Niecis?aw Ignacy Ska?ecki asked:

today i felt “trapped” in a place where i did not want to be and i had an anxiety attack as a result, i felt terrible pressure in my head, fear, and dread and when I looked at the palms of my hands, I could see my pulse in the middle of my palm. is this normal during an anxiety attack???
christopher go **** a dick
hm perhaps it was insanely extreme hypertension or something

Kar?a ? asked:

Hi – I suffer from chronic anxiety disorder & have about 1-2 panic attacks a day. Today I had one in a fashion shopping store and was about to faint but it was way more intense and odd than the other ones – I couldn’t hear a dang thing! My friend was trying to talk to me and it sounded as if she was under water – Is that due to the attack or a real health problem? I’ve never had that before. My hearing was almost gone?! It came back after the attack though.

anxiety attack symptoms

. asked:

Like before you have an actual attack,

“Before I got an anxiety attack it first felt like…” ?

seriously2sweet4u asked:

Even while under a doctor’s care?

Tim4545 asked:

What is the best medicine for social phobia?

SSRI, besides Paxil.

And do any of them not make you tired?

Mel asked:

I suffer from anxiety…once of my symptoms is that I am nauseated a lot of the time. I take medication to keep me from vomiting all day, but lately I haven’t even felt well enough to take my anxiety medication. For the past month, I’ve been taking it kind of regularly, but for the past 4 days I haven’t been able to take it at all. What symtoms should I be on the look out for? I see my doc on the 31st, but wanted to know if there is anything I should be on the look out for in myself.

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Anne Girder asked:

The symptoms of anxiety attacks can be defined as those feelings we experience when we feel we are in sudden danger. An Anxiety attack can often be a traumatic and scary experience. It is a period of sudden and intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting for no more than 10 minutes. Sometimes someone can experience a panic attack all of a sudden without an obvious reason. Most people that experience one attack will usually experience another attack, and those who have recurring attacks, or feel severe anxiety about having another are said to have panic disorder.

Symptoms of a panic or anxiety attack are intense heartbeat, difficulty with breathing, palpitation, feeling sick, excessive sweating and trembling, chest pains, fearful of going crazy or about to die, sudden chills, and the like. Some people may experience different or more anxiety attack symptoms but this does not mean that their condition is far worse or that you are suffering from a different undiagnosed condition. Because we are all different, the symptoms during anxiety attacks can vastly vary. You might not find among the listed anxiety attack symptoms what you are experiencing and it may be tempting to think something is very wrong with you. The above list is just a guide only, as everyone reacts differently.

Anxiety attack may affect your quality of life if not given treatment immediately. As a human being, it is normal that we feel anxiety, worry and fear from time to time due to the things that our complicated lives bring. Anxiety is just a part of life. can help us cope with the stresses we may encounter. If you are in a state of anxiety on a regular basis, it is likely that you are experiencing anxiety attacks.

Anxiety attacks involve a sudden surge of overwhelming fear that comes without warning and without any obvious reason, and importantly it is far more intense than having normal anxiety or the feeling of being stressed. It is said that up to one in every 75 people will experience an anxiety attack at one point in their life.

A common feeling among sufferers of Anxiety is one of impending death, going crazy or losing control of emotions as well as behavior. Anxiety incidents create an overwhelming urge in many people to escape or run away from the place where the attack begins, and they are associated with chest pain or shortness of breath.

A person with a phobia will often experience an anxiety attack as a direct result to the phobia trigger. These anxiety attacks are brief and quickly relieved once the trigger is escaped. In the conditions of chronic anxiety, one anxiety attack can usually turn into another one, leading to a prolonged feeling of fatigue lasting many days.

Anxiety attack usually last for several minutes and is considered one of the most disturbing conditions that anyone can live through in everyday life. The step-by-step onset of anxiety generally follows the same pattern: first, comes the sudden jolt of fear with less or no triggering motivation, and then this will lead to a release of adrenaline (epinephrine), which causes the supposed fight-or-flight response, where the persons body prepares for major physical activity. This results in an increased heart rate, labored breathing or hyperventilation, and sweating. The diaphragm, involved in the action of the lungs, is also a muscle and it can become overly tight. If someone suffers from normal anxiety they often work too hard when breathing. However, if there is hyperanxiety or an anxiety attack, there is overwhelming excitement, and a person may hyperventilate.

Because strenuous activity hardly ever arises, this hyperventilation leads to carbon dioxide levels lowering in the lungs and then the blood, resulting to the shift in the pH of the blood, which will then lead to many of the other symptoms, such as tingling or numbness, dizziness, and lightheadedness.

It is certainly true that an anxiety attack is a serious problem, but before you start believing you have this condition and run to your doctor in panic, stop and take a deep breath! Relax before you actually cause an anxiety attack. Dont start worrying unduly that it may lead to something serious and may affect your daily routine. Take things slowly. In any case, if you think you have this condition, the first thing you should do is see a doctor. If you are diagnosed with anxiety attack condition, appropriate medication and good counseling can bring your life to normal again. If you do not have anxiety disorder you should accept occasionally you will feel anxiety, but this is natural and healthy.

Penny asked:

What anxiety medication do you take and why do you like it best?

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katlin. asked:

I’ve had panic/anxiety attacks since Sept. 07. It started after my dad died, and I went to a counselor once. It helped me for about a week, and then the attacks came back.

I had a minor stroke about a month and a half ago, and my anxiety attacks have never been this bad. I’ve been having these really weird feelings, and it’s hard to explain. When I was reading about strokes online, one website said that depression can happen after having a stroke. And now, I’ve found this website… http://www.natural-herbal-remedies.net/anxiety.html

Where it says “* About 80 percent of depressed people suffer psychological symptoms: unrealistic apprehension, fears, worry, aggitation, irritability, or a panic attack.” I’ve realized that I’ve had every single one of these symptoms. The “unrealistic apprehension” thing is the weirdest, scariest feeling I’ve ever felt.

So my question goes out to the psych’s out there…. Once I go back to a psychologist and get rid of my depression, will this feeling of being “unrealistic” go away, or am I seriously going crazy, and this feeling will always be here?

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Jon Mercer asked:

Many anxiety sufferers turn to medication in an attempt to control stress and alleviate anxiety and panic attacks, but unfortunately, anxiety medications are not always a panacea to restore emotional balance and calm. In fact, anxiety medications do not “cure” anxiety at all — they merely attempt to lessen the symptoms by suppressing the emotional range of the sufferer.

It is also well-known that many anti-anxiety medications have a wide variety of side effects, ranging from weight gain to sexual dysfunction; and in some circumstances, the medications can even make the patient’s anxiety worse. Fortunately there are alternative methods of restoring balance and eliminating anxiety, without the use of prescription medications. Let’s take a look at a few of the most common methods of controlling and even eliminating anxiety without resorting to potentially dangerous drugs.

Anxiety is not a disease; it is an imbalance of the emotions. In other words, anxiety is a problem that is most commonly caused by our habitual way of thinking and reacting to the world–it’s a type of “thinking problem.” Therefore, the ideal way to alleviate anxiety and panic attacks is by addressing the root cause, not just the symptoms, and this can best be done by using exercises and techniques to reduce stress and improve feelings of well-being on a daily basis.

Relaxation exercises have been clinically proven to significantly reduce anxiety symptoms. Techniques such as tai chi and yoga benefit many anxiety sufferers, and can be practiced by virtually anyone of any age (assuming they are physically healthy and capable of mild to moderate exertion). Both tai chi and yoga are exercises which help to calm the mind, and can improve our mental focus and clarity by “slowing down” our thought processes, and concentrating on breath and movement.

In fact, focused breathing exercises are themselves a useful tool to reduce stress. Meditation is a similar practice that has also been proven to have a positive effect on restoring balance to the emotions, and even improve the functioning of the immune system and our overall physical health. All of these techniques are great alternatives to using anxiety medications, and best of all they are all natural, and have no known side effects or withdrawal symptoms.

But along with all of these stress reduction techniques, it is also important to eat a balanced diet, and limit our intake of stimulants such as caffeine and nicotine, both of which have been shown to aggravate anxiety symptoms. Cutting out (or at least cutting down on) coffee and soft drinks is important for anxiety sufferers. Reducing sugar intake is also helpful to avoid the “wired” feelings that can sometimes bring on anxiety or panic attacks.

Another aspect of your diet that can affect anxiety is food allergies. While there are many different types of food allergies that can cause emotional imbalances like anxiety, one commonly undiagnosed food allergy is dairy products. Some anxiety sufferers report immediate reduction in their overall feelings of stress and anxiety by simply eliminating dairy from their diet.

And last but certainly not least, anxiety sufferers should consider their overall attitude and state of mind. Because anxiety is a thinking problem, and not a disease, our habitual thoughts play a great role in its development. Positive thinking is not just for motivational speakers or the blissfully ignorant among us — is also an extremely useful tool in restoring balance to our lives, and eliminating chronic anxiety. In fact, there is no anti-anxiety medication on the market that is as powerful as your mind!

Refusing to be a victim and assuming responsibility for your state of mind is empowering, and can have very real, measurable results in improving anxiety situations. After all, anxiety and panic attacks begin with thoughts, which just prove how powerful our thoughts can be.

This is great news for anxiety sufferers, because if our thoughts are powerful enough to generate an anxiety attack in the first place, they are also powerful enough to eliminate anxiety problems, and bring us back into a balanced emotional state. When anxiety medications do not provide relief from the problem, using a combination of the all-natural methods listed in this article is a great alternative to overcoming anxiety and panic attacks once and for all.