I had been in an abusive relationship for 4 years. My anxiety started 3 years ago (I remember the day I had my first panic/anxiety attack) and has gotten progressively worse. My anxiety used to only happen when in fear of abuse (a verbal fight, disagreement, etc.). Now, my anxiety happens while someone else is driving, random times when nothing is happening, during an argument or disagreement, when watching scary movies, etc.
I don’t have health insurance so have not gone to the doctor yet, but hopefully soon will be able to. I have done quite a bit of research and believe this is some sort of anxiety related to Post Traumatic Stress, though my symptoms don’t quite fit.
If anyone has had this happen or you can help, I would love to know what the heck this is (not looking for a diagnosis) or how to curb it, I would greatly appreciate it!!

Tags: 3 years, abusive relationship, anxiety attack, diagnosis, disagreement, fear, health insurance, insurance, panic anxiety, random times, scary movies, traumatic stress, what the heck

i dont have panic attacks..i dont think….just once in a while i get this feeling that kinda scares me and i always thought i was the only one this happened to and that there was no way i could be normal. but recently i have tried looking stuff up and tonight i found something called panic disorder..but idk anymore….i dont shake from it or anything to physical…i just feel fear or terror, and sometimes the fear really isnt that bad, so idk what to think. i dont think my heart races at all….i feel slightly short of breath but thats more in general. i have a fear of public situations i know for sure. i go to the mall alone and i always wonder what people are thinking about me and then one time when i was trying on clothes, i realized my hands were shaking because i was so nervous to be out in public. and when im working too, im always wondering what ppl are thinking of me and if their judging me at all. idk what to think really. i thought i was the only one who got this strange scary feeling but recently im starting to think i might not be. and i know there is a difference between panic attacks and panic disorders, i just cant seem to find the symptoms for the panic disorders. this feeling of fear is sudden and random and then it will go away for a really long time and then it will come back every once in a while, sometimes ill have it for a few days in a row at random times, its so weird.

Tags: clothes, fear, few days, heart races, idk, long time, Panic Attacks, panic disorder, Panic Disorders, ppl, public situations, random times, short of breath, terror

Ive been taking medicine for anxiety for about a month now and I dont feel like I have gotten any better, my main problem is shortness of breath, i feel like i cant exhale. I get shortness of breath at random times, when im sitting doing nothing, driving, and mostly when im in the shower. Does anyone have any suggestions of how can cure myself? I dont feel like its anxiety but thats what ive been told….
I did talk to my doctor and they put me on this medication, but its a low dosage because of my weight.. how do you prevent you anxiety attacks

Tags: Anxiety Attacks, medication, medicine, random times, shortness of breath, taking medicine

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

Tags: 24th march, back pain, blood sugar, colestral, dead arm, deep breaths, dizziness, doctor who, dry mouth and throat, headaches, left arm, lungs, panic attack, pin and needles, racing heart, random times, shortness of breath, soft texture, stools, tender spot

They started a while ago, and for no reason. At random times every few days or so I’ll freak out over nothing. I worry a lot, and that makes them worse. I experience nausea, dizziness, shaking, and I get really emotional. I know it’s all in my head though.
Any way I can calm myself down, and experience these panic/ anxiety attacks less frequently?
They are getting worse

Tags: dizziness, few days, freak, nausea, panic anxiety attacks, random times

About a month ago, in the middle of the night, I went to the emergency room because I had trouble breathing, my whole body was going numb and I was feeling very weak. They took some blood and urine tests and said everything was normal and that I just had an anxiety attack. Since then I have been having dull stomach pains, a feeling like my whole stomach is filled with air, feeling nauseated, have to force myself to eat most of the time. Sometimes it feels like there is something stuck in my throat. Also, mostly in the mornings around 5 am my blood pressure either goes up to about 130/90 and my heart starts beating at about 105 bpm and does not stop for over an hour. Sometimes its a bit difficult to breathe. If I go to sleep after 12 pm, it takes me a while to fall asleep. Also, at random times during the day, the back of my neck and head goes numb for random amounts of time. My parents are saying that the anxiety attack messed up my nervous system and all those things are just side effects of the anxiety and will soon go away. I want to believe them but am still wondering if there might be something else wrong with me. Are my parents right or is there something else wrong with me?

Tags: 105 bpm, anxiety attack, back of my neck, blood pressure, emergency room, heart, nervous system, parents, random times, sleep, stomach pains, urine tests

Here lately, at random times, I’ve been feeling this tightening feeling in my chest; not exactly pains, just a tight feeling, if that makes sense. Can anxiety cause that? I -do- have asthma, but I don’t think that’s it. It doesn’t feel exactly the same and I’m not wheezing, but I do have slight shortness of breath, and I do feel extremely anxious when it happens.

Tags: anxiety, asthma, random times, shortness of breath

How do i control a panic attack? What triggers panic attacks? I get sudden panic attack symptoms at most random times and places. Does anyone have any tips for coping with a panic attack?

Tags: panic attack symptoms, Panic Attacks, random times, sudden panic