I'm being lengthy for a non-regular around here) is that I found a fantastic book I read and worked through....it's called When Panic Attacks. Author is David Burns. It teaches you to ask yourself a series of questions when the attacks start, and I find that it's a key to defusing tension and stress before it blows up into a full blown attack.
http://www.amazon.com/When-Panic-Attacks-Drug-Free-Anxiety/dp/0767920716
Geee...I would...but it's raining out. I'm sitting here trying to convince myself NOT to take a nap! :bowing:Sure, it wasn't the voices. I think those same voices are telling you that you need to rake my leaves. lol
For me, the Xanax was the key. I needed something to slow down my body's physical response so that the rational side of me could see that something sad was happening....but that I was not under some sort of immediate attack. Not sure if that makes sense (and the kids are all over me now, so it's hard to be articulate!). I am very much one of those people who holds a lot of stress if I'm not engaged in physical activity. I'm just prone to being tense....seems like it's my wiring, I suppose. The way I control it now is with yoga. I can't say enough what a difference it makes...I've learned how to breathe and slow down my mind. And then there's the challenging physical side. It allows me to stay calm and healthy, but without drugs. It's been a godsend.
Last thing (and I know I'm being lengthy for a non-regular around here) is that I found a fantastic book I read and worked through....it's called When Panic Attacks. Author is David Burns. It teaches you to ask yourself a series of questions when the attacks start, and I find that it's a key to defusing tension and stress before it blows up into a full blown attack.
http://www.amazon.com/When-Panic-Attacks-Drug-Free-Anxiety/dp/0767920716
Me too. I'm always tense.....for years and I don't know why. I don't work, my kids are in school, but every little things stresses me out.
I've seen that book on the net before.....mebbe I'll check it out.
Did your doc make you have a full physical before the Xanax?
I'm not having the spinning part, but objects moving when i'm sitting still....feels so strange. Did you every have any ear pain?
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