I think I may be having anxiety and panic attacks. What exactly are the symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks? I’ve looked online and am really not sure about it all. Please does anyone have any answers that can help me out?
Thank You.

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Anxiety attacks?
im 18 years old female and right before i go to sleep sometimes out of know where i’ll start feeling really light headed and dizzy, and my heart rate sometimes will either slow down or speed up, and i’ll be laying in my bed just thinking im going to die cause my heart is going to stop and it scares me. i cant sleep but sooner or later i do fall asleep and wake up feel better. is this a sign of an anxiety attack, cause i do get anxiety all the time.

what can i do so i dont trip out late and night so i can do to sleep without freaking out thinking im going to die and get light headed

Tags: 18 years, anxiety attack, cant sleep, heart rate, sleep

Okay, so I’ve recently been experiencing a slew of anxiety symptoms for the first time in my life. Can anyone tell me if this is "normal" anxiety, or if it sounds bipolar or schitzo?

I do have "normal" anxiety attacks where I feel short of breath, anxious, and scared for little or no reason. Recently I’ve ALSO started feeling weirdly "energized," and hyper. It feels "good" in creepy way since it’s the opposite of feeling depressed, but I also feel "wired" anxious, REALLY amped and on edge like I had too much caffeine. I can also describe it as feeling "over stimulated." Even laughing in these moments feels like a uncomfortable tickle, it’s so bizzare. It’s really scary for me because I feel so out of control during these "Upper" panic attacks, and I worry I’m going crazy.

Has anyone else been through this? Is it "mania" and I have a mental condition, or will it go away if I can "relax" i.e. it’s just anxiety?

Thanks!
To the person who asked if the anxiety occurred during sex

YES it’s worse right after sex!

Also I’m not on ANY medications.

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What are the symptoms of anxiety? like what happens when you have it? I believe that i might have it.
and what happens when you have an anxiety attack?
and what kinds of things would cause you to have an anxiety attack?

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my grandma and a surgeon we know says that meds are bad, so i tried to convince him that i need them by emailing him all kinds of symptoms that i had. im scared that he’ll think of me as nuts because i put all kinds of stuff and i can’t even study now. he thinks that im a perfectionist and very intelligent and bright. if he reads this, he’ll think that im a wacho and stupid. what do you think?

i even told him that i get intrusive thoughts and feel guilty about it, but he thinks that im perfect.
am i too sensitive to be worrying about this?

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So very early this morning I woke with a horrible stomach ache, and diarrhea. As the day has gone on the diarrhea has continued, but accompanied with shortness in breath/trouble breathing, a panic feeling, my heart feels like its going to beat out of my chest, hot flashes, nausea, and I have had a dull headache off and on. I have had the shortness in breath and heart pounding feeling before, but never all day. I looked it up on line and found this:
Common physical symptoms of anxiety include:

* Pounding heart
* Sweating
* Stomach upset or dizziness
* Frequent urination or diarrhea
* Shortness of breath

* Tremors and twitches
* Muscle tension
* Headaches
* Fatigue
* Insomnia
Symptoms of an anxiety attack include:

* Surge of overwhelming panic
* Feeling of losing control or going crazy
* Heart palpitations or chest pain
* Feeling like you’re going to pass out
* Trouble breathing or choking sensation

* Hyperventilation
* Hot flashes or chills
* Trembling or shaking
* Nausea or stomach cramps
* Feeling detached or unreal
What can I do to make this stop?
I got the info from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm

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When I fall asleep when I am bored and get woken up I become really drowsy. But then while Im still in that state, I have symptoms of and anxiety attack. I start sweating and hyperventilating until I vomit or heave for a while. Does this happen to anyone else or am I just weird?

And no, I am not on any meds.
well its more of a dosing off than falling into real sleep.

Tags: hyperventilating, meds, sleep, symptoms of and anxiety attack

Has anyone used "Panic Away" or "the Linden Method" or some other online method to get rid of anxiety attacks? I live in terror everyday that these really aren’t anxiety attacks and that it is my heart. My EKG came back fine so my doctor thinks it is just anxiety. I have also had an EEG, bloodwork, CT of my brain, and upper GI done. All clear. I’m ,000 in debt and still no one has looked at my actual heart. I want to try to use the anxiety diagnosis but am skeptical that it is really something wrong. For now I have to believe that something will help. I’m broke as far as spending another thousand on testing but can afford 0 or so if it will help. Has anyone tried these or any other methods and how did it work for you?

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I have anxiety attacks and when i do i get real short of breath and feel like something is standing on my chest

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Since ive noticed (the past 3 months or so), i have all the symptoms of G.A.D (general anxiety disorder). I was curious with others knowledge/exp. This Tues, im going to see this family dr, (new dr) whom ive never seen yet, due to my insurance changing. My question is, since i have yet to see him, even with me explaining my anxiety symptoms/problems, will he give me a prescription for anxiety on my first visit? Or will i have to come back or go to another doctor? I tried Xanax once before when i had a panic attack, and it really calmed me down. Will he give me Xanax or Valium if i ask? I know there are alot of drs who are reluctant to give out meds like these, cause unfortunately the people who abuse it decrease the chance of others who do need it. I dont want to be put on anti-depressants. Just something for my anxiety to take whenever i feel like im going to have a panic attack. So again, j/w if this tues he will give me anything being my 1st visit & can i ask for the meds i want?

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I think I have Anxiety, I have chest discomfort and other symptoms of Anxiety. I just want to know because I’m scared if I smoke marijuana I could die or have a heart attack.. I’m 17 years old(Male) 6′3 in height and 127 lbs in weight (I’m underweight) so please be honest… any advices?? thanks.

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I think i’ve almosted had one TWICE now.. thankfully it goes away quickly but its REALLY scary.. here are my symptoms when I think I’m about to have one (( I havn’t had a full one yet, it just feels like the beggining of one.. )) – My head starts buzzing and I feel extremely paranoid, my thoughts race and I feel like curling up into a ball and just hiding from everything..

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Anxiety can cause manic symptoms, don’t you think? I know mine seems to.

Let’s see, when I’m anxious:

My body seems to have a lot of energy, fight or flight response indeed, which allows for me to sleep less.

Anxious people do have racing thoughts and a flight of ideas and often talk very fast without making much sense.

Anxious people need a release sometimes it’s a reckless desperate release, sex, drugs, spending or sometimes it comes out like many of those mental states come out, creatively.

Those releases can make you feel nearly euphoric. Finally! Not so anxious! Ever take ativan during a panic attack?

Anxiety can also related to grandous thinking. I’ve been so anxious I thought the world would end and it would be my fault.

Since our bodies cannot last in that state for too long, after a week or two I get depressed, I can’t take the anxiety any more. Wish I were dead and get tired. Maybe the anxiety was anxiety over getting depressed again.

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Im 17 years old and i was diagnosed with asthma a week ago. I stopped taking the inhaler the doctor perscribed because i was getting alot of Anxiety, eveyday id be close to a panic attack, but something in me tell’s me there is something else causing all this. Mostly everyday i have a slight headache or lightheadedness, stomach and body pains, and i get very hungry but when i try and eat i get sick to the stomach for some reason, i feel like i want to throw up. For the past year i haven’t really pigged out when it comes to my eating. My parents and friends parents have told me i look really skinny. Id say "no im fat…" since i have a slight gut. What im trying to say is are my symptoms of high anxiety (panic attacks), light headedness, stomach pains, and body pains the effect of an eating disorder. Im 17 years old and i don’t want to suffer anymore, i just want an answer so i can get back to the way i used to feel. Please Help Me.

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Sometimes when I am around crowds of people, my face starts to flush, I get insanely sweaty, my heart beats as if it’s going to explode out of my chest and I feel like I want to cry because I’m constantly worrying about what others are thinking about me, so I want to get out of there asap. I’m sure the last part are triggering these symptoms…

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Well about one month ago I think I suffered from a Anxiety/or Panic Attack and decided to go to A&E , they looked at my heart by connecting me up to a system, they looked at blood pressure , blood sugar and lungs. All came back normal. I then went home. For the past month I have not been feeling like my self, I have had 3 smaller attacks but they were not as bad as the first. However I just dont feel like myself each day, sometimes I will have day’s feeling very normal, but others I just dont. Well I went to my GP the other day to discuss this feeling and I even noted down all my symptons for him:

Symptoms

1ST Time a month ago.

Palpitations/racing heart.

Taking deep breaths.

Feeling shortness of breath.

Dizziness.

Dry mouth and throat.

Left arm feels slightly different ( not pin and needles ) more like a small amount of the dead arm feeling.

Back pain ( A tender spot in the middle of my back ) Feels tender when pressed.

Random cracking sensation on the middle chest bone when I sneeze.

Headaches

Around the 21st March :

Stool’s changed in colour to a lighter brown , solid but with a soft texture.

24th March : Stools have returned to normal in colour but still soft in texture along with random times in total of 3 where they are more softer.

He asked me a few small questions, about my work and if it’s stressful, etc. Then he wrote a note and sent me back to UCH Hospital, I asked him I want to be tested for colestral and he said they will do all the test.

I got to UCH 1 hr later, and was seen my the nurse at first and they were a little confused why he sent me back.,, I was then seen by the doctor, who listened to my heart and lungs, and he sat me down and we talked about my symptoms and he belives they are caused by Anxiety. He then told me he will send a extronic letter to my GP ( I guess thats a email ) to get me tested for something that shows in blood , can not remember the name of it. So I called my GP and was told he is now away for a week off, I now am going to be seen by another doc on Monday. I just feel that he was truly not bothered. I just want to get it sorted, perhaps I should change my GP all together. What do you think Have you ever had Anxiety? Many thanks
ooooop’s I forgot to say: I’m a 28 year old male

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I do not have adhd. I began using adderall for school. Ive used it very few times inconsistently. Lately I have been having slight anxiety/panic attacks, maybe sleep apnea? (I have woken up 2 times from not breathing, not sure if i can label this sleep apnea), and i also began snoring in my sleep. I don’t know if all of these symptoms are relative to adderall but its worth a shot to ask. I am not sure if the cause of these attacks is due to stress from school, "life" in general, my lack of exercise and my increased reliance on fast food or if it is because of the adderall usage. What do you think it is?

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I have anxiety attacks and sometimes have to go to the hospital for stroke like symptoms.. numbness, tunnel vision, black outs, cold/hot sweat, weakness etc. I finally figured out that it was my anxiety. but the last time it happened I was on bipolar meds and my hubby rushed me to the er because he said my lips were blue. it’s pretty scary. can I die from this if I didn’t have meds for it?

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Should I see a docter if for the past few days ive had a hard time getting anough oxygen into my lung? I feel like someone is squeezng my chest and my lungs wont take in enough oxygen. I have no reason for it to be a panic.anxiety attack. also other symptoms are like the very center of my chest hurts constantly, im always tired, my eyes black out everytime i stand up (I cant see with my eyes open), I have frequent fevers for no reason, and bad abdominal pain, oh and i get sooo many bruises for no reason, then they wont go away for like a month. does anyone have any ideas, this has been going on for about a year now, but the breathing has just beed a few days. like 5

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I have all the symptoms of a panic attack or anxiety attack but I’ve never had them all at the same time I’ve had them all in the last week or so, I’ve had heart palpitations for months now and hot flashes and chills and random sweating for like a week.
I’m 14 if that helps

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On Friday I had blood taken out to be checked for cholesterol, diabetes, etc.
Friday night I felt extremely dizzy, lightheaded, everything looked dark and I had pressure on my chest. I was about to pass out.
I got taken to the hospital where they performed an EKG, they checked my blood for any blood clots and I had X rays done.
I had a tranquilizer injected. I felt a little better. But on the weekend I was feeling very very tired! I still felt a little lightheaded and felt like I was going to pass out every few minutes.
On Monday I went to my doctor and she told me I had high cholesterol (282). I started getting that pressure on my chest again and I couldn’t breathe, they injected another tranquilizer.
Ever since then I have been having trouble breathing. I feel like I breathe too slow.
Could tranquilizers make me feel this way.
I’m still feeling tired and lightheaded.

Could this still be anxiety? I’m kinda worried It could be something else because I’m still having symptoms…

No rude answers please

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I am 12 years old i can’t take it! sometimes i feel like i don’t wanna live.
My symptoms are let see where do i start i feel like im gonna have a heart attack my heart is beating really really fast. Pressure in my chestor just make my chest feel uncomfortable what do i do im 12 and i don’t wanna live my life like this plus its almost christmas the worst for somtin like this to happpen it has been goin on for like 3 days straight!!!
this has never happened before

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im afraid i may be having a heart attack. im 18. a year ago i was jogging a lot, and in really great shape, but have been "obese" my entire life. I became depressed and stopped working out, started eating like shit, lying in bed all the time, and smoking a lot of cigarettes. this has been my lifestyle for almost a year. the smoking only about 6 months. but i smoke a lot when i do. sometimes so much it makes me wheeze.

I’m just now coming out of it, and I’ve been getting kind of hyper and wild lately (like i used to) and one night i got drunk and something weird happened. My chest felt "strange". i wasn’t sure if it was heart or lung related, it felt a little heavy, and it was kind of hard to breathe. it lasted a few minutes, and being the hypochondriac that I am, my anxiety made it a little worse. I got my mind off of it and I was fine. Then the other night i was walking and felt a sharp pain really quick in my chest area…but it was fine after that.

My mind wasn’t though.
all day today I worried about it, and for like 6 hours today I felt that "heaviness". I could easily be mixing this up with anxiety (because i have still been very anxious, and social for the first time in 6 months), but I’ve been taking aspirin, quit smoking on a dime, and plan on walking and eating nothing but veggies tomorrow. I plan on bringing back my healthy lifestyle.

But from what I’ve told you, chest heaviness (unsure of if heart or lung related, can’t really tell, it seems more general), a sharp pain lasting for a split second (only once, but triggered madddd anxiety), and my terrible lifestyle making it all the more likely. Do you guys who know your shit out there have any recommendations for me? If it is heart attack symptoms, I want tog et my ass to a doctor and prevent it from ever happening.

I’m hoping it’s anxiety mixed with heavy chainsmoking. I would sometimes wake up wheezing after days where I smoked a lot. I’m defenitly quitting the deathsticks.

thanks
I’ve had a panic attack before, and it was MUCH more intense than this. like my heart was POUNDING during that panic attack.

This is kind of persistent and sneaky…theres no pain, just like heaviness….it seems to get better when I’m home. like ive been home on the computer for like 40 minutes, and its feeling better already. I’m also less stressed. But i don’t know if im less stressed because im feeling better, or vice versa.

I know this sounds terribly stupid…

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There is nothing wrong with my heart, I was at the hospital and got an EKG test about 2 months ago (where I had my first panic attack, and I’m 15), but
The last few days I’ve had a pain in my chest, arms, shoulders, nervous stomach, high blood pressure in a few seconds and felt dizzy (anxiety and panic attack symptoms), and EVERY morning these three days when I wake up, MY heart just beat SOO fast and I feel like I cannot breath, It’s so annoying and I get so nervous, and think I’m gonna die or have a heart attack, and I won’t go to sleep because of that…

WHAT AM I GONNA DO :/??
Anyone who have felt the same way??
PLEASE help??

Sincerely – Me

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I have anxiety alot,i dont take nothing for it.but recently my daughter was taken from me so i have been extra neavous and tence… I worry about her..but last night i had a full blown panic attack and it really scared me. I dont like it.. I tried to relax. But it went on fro hrs…what are some things i can do to help this.

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