anxiety taking over me.

Hello all, ive posted here before, but now im posting because i want to start accepting the fact that i have bad anxiety. I get chest pains and disturbance everyday for the past month or 2. Im always trying to catch my breath and i normally yawn to do so. I wake up multiple times a night, i never get good sleep. Also i have convinced myself that i while have a heart attack im having chest sensations as we speak. I hate being in a public place, cause im always thinking what if i have an attack with people around. But i hate being alone because im afraid i wont get help if something bad will happen. I just recently started getting panic attacks. The worst one happened while i was at time square, i felt like i was going to stop breathing. I always seem to get panic attacks while im in the car. So now im afraid to get in one, i know its dumb. Ive gone to the ER 2 times already, and they have told me im healthy. I have had ekgs, xrays, and blood work, all good results. But still i get the feeling of an impending doom. I hate living like this, i cant do the things i used to love to do, because i fear im going to have a heart attack. Also i cant eat anything i want because i convinced myself i will get an artery clog. I only eat salads, fruits, and drink soy milk and orange juice. Ive gone crazy, and i feel as if this going to stop me from doing the things i want to do, like join the marines. I need some insight, or recomendations. Thank you, and god bless.

[roktta06]

Oh dear! I am so sorry you feel this way but you can get help and get better!!!!!
I had very single symptom you mentioned above AND it is not dumb at all to say you have been at the ER...I went % times telling them I was going to die of asthma because I could not breathe. Every single time I was in perfect health.  I cried so much because I thought my life was over. I even thought about ending my life because I felt that i was a big burden on  everbody's life that I not going to be able to live a normal life...what was the point of living if I was on the verge of going crazy! (I THOUGHT)

BUT when I went to see an expert on Generalized Anxiety disorder and Panic Attacks, I was born again!!!!!!! I take Effexor XR combined with Clonopin and have not had a panic attack since 1998!!!!!

My panic attacks were exactly as you mentioned above except for the fact that my digestive system was compromised here. When I started to have a panic attack I had the urge to have a bowel movement "urgent" so I was frantically looking for a bathroom, toilet or a "whatever" were I could "GO"! Imagine me being in a car with strangers and sensing a panic attack coming and my stomach gurgling!!!!!! BOOM! I started shouting to the driver to let me OUT!!!!! I was so embarrassed!!!! I have lot's and lots of episodes and horrible stories like this one.... but now I am perfectly divinely fine!

Get help...believe they will not disappear by themselves...they will only get worse because you have already predisposed yourself to were they happen. And the feeling that you are going to die is the scariest feeling of having a panic attack.

I am now in the process of taking my 19 yr old daughter to the Dr. my Dr. because she is experiencing exactly the same symptoms. The PA are very hereditary!!!!

If you have any questions for me please keep me posted! I will pray for you!

[29sillygirl]

Hey...

Sorry you are having a tough time with anxiety.  Glad you posted.  Lots of us here with the disorder in various forms.  

Smart you to figure out that yawning forces us to breath!  Took me ages to realize that..lol.

Your tests indicate no organic or physical reasons for the aggravation...so it is time to address the culprit.  IMO...your best ally is a psychiatrist and therapy. You have accepted that you have a problem...now it is time to take action.  

It is such a bummer to have panic in crowds or in the car...I know as I have had panic in every possible situation...but especially anytime I feel stuck or trapped.  It is all to do with our brains being on overdrive...one tiny thought and bang! hello panic.  

I hope you will hear from others in this forum...they are a great source of support.

Best ....

[MysticSoul9]

Your diet alone is anough to cause anxiety - it is too high glycemic and will cause blood glucose swings that release adrenaline.

You need to have protein and low glycemic carbs every time you eat - no fruit juices and not much fruit.

I dont know if you are female but soy increases estrogen and that can cause anxiety - it can also do it in some men

This is only a place to start but it is a critical place - if your diet is off other recovery tools wont work well

[anxietyguy3]

Thank you for responding, Its so good to here from from someone whos been through it, it puts me at ease because i dont seem alone. I feel as if i bother my family, So i feel lonely! Well my panic attacks episodes, come as respitory. I start feeling short of breath or i will stop breathing, and also i get a uncomfortable sensation in my chest. Its scary, feels as if i am going to have heart attack then i get out the car for fresh air and i feel better. I will try to get help from a therapist. Also thanks for the herditary insight, i spoke with my dad, and he told me used to get panic attacks and anxiety. But he calmed it though, So it makes sense. Well i hope your daughter feels better, i dont think anyone should go through this!

[anxietyguy3]

Thanks to all for the response. You guys are alot of help. I feel at ease everytime i hear a response. Thank you

[inconfusionalways]

the guy above you is right it also depends on your nutriating your body and your brain. anxiety comes from too much thinking and stress. I used to feel like you, always thinking I was going to have a heart attack. I don't take medication and I am Bipolar and suffer from anxiety. But 3 months ago I started taking vitamins and nutrients and eating right and I started to feel better. I have paranoia to medication and doctors and I know that anxiety is not only anxiety but can come from being Bipolar having ADD, ADHD, BPD, or any kind of mental disorder. Panic comes from a fear of something and anxiety comes from the constant thought of that fear. their is always a relation somewhere to a disorder to why you are having aniety attacks also the thyroid function can be an issue. good luck and I hope you feel better