Is this Anxiety?!? HELP..

[Lil_Blondi05]

Well about a year ago I had a Panic Attack about death before going to sleep. I've never really been a stressful or anxious person before so it was weird to me. I had a family member and friend die recently before that and I guess it was a reality check. Well after that for about a month i had depression random thoughts, feeling out of it, etc for about 2 months. Things would be ok some days and worse the next. I got about 90% better but still wasnt about 100% better as i was before the attack. Well felt like that for a while. Im in college so spring semester i was pretty good. Well Summer came along and i was about the same. Since december after the first attack in september, i saw a doctor told him i was feeling fine now and he told me take vitamins from now on to keep a healthy balance. I did all the way up until summer. Well randomly one day i stopped and said i dont think these are doing any good. About 2 days after that i felt great! i felt 100% back to normal! had my 21st birthday everything was awsome. Then about 5 days after my b-day i had kinda another attack. I all of a sudden i felt like i was loosing my mind. I paniced and finally went to sleep. Ever since that day (was about 7/19/07) till now ive been dealing with thinking im loosing my mind, dream like states, brain fog. I would constantly worry that i had a tumor in my head for about 2 weeks. Then it was back to im loosing my mind. I would constantly go in and out of a dream like state or unrealism. Also depersonalization. Another wierd feeling is how i know it my house or my best friend but they just dont seem the same. If that makes sense. I have been going in and out of that lately. I saw a doctor about 4 days ago and i had a history of migraines and plegic ones a couple times and he thinks these symptoms arent anxiety related that anxiety only last a couple minutes and i should be feeling like this in a dream, etc. for this long in and out some days in some days not. He prescribed me with inderal and i have been on it for a couple days now to see if my anxiety will stop due to migraines. At first it made the dream like feeling real bad but it has been diminishing.

My first ? is do people feel like this on and off like 30 min you are then 10 your fine? Like one minute im like oh its def. anxiety i need to go on medication. Then i get a window where im feeling fine for like 20min. and im like i got this im fine. Then i go back to that state and i think my world is comming to an end and im loosing it. Basically where im getting at are these typical of anxiety sufferers or does it seem like something else. Im debating on wether i should go on meds or not still. I guess ill see if inderal does anything first after 2 weeks or so. In the mean time im getting blood work, eeg, etc to make sure its nothing serious. Sorry for the long rant just trying to get a little info and relief.

[Lil_Blondi05]

Well lately hasnt been to bad........I started accepting the feelings and just telling myself its just anxiety oh well just deal with it. And i dont wanna jinx it but it seems like its getting better everyday little by little. Im 20 times better than i was last week at this time. Ive kinda just accepted death and med. conditions for what they are. If its meant to be its meant to be. If your meant to be part of this world and have a serious medical issue your body will let you know. So this mentality has been working pretty good. What i have notivced though is when i wake up or im tired i have that "unreal" feeling. I think im confusing tired and out of it with "unreal". Ive talked to a few others and they have stated that just like a broken bone things just dont heal. My brain and nervous system took "damage" from me thinking this way and need to heal. How i feel now is def. much more bareable but still not 100%. Thank you for all of your comments guys. I wish you all the best of luck with your anxiety and other mental health probs.

[nthemidstoflames]

You could definetly have GAD and a panic disorder at the same time.  Panic disorders can make you feel like you are going crazy and as both of these people have said if you dont do something about it they will get worse.  I was like you several years ago (im 20 now) and a very easy going guy and started to get symptoms of anxiety and panic disorder.  I ignored it not wanting to admit there was something wrong with me, until this past spring.  It all caught up with me and I had a complete mental breakdown, was in and out of the hospital once a day for a week absolutely convinced i was having a brain annyeurism because my whole scalp and part of my face were numb.  So that went on for a week or two while I waited to get in to see a psychiatrist.  I didnt make it till that time, they had to put me in a emergency mental health clinic while I waited for my appointment because I was literally on the ground completely sobbing for no good reason convinced I was going to die 16 hours a day for a week and a half.  Do yourself a favor...please please please do not let that happen to you...get professional help.  No one deserves to feel that way.

[shellbells]

I have been having the same dreamlike state this week. I have had panic attacks for 6 years. Sometimes it does last longer then a few minutes. And it could be on and off for weeks. Usually the dreamlike state should never last consistantly longer then a hour or so. You really should get some type of therapy and meds. Because just like brndgrl said. It will get worse. I have been having a rough week myself. And everytime I have an attack I question myself , is this just a panic attack or something more? But chances are it is a panic attack and nothing more. The good thing is that both therapy and meds can help this. Take my advice, if you do start geting help for your panic. When you start feeling better, don't stop therapy and meds, that is why I have been having a bad week. I start feeling better and I think I don't need help anymore. Wow was i wrong. Be safe, it will get better.

[Lil_Blondi05]

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[Lil_Blondi05]

But the wierd thing is only had those two. So do the symptoms last that long after like on and of? Do the panic attacks bring out GAD?

[brndygrl]

Yeah, those are panic attacks. I started having them in college too. I'm 27 now and I've been on and off medication.  If you don't start treating the anxiety it WILL get worse!