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Panic attacks and Anxiety.
I have been feeling these new symptoms that I've never experienced in my life, in the past month. It all started with me moving back to Los Angeles I have had so much change this year that I didn't really ease myself into the transition. I also have been sober 80% of the year. I am not a drinking and haven't don't drugs in years but when I came back to LA a friend of mine and I partied one night. 3 days later no sleep I had my first real anxiety attack and went to the emergency room. The doctor gave me and IV and lorazepam he told me to stay away from partying. I took his word for it and have been horrified of drinking or anything since then.
Been completely sober. I promised myself I never wanted to feel that scary feeling again, but about two weeks ago while I was trying to sleep I woke up with racing thoughts my heart beat was going crazy and I felt like killing myself just to get out of it. I also have been having dizzy spells aside from the nightly anxiety that the doctor told me was vertigo. He gave me these exercises to do and they helped but I still feel dizzy and I can't seem to feel normal anymore. I used to be able to sleep whenever and I feel ruined like I will never be the same.
Every night I try and sleep by 10 or 11pm and I am so tired but I lay down and I start to feel like I'm spinning and racing thoughts so I sit up and watch a show on Netflix and walk around and try and calm myself down. But I can't for at least 2 hours then I fall back asleep I never remember how I just kinda black out around 3am.
My ears have also been non stop popping.
I feel like this is a little more than anxiety because even during the day I don't feel normal or myself anymore.
I smoke cigarettes and I have cut back because I want to be completely clean of everything. But I really didn't do to much in my past with partying to feel this at 24. I know people who do way worse and they never feel anything that I do. So after becoming completely sober and starting to eat great and waking up and doing my day to day things why do I still feel this way?
How long does this last?
What kind of doctor do I see?
I have to constantly tell myself not to go to the ER because 1. It's expensive and 2. I am getting new insurance.
I really can't take much more of this. I will try anything to feel myself but I also don't do good with any form of drugs (lorazepam Xanax) they make more worse than I already am.
Been completely sober. I promised myself I never wanted to feel that scary feeling again, but about two weeks ago while I was trying to sleep I woke up with racing thoughts my heart beat was going crazy and I felt like killing myself just to get out of it. I also have been having dizzy spells aside from the nightly anxiety that the doctor told me was vertigo. He gave me these exercises to do and they helped but I still feel dizzy and I can't seem to feel normal anymore. I used to be able to sleep whenever and I feel ruined like I will never be the same.
Every night I try and sleep by 10 or 11pm and I am so tired but I lay down and I start to feel like I'm spinning and racing thoughts so I sit up and watch a show on Netflix and walk around and try and calm myself down. But I can't for at least 2 hours then I fall back asleep I never remember how I just kinda black out around 3am.
My ears have also been non stop popping.
I feel like this is a little more than anxiety because even during the day I don't feel normal or myself anymore.
I smoke cigarettes and I have cut back because I want to be completely clean of everything. But I really didn't do to much in my past with partying to feel this at 24. I know people who do way worse and they never feel anything that I do. So after becoming completely sober and starting to eat great and waking up and doing my day to day things why do I still feel this way?
How long does this last?
What kind of doctor do I see?
I have to constantly tell myself not to go to the ER because 1. It's expensive and 2. I am getting new insurance.
I really can't take much more of this. I will try anything to feel myself but I also don't do good with any form of drugs (lorazepam Xanax) they make more worse than I already am.
You want to see a psychologist first to get a diagnosis, but I want to ask, is there anything about LA that might have brought this on? It seems to have started when you moved back -- did you leave to escape something, or did you leave where you've been living for some reason that might be affecting you? Does change usually bother you? By the way, say hi to LA for me -- I was raised there but haven't been back in, what, maybe close to 40 years? Also, LA is really polluted and crowded -- did you move from somewhere cleaner and quieter? It might be you just need some time to get used to it again.
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I got into a very bad car wreck out here a year ago. I also come from a very nice clean place, so I do agree with you that it could be brought on by environment. I am actually deciding to move back home because I feel like this is probably what once was my happy place now a reminder of my accident. Do you by any chance believe that when you've been through something bad you can feel that without knowing? You aren't thinking about it constantly but you feel naturally overwhelmed and have panic attacks because it's your bodies way of saying its to much?
LA says hi!! Thank you for your response by the way.
LA says hi!! Thank you for your response by the way.
I have the same problem it feels like ur going to passout my hands get clammy and i start to shake head feels heavy
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It's awful. It's been going away slowly for me now but my racing thoughts haven't been going down as much as I would like them too.
It sounds like moving back to LA was a trigger for your anxiety. Even if you were not consciously thinking about the car accident the mind remembers. Seeking the help of a good psychologist is probably a good idea to help you deal with your anxiety. Take care!
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