Panic Attack, anyone?!

[moyti]

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never thought about it sd, pay is good. dli nani nako buhian ui. hehe.

@moyti: mao sd. bsin kinahanglan lng sd nako mag unwind gamay...busy gyd wrk. karon mdyo ok na cya.



one thing i can't really forget was katong nangaon mis canteen, tawa2 pa mi then suddenly nangurog akong kamot, hasta akong baba ug ngipon (ambot unsaon pag explain ani). and dli man sd to tugnaw sa canteen. kalit lng gyd to. nagpalpitate sd ko ato.

naggunit gud kog kutsara ato, pwerte gyung kuruga. i try to suppress it as much as i could by putting it down for a while. i was holding both my hands under the table to control it. i was glad nobody noticed it. gkuyawan gud ko ato bsin naay nkabantay. wa gud to nako nahuman ug kaon, g.alibi lng ko wa koy gana mukaon. ambot lng gyd ato...hinuon wa nman sd nausab balik. kato ra sd.

have yourself checked lang by a doctor para makasiguro.

[littlelad]

aq bata paq kay ng cge daw q nagacombulsion...karon kay wala nah...mingaw gani q...LOL...

[LoneWolf]

ni stop ka sa zithromax bro? y mn? unsay side efects nya? so far sa ako wala mn, pero dugay2x nko wa ka take ani blik kay murag kalma nmn lang ko.. but pag friday nbalik xa nya kaimnonon ko blik ani... ako lng gi control kay d ko gusto mag under med while training ko sa work....

dghan. e google. lisud kaayu mag salig. k2ng ako sauna. tga adlaw jd ko ma kuyawan. control2 ra jd nq. mka kita/dungog kog mga kuyaw murag kog malipong. mag palpitate ko. control lang jd.

[tamxy]

naa pud ko kaila naa ani na disorder...louy au cya!

[elmariachi]

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thanks!

[nikki_7]

Kumusta po kayong lahat? Ako po si Nikki. Kagaya po ng karamihan sa inyo, nagsa-suffer din po ako from anxiety attacks/panic attacks, hypochondriasis, obsession-compulsion, paranoia (pasulpot-sulpot), at depression (pasulpot-sulpot).

Ngayon po ay nagkaka-panic attack ako tuwing uulan or may parating na bagyo (binaha kami noong Ondoy at dalawa lang kami sa bahay), tuwing nasa lugar na madaming tao na mahirap lumabas (nung nag-audience ako sa Wowowee ay nag-walk out ako bago mag-start yung program on air kasi feeling ko nao-overwhelm ako... bawal ding lumabas ng studio habang on-air... iniisip ko, paano kung maihi ako or mahilo during the show... @__@), o kaya kung naipit ako sa traffic na hindi umaandar (parang di ako makahinga).

Ang dami kong akalang sakit ko. Mahigit 10 doktor at 20 consultations ang ginawa ko for the past year. Ang dami ko ding tests, puro normal (including CT scan).

Sa tingin ko anxiety attacks lang ito dahil puro normal naman lahat. Saka bumabalik lang symptoms ko kung nasa mga sitwasyon ako na nasa taas.

Nakapunta na ako 1x sa psychiatrist (grabe! 1500 pesos! nanghinayang ako kasi ako lang yung napagod kakakwento ng buhay ko tapos pinabalik lang ako... di na ako bumalik... sabi ko sa kaibigan ko, sya na lang kakausapin ko at ililibre ko na lang sya). Nakausap ko rin 1x ang isang clinical psychologist sa St. Luke's.

Sang-ayon ako na bumuo tayo ng support group.

Ang number ko ay 0909-899-1111 (Smart). Sana matulungan natin ang isa't isa.

God bless!!

-Nikki

[LoneWolf]

Hi nikki! im sorry to hear that. how old ru? Hindi lang ikaw mayroon nyan. Sabi nila mga matatalino meron dw nyan. smart tayo e hehe joke..
So kumusta ka na? hope ur doin fine. Bsta isipin mo nlng na part ka parin sa universe hehe. and d best na gawin pag nag trigger. control lang. don't think too much fear. Honestly meron dn ako lahat na namention mo. so don't worry too much, kc it's only a behavioural thing., not disorder. normal lang yan!

tc and God Bless

[kenecio]

Hi Guys,

It has been a long time since I last joined and posted on this thread. The last time I was active here was also the time when my panic attacks were worst and frequent. I've said and posted a lot here and just followed them..I can say that now I am cured. Not fully, but the only difference is that now I can control my panic attack. I no longer feel like I can not control the situation and that I am doomed to die eveytime an attack happens.

The minute I got out of the hospital (I was rushed to the ER in Aug 2009 thinking I was having a cardiac arrest of sort, all results were normal. The doctor even asked me if I did drugs and that I was just having withdrawal symptoms, which is not the case). I just also have to be in the hospital for fear that my BP might spike and might cause a stroke. Well, all my results were normal except for a High BP which already existed prior to my first attack. My doctor gave me additional medication for my BP including atenolol (Therabloc 50mg) which will help me if in case I get an attack; it will help me slow down my palpitation.

Other doctors prescribed anti-depressant (Lexapro, Paxil, mood brighteners like Xanax etc.) but I never took them...not once. I never even bought any. Well, I bought Dormicum which helps me go to sleep...but after I finished all 10 prescribed, I never asked for it to be replenished.

I was like a prisoner in our house. I can't go out way past our gate or I'll suffer an attack. I can not drive, I can not watch movies that are scary or overwhelming or way too sentimental. There were many things I can not do. I used to be active, always out, very outgoing person. It totally changed my life – and then depression set in. I had suicidal thoughts that had friends scampering to the house when I call them telling them that voices are now telling me to drink a whole bottle full of Tylenol tablets. The sight of sharp objects also triggered these suicidal thoughts. It was the worst time of my life. My business was loosing already since I can not go to the office and any petty problems would trigger an attack!

I can not sleep alone in my room – and what a shame, I have to sleep on the floor in my parent’s room. I also need to be in plain sight to them otherwise I can not sleep. I also need to have several layers of blankets since low temperature can trigger an attack. Sunsets made me very sad and causes an attack too. It really was the worst. My only outlet that time was the internet – including this forum at istorya.net

Since I was online most I just kept on researching and researching about my illness – which was kinda wrong since I became a hypochondriac – I tend to also feel the symptoms of other panic attack sufferers that I read online. I’ve read about cardiac arrest etc. So when my left arm goes numb – I get an attack, thinking it is already a cardiac arrest, since I’ve read it online. The mind is powerful – it can make your body feel the things your mind wants it to feel. Everything just got worst. I got even more depressed.

I tried to learn the ojayi breathing, I watched videos of panic attack sufferers in youtube. I learned how to yoga and yoga breathing through youtube videos. I listened to relaxing music. I avoided doing indepth research about panic attacks. Since I learned yoga breathing, I learned how to reflect. Before I knew it, I learned how to pray – that eventually led me to have a personal relationship with my Saviour. I started to learn to trust him. I learned about “The Secret” (Google it), I practiced using it and then my anxiety was lessened along with deep prayers. Now, I still use The Secret and I do not take everything very seriously…when something bad happens or something you did not expect to happen, happens—I do not get anxious or worried because I use The Secret and I have a deep trust in Jesus.

I still do get panic attack episodes until now, but it will never last long more than 5 minutes and they happen maybe once a month, sometimes – never at all. When I do get an attack – all I do is just be sensitive of all my sensations and then I JUST RATE TH ATTACK FROM 1 TO 10…1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest…and normally when I start rating – it just go! Also I learned not to hold on to a panic attack…If I feel that they are coming, I tell myself “ padayuna lang” and then 98% of the time, dili ma dayon! And if madayon man gain – I just do the rate the attack trick – and it will just go!

Another thing, maybe the best thing I learned from all this is EXERCISE. First it was just walking…up and down our staircase and around our house…basta panington lang…then around our block – with companion pa aron dili makuyawan…then two blocks, three, until I walk alone, until tibuok ciudad na (I’m from Ormoc) until I learned how to run…until karon, I know join mga fun runs and at all times finisher gyud ko…from 3K, nag 5K then 10K and I just want to go run and jog more. Exercise releases endorphins or what they call the “happy juice” so it’s a natural defense against anxiety, pain and depression….so that’s why I got addicted to it.


BEFORE I KNEW IT, I AM NOW BACK TO MY OLD ROUTINE – even better! I learned to appreciate life more, I learned how to smell and stop the roses, I learned to be thankful, I rediscovered Jesus, I learned that I am strong – I gained adifferent kind of self confidence – I mean sila kaha ang amg panic attack , I’m sure din a sila kahibalo mu dala! I learned to not take things way to seriously, I learned to appreciate the little things in life, I learned also that everything happens for a reason – and so I learned that this is happening so that I will learn the things that I learned in this learning experience that they call “PANIC ATTACK”.

To sufferers out there – believe in yourself. Pray. Ayaw padaug. Exercise. Go out. Enjoy life! Ayaw pang-gaa pag ayo ang imong sakit. Do not rely on prescription medicine. Learn to love yourself. Challenge yourself everyday – but don’t push yourself too much—one step at a time. And when you get out of all that’s happening to you know – MAKATAWA NALANG KA SA IMONG NA AGI-AN.

Again, naa ni rason why we suffer this – maybe a way to tell us to slow down? O to get out of our shell? Learn the reason why – and you will not learn it if you just sit there and do nothing…ACT NOW! GO OUT, WALK, RUN, SMILE, TALK TO PEOPLE AROUND YOU, CHALLENGE YOURSELF TODAY.

Ask your cardiologist about Atenolol to help you with palpitations.

[EL LOCO]

unsa na age mo start ni siya? kay naa koy cousin nag suffer daw siya ani... support kaayo ko kung naay group ma form ani para maka apil to ako cousin. more power to this thread.

[nirdle_phogi]

kinahanglan man jud resita ang Xanor noh?