Firstly , I would like to thank everyone who responded to my first post re night time panic attack ! Unfortunately since then , 5 days ago I have been in a unusually heightened state of anxiety , prob spend 90% of the day trying to fight the feelings of fear etc ( so scary ) , have put myself back up to 20 mg Seroxat which is helping I think , hate to imagine what I would be like without it ! Have made an appt with my GP ,but can't see me until next Tues ! Am determined not to give into these feelings though and am trying to continue " normal" life ( very hard) ,have told those closest to me who are living with me how I am feeling as very hard to pretend nothing wrong ! Just wondering if / how any of you deal with this or infact if you have suffered in this way , just feel like my nerves won't switch off and am in a permanent state of anxiety ! Very tiring ! Anyway any suggestions advice warmly welcomed , Many thanks Sarah x
Hi Sorry you feel that way I have also at times been anxious all the time and read loads on it start by excepting the way you feel if you resist it just gets worse if you except and say to yourself if this is the way im going to feel today so be it and just get on with your day at first you will think its not doing much but in time you will start to notice a difference and some days will be worse than others but it does work xx
Hi Sarah
I had this a few weeks ago infact it was 12th may n I was going into hospital for a simple procedure on my knee
My god I have never felt as ill in my life felt sick was sick was on edge dramatically could not settle myself down was terrible I ended up having to lye down but still felt terrible, I had to force myself to get showered n dressed n go for surgery n started to feel better once I was ready no idea why I was so bad as I wasn't bothered by any means of having the surgery it was other things revolving round n round in my head, as hard as it is n I'm a born worry so it daft fir me to tell yu try not to worry about things I'm terrible I WORRY WORRY WORRY n my family go mad I'm always what if !
No 1 knows what it's like until they have been in that position
Hi Sarah I just want you to know that it will go away. It may come back again but you can learn how to control your anxieties. I have had two anxiety/panic attacks since 2011 and I don't wish them upon anyone but I have learned how to control my anxieties. When I had them I felt like something was wrong with me. They even checked my heart and everything was fine. I had no sleep days and weeks. Medicine didn't work for me either. I had to remind myself that God is in control. I started reading the bible and started trusting in him and everything got better. Thank god its the scariest thing ever to have anxiety attacks. I pray that all your anxieties will go Way soon. Take care and God Bless you.
Yes I agree with donna...I was same way as you and I just told myself its anxiety and it cant hurt me...I still have anxiety filled days but not as many as in past...I just try to take deep breaths and relax and B 6 does help me...When I have a bad day I just remember other bad days and remind myself that Im fine and made it thru that day and I will make it thru other day as well...I was once told to laugh at anxiety and tell it if you want to be with me today then so be it Im not gunna fight you...I know right now that prob sounds silly and you think you will never get to that point because i was same way but it does get better..Hope you feel better soon...All these great ladies will help...They have done wonders for me thru this time...
So true what we turn to
I've done the same
Not a religious person by any means but I get comfort by talking to my lived 1's that have passed especially my Mum & always thank god for what kind a day I've had may be in my head but I feel some1 is helping me get through the last 5mnths as I've not been well with back pain leading to excruitiating knee pain n now 4 weeks post op on 1 knee
Some1 is guiding me at the moment n I'm thankful for that x
Dear Sarah,
I'm sorry you are going through this
It was me about 2months ago. It was terrible!
My doctor prescribed Xanax and I also got beta blocker. I felt worse and decided to go to holistic doctor. She run bunch of tests and I found out my Vitamin D is very low as well as Zinc. Too high testosterone as well.
She gave me herbal solution to stay calm (it works for me), I'm taking vitamin D, B complex, C, magnesium, ground flex seeds. I totally changed my diet, absolutely no processed food, quit coffee and wine. Started going to yoga and I also do progressive muscle relaxation.
I am feeling so much better and it has been little over a month.
I thought I am dying, ended up in the hospital. Still have anxiety and panic at times but I feel like I am getting better.
Hang in there.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Phillipone 4:6-7
This is one of my favorite scriptures in the bible that always helps me. Believe me it's not in your head its God that is helping you get thru this. I pray to healing over your entire body. God bless you and take care.
Hi Chris
Thank you for posting the Bible verse. It helps a lot to be reminded that God is in control even when things look bleak and scary to us. As a Christian I tell myself I shouldn't be afraid but easier said than done. i wouldn't cope at all without God's Word and a relationship with Him. Church helps too. I am worried that the bloating and indigestion is something other than perimenopause such as cancer. I have an ultrasound this week and am extremely nervous (not functioning very well). This forum helps and posts like yours. Thanks.
I meant Cris (autotext has a mind of its own)
Hi Sarah. Night time anxiety attacks keep me awake. It sounds like a major issue of perimenopause. We have not been prepared for these weird and distressing symptoms. Forums like this help though. I hope your anxiety eases soon.
Thank you Cris xxx
Hi Carol ,thank you for your response , you sure so right no one knows what it is like to be in that position until you have been there , and quite frankly I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy ( not actually sure I have any ) I think that if you have a reason for your anxiety ,like your knee op ,it does at least help to know what you are anxious about ,I think the not knowing is worse because you don't know what to do about it ! X
Thank you Cris for your kind words ! X
Dear Laurie ,thanks for replying , my goodness I have spent the last few days talking mentally to myself , like you telling myself " it's only anxiety ,it can't hurt me " ,as I said in a previous reply , I had the mother of all panic attacks when I got to work this afternoon ,don't know how I stopped myself just walking out , but didn't and was ok for the rest of the shift ( work in a hospital ) ,I know that tackling it head on is the answer , not easy .I just cannot understand why after so many years more or less panic attack free I should all of a sudden be having them , so can only conclude peri menopause ( am 50 ) is part of it,along with the stress of trying to support a close friend whose husband died very suddenly in March ! Anyway thank you again Sarah x
Hi Crenyyy, thank you for replying , glad you are feeling better thanks to the holistic doctor , really feel like that's what I want is blood tests to see what/ if I am lacking in anything ,have got a GPs appt next Tues ( earliest they could see me ) probably will be a waste of time but am going to request some blood tests ,it is good to know that we are not alone in feeling the way we do sometimes , quite frankly ,have felt as if I'm losing the plot the last few days ! Take care Sarah x
Hi Laura ,thank you for replying ,you are right we have not been prepared for this misery of perimenopause ( if that's what it is ,am assuming so as am 50 ) sorry you suffering night time anxieties , I suffer from insomnia which I have just started seeing a hypnotherapist for ,not sure if it will help ,pretty expensive but have to give it a go,she is also a counsellor and says the insomnia is a symptom of stress ,which I suppose I knew really as have always suffered from stress etc ! Anyway hope you continue to feel better ! Sarah x
Hi Donna ,thank you for replying , I like you have spent a lot if time reading about this over the last few days , just to reassure myself that I am not going mad ( certainly feels like it at times ) I have been doing my normal routine over the last few days ,it is exhausting though when you feel like you are continually fighting something ! Just would love to know why it came on so suddenly ! Thanks again Sarah x
Hang in there, I changed the doctor twice. Finally I found one that listens and I am feeling better. Still have tension headaches and feel weird at times, but making progress and you can too
I'm sending good energy your way.
Magdalena
Thank you Magdalena , lots of good energy please xx