how to calm myself down from a panic attack?
i have been diagnosed as having panic disorder and here in the past couple days its has gotten cold where i live at and it has made my chest tighten up and made me feel like i cant breathe i already to my medication for the day but im scared i don’t wanna die im 19 years old 5’2 with body weight of 135 so im not overweight what are my chances of it being something wrong with my heart or is just me being over-reactive
BOO!
Sorry, I was trying to scare you straight. I dunno, they use this technique on juvenile delinquents…
Edit: For that, you add me as a contact? Wow, I didn’t think it would really work. I’ll have to try it on someone else now!
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Comment from cmapple
Time February 7, 2010 at 6:43 am
I’ve been dealing with anxiety attacks since high school. I don’t take any medication for it since in terrified of meds, but i remember when i had one in choir and had to step out this kid came and sat by me and kept on talking about random stuff, which calmed me down.
If there’s someone you can talk to that helps, but overall you have to be in control of your mind. Don’t let it overrun you. It’s scary to be having an attack but just remember that you can control it.
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Comment from Steve
Time February 7, 2010 at 7:20 am
BOO!
Sorry, I was trying to scare you straight. I dunno, they use this technique on juvenile delinquents…
Edit: For that, you add me as a contact? Wow, I didn’t think it would really work. I’ll have to try it on someone else now!
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Comment from hotdogsarefree
Time February 7, 2010 at 7:52 am
getting cold where you are, should not bring on a panic attack, if , it does just take slow deep breaths,
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Comment from Barbara
Time February 7, 2010 at 8:14 am
IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING THE ATTACKS THEN YOU MEDICATION NEEDS TO BE CHANGED !
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TAKING ASPIRIN ,DRINKING COKES , SOME OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS , MOSTLY CAFFEINE BECAUSE THEY CAN TRIGGER YOUR ATTACK !
BELIEVE ME I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THEM ALL MY LIFE AND I AM NO( YOUNG CHICK )!!
BUT YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO YOUR DOCTOR AND EXPLAIN THIS TO HIM !!
GOOD LUCK AND YOU WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS ! I KNOW HOW PAINFUL THESE ATTACKS ARE !!!
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Comment from Rachel
Time February 7, 2010 at 8:59 am
I have a cold right now and it is always very hard to breath. Sweet heart you are not going to die your overreacting. If it bothers you THAT much just go to the doctors. Your a 19 year old healthy girl your fine 
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100131100900AAGifZ0
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Comment from Shelley
Time February 7, 2010 at 9:15 am
If you are concerned that there is something wrong you should talk to your doc. As for calming down, there is no one sure fire way that works for everyone. You should look at starting a good self help program that will teach you the techniques you need to control your attacks. I hope that everything works out well for you.
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http://panichelp.tk
Comment from Chrona
Time February 7, 2010 at 9:35 am
Hey… Victoria here, maybe my personal story can give you some solace…
a lil about me- about a year after my husband left me and my daughter died about 5 years ago.. I was at a very difficult point in my life, and was ultimately diagnosed with depression, severe anxiety, and panic disorder. I would say that i’ve always for the most part been a little depressed and had some degree of anxiety, but this just completely tipped the scale. I remember there were days on end I would just lie in bed, and whenever I would be in a social environment my anxiety would go through the roof and I would often have panic attacks. Therapy never seemed to be effective for me, and my psych put me on damn near every med out there. I’ve been on everything from wellbutrin to paxil, zoloft, prozac, lexapro, celexa, buspar, valium, klonopin, xanax.. etc. Sometimes 2-3 different ones in combo at the same time. Nothing really seemed to work for me. With the exception of some of the benzos (klono./xanax) .. these worked well for a little while, but I grew tolerance quickly, and became highly addicted.
Then one day while researching online i came across this reputable looking website http://www.anxiety.pcti-system.com .. which talked about this program to eliminate your anxiety for good, all naturally. Long story short, I wound up signing up to try it and the program worked amazing.. Not only do I no longer have panic attacks and anxiety gone, but my depression has also seemed to dissipate a little. And I’m currently starting to slowly ween off the meds I’m on. >>>>
I would personally say that possibly the biggest driving factor in all this is OCD. I think obsessing and constantly having your thoughts focused on your own condition and constantly analyzing your own thoughts/actions plays a very significant role in the persistence of our ails. Almost like the condition is a small lit fire, and OCD is the fuel that keeps it consistently burning… Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that meds are generally a unhealthy short term cure that only semi-treats the symptoms, and never the cause. Hope I was of some help!
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Comment from Feta M
Time February 7, 2010 at 6:24 am
take up yoga then increase to something more demanding
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