Birth control and panic attacks?
I am 16 years old and i just started birth control for the first time.
in the past, i suffered from panic attacks and anxiety. i didn’t have a panic attack disorder or anything, but i would constantly get them because i would over think about getting them,
and thats when they would start up.
i used to do ecstacy a lot, and when i stopped cold turkey i got withdraws and that’s where my panic attacks even began in the first place.
i stay away from that drug, and haven’t done it in a number of months now,
they went away and i had no problems. sometimes, even would i would over think about having another panic attack.
i have been taking birth control for seven days so far,
and the first two days were good, i had no pains, no change in my mood or body.
lately, i have been getting shortness of breath,
a few episodes of panic attacks here and there
i can’t sleep at night because i have shortness of breath
and i over think about what’s happening to me
i have bad aches in my eyes,
shoulders,
neck,
back,
head(sometimes)
numbness in my legs, and hands
cold sweats
real bad side pains in my left rib cage- i feel the ache of it when i cough or sit down or move a certain way
random little jerks through my body
random aches in my legs out of nowhere
and i’m sure a few more sypmtoms that i can’t remember right now,
but those are the mains ones i suffer with daily.
and i don’t know if i’m getting all this from over thinking,
because i tend to over think especailly after expiercings panic attacks,
or if birth control is just not for me.
what should i do?
I had a similar experience with NuvaRing. I started getting panic attacks and couldn’t remember a thing that happened during a couple of them. Like completely not being myself saying things i had no intentions of saying, or even had any thought of it in my head. Ya i know that whole subconscious stuff but i think it was more than that. I really think it was related to my birth control. I’ve been off of it for about 4 months now and no other panic attacks. I dont know in you case, but i think it was the birth control in mine.
Comments
Comment from Thoms M
Time January 29, 2010 at 7:29 am
No regular treatment is needed if you have just an occasional panic attack. You may find it helpful to:
* understand about panic attacks, and the cause of the symptoms.
* know that any physical symptoms which occur do not mean that you have a serious disease. For example, some people find it helpful to know that the palpitations or chest pains they had during a panic attack were not due to a heart or chest problem.
* know how to deal with a panic attack
see here: http://www.fightingpanicattacks.com/
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Comment from Victoria B
Time January 29, 2010 at 7:13 am
I had a similar experience with NuvaRing. I started getting panic attacks and couldn’t remember a thing that happened during a couple of them. Like completely not being myself saying things i had no intentions of saying, or even had any thought of it in my head. Ya i know that whole subconscious stuff but i think it was more than that. I really think it was related to my birth control. I’ve been off of it for about 4 months now and no other panic attacks. I dont know in you case, but i think it was the birth control in mine.
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