Okay I’ve had anxiety & panic attacks before. Well 8 days ago I had a REALLY bad panic attack and went to the ER. they said it was just a panic attack (which I knew logically it was too..but physically I was scared and went to the er) Okay I have [...]
Just a month ago I was told that I may be suffering from panic attacks. The doctor prescribed lorazepam…my condition seemed to worsen. (Dizzyness, fatigue, rapid heartbeat) This past weekend they switched me to Citalopram. This landed me in ER with stomach aches, an urge to cry, laugh, fight and vomiting all at the same [...]
I was just wondering whether this was a panic attack. It has happened 2 times. I get really angry because I think no one understands my point of view and then my breath starts to shorten and then I can not breathe at all and I am gasping for air and I panic and freak [...]
The instructions say it can take 4-6 weeks, but after about 2 weeks, I was feeling so much better. And after 4 I don’t think I had any more. (Unfortunately, that 1st week really wigged me out, I just wasn’t used to the feeling of medication…but it went away really quickly for me) Good luck [...]
My daughter had to be put on it for depression and panic attacks. How long does it take to kick in? Anybody here on it? Im not on that specificly, but the genral rule with most psych meds is you start feeling some benifit around 2 weeks, and full benifit around 4-6 weeks on full [...]
My symptoms: chest tightening, dizziness/lightheadedness (if thats a word ) I looked up normal sypmtoms online and normal lengths. Usually they last for 30 minutes or so but it is not unusually to have short ones. Im a little worried that i enjoyed it.. Im also a little curious I also have social anxiety disorder, [...]
I experienced a panic attack a long time ago and I called the ambulance because I was afraid I was going to die.. They hooked me up to a machine and my heart was beating at 170 beats per minute.. The ambulance technician looked and told me that people’s hearts explode at 120 beats per [...]
Do you have a period before having a panic attack that you know it’s about to come or does it come suddenly? How do you usually act when you’re having a panic attack? How long do yours usually last? Also, if you can feel it coming on, how long before it happens do you feel [...]
Panic attacks don’t cause heart damage. They acually protect your heart. According to wikipedia web dictionay…here is what your body does…While the various symptoms of a panic attack may feel that the body is failing, it is in fact protecting itself from harm. The various symptoms of a panic attack can be understood as follows. [...]
I did see that people take up to 60 mg? Sometimes it takes two to three days for a drug to get to a therapeutic level in the bloodstream. If you don’t feel any better by the fourth day of therapy then I would talk to my medical provider to look at other options.
