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I always think I'm dying! !
So I always think I'm dying! does anyone else have this problem>? and if so, hoe do you overcome it?
I was on zoloft and ativan for 2 years (loved the ativan) but now I'm on nothing.. can't afford the doctor!! so how do you convince yourself your not dying?? any responce would help, just put my mind at ease please!! I don't want to be alone!!
I was on zoloft and ativan for 2 years (loved the ativan) but now I'm on nothing.. can't afford the doctor!! so how do you convince yourself your not dying?? any responce would help, just put my mind at ease please!! I don't want to be alone!!
Classical symptom of severe anxiety. I had the same feeling when I was diagnosed with the triad of Anxiety, Depression, and Schizophrenia in 2008. To be honest, I never got around the people until I recovered in 2012. It was one of the worst feelings ever.
You could try the traditional advice of cardio exercise. That helps some people while others it does not do much good.
I remember when the feeling got beyond control, my doctor told me to take Alprazolam which worked like a miracle drug. Within 15 minutes I would be normal. Unfortunately, the drug has a horrible profile for addiction. So, I was only allowed to take it in extreme situations.
You could try the traditional advice of cardio exercise. That helps some people while others it does not do much good.
I remember when the feeling got beyond control, my doctor told me to take Alprazolam which worked like a miracle drug. Within 15 minutes I would be normal. Unfortunately, the drug has a horrible profile for addiction. So, I was only allowed to take it in extreme situations.
I have had a problem like this for nearly 2 years. I am constantly aware of my heartbeat and sometimes it doesn't seem to beat normal it's worse at nights when I am in bed, I think I'm about to have a heart attack at least 3-4 times a week and am constantly in fear that this time it might actually happen. A few times it has been terrifying and I can feel my heart racing and I go light heading and get pains in the chest as if I have been stapped with a needle in the heart thinking I'm about to die, I have even had to go to hospital twice because it was so bad but they do test and say it's normal. I am starting to understand it must be anxiety but that doesn't get rid of the feelings. I wish I didn't have this as I find it very tiring
I too have these thoughts and i am 17 years old and i am scared i might hurt myself because of these thoughts i am also an ativan and it works wonders but i am starting to get addicted to it please help.
I too have these thoughts and i am 17 years old and i am scared i might hurt myself because of these thoughts i am also an ativan and it works wonders but i am starting to get addicted to it please help.
I am also amazed by how anxiety can affect us. I had real trouble breatihing for a long time. I would get light headed and all. What I mistook for shallow breathing or breathlessness was anxiety breathing. I had it so often I got used to the idea of it just being a symptom of something. But not killling me kind of thing. Soon I had the chest pains and choking. I couldn't swallow or breathe. That I found out later was the first of my full blown anxiety attacks. Nasty stuff. Now I can calm myself and alleviate the symptoms just because I know what they are now. Soooo much better. Still get them, but now know what they are and how I can get rid of the episode. lol
VERY IMPORTANT! I don't mean to add to any concerns at all. However, when real symptoms occur such as fainting, or hives... do check it out. It may be diagnosed as the flu, exhaustion, seizure and that kind of thing.
I found my 16 year old daughter in the bathroom having what looked like a seizure. She was on the toilet and it must have just "happened." She's just gotten up a bit before. She had severe stomach cramps. She'd had those off and on since she was about 9. They would go away in about 20 to 30 mins and off to school she would go. Before the fainting spell, she would get a deathly pale look and look really unfocused and just lay there. Well, she was/is very sensitive when she gets sick. It is very dramatic when she gets a cold. She appears REALLY sick when she just has a cold. So the Dr and I both thought this must be the same. I told him though that it always looked kind of like shock. Pale, sweaty and lethargic. Tests and etc didn't reveal anything. After the fainting, he sent us to the lab for blood tests, she fainted there too. Her blood pressure would drop. They thought bad flu, maybe. Or mild seizures. Anyones guess after a bit. I was really puzzled and scared, I knew it had to be something other than those things. We had a new tool at my work that included a medical dictionary on the computer. It was for the staff to look up things for files. I had to figure out how to use it and didn't tell anyone what I was doing because I knew they'd think I was nuts. I finally narrowed it down to Anaphylactic shock. I finally figured out it was BANANAS! She's severly alergic to bananas. It got worse as she got older. As do many things, it seemed to get worse after puberty.
SO DO PAY ATTENTION TO: real physical things that include significan or prolonged fever, fainting and bleeding. That kind of thing. Those are real, "now" symptoms. If I hadn't figured out her allergy and the anaphylactic shock she would be gone by now. I'm sure of it. She can't even tolerate a fruit salad that she takes the bananas out. Or a coctail that was prepared with the same tools as one with bananas. The two Drs she saw were convinced it was seizures. And it did kind of look like that except for the severe cramps, nausea, sweating. The glazing of eyes can be seizure like. She has done her own studies on herself. After 4 times, she was finally convinced I was right. She was scolded by her husband, her inlaws and me. lol She just about killed herself doing the last one for sure. She was by herself and had to crawl to a phone and could hardly talk. Thank goodness for cellphones showing the number calling. Unfortunately, bananas were our morning fruit before school and etc. Don't be so worried. Just look for absolute symptoms at least. I usually reassure myself by confirming what I already know. It could be that, but probably not because I always worry too much. So now I just watch for those kind of things. Folks like us on here reassure the rest that we are not alone in our worries. I appreciate all the sharing and wisdom.
I found my 16 year old daughter in the bathroom having what looked like a seizure. She was on the toilet and it must have just "happened." She's just gotten up a bit before. She had severe stomach cramps. She'd had those off and on since she was about 9. They would go away in about 20 to 30 mins and off to school she would go. Before the fainting spell, she would get a deathly pale look and look really unfocused and just lay there. Well, she was/is very sensitive when she gets sick. It is very dramatic when she gets a cold. She appears REALLY sick when she just has a cold. So the Dr and I both thought this must be the same. I told him though that it always looked kind of like shock. Pale, sweaty and lethargic. Tests and etc didn't reveal anything. After the fainting, he sent us to the lab for blood tests, she fainted there too. Her blood pressure would drop. They thought bad flu, maybe. Or mild seizures. Anyones guess after a bit. I was really puzzled and scared, I knew it had to be something other than those things. We had a new tool at my work that included a medical dictionary on the computer. It was for the staff to look up things for files. I had to figure out how to use it and didn't tell anyone what I was doing because I knew they'd think I was nuts. I finally narrowed it down to Anaphylactic shock. I finally figured out it was BANANAS! She's severly alergic to bananas. It got worse as she got older. As do many things, it seemed to get worse after puberty.
SO DO PAY ATTENTION TO: real physical things that include significan or prolonged fever, fainting and bleeding. That kind of thing. Those are real, "now" symptoms. If I hadn't figured out her allergy and the anaphylactic shock she would be gone by now. I'm sure of it. She can't even tolerate a fruit salad that she takes the bananas out. Or a coctail that was prepared with the same tools as one with bananas. The two Drs she saw were convinced it was seizures. And it did kind of look like that except for the severe cramps, nausea, sweating. The glazing of eyes can be seizure like. She has done her own studies on herself. After 4 times, she was finally convinced I was right. She was scolded by her husband, her inlaws and me. lol She just about killed herself doing the last one for sure. She was by herself and had to crawl to a phone and could hardly talk. Thank goodness for cellphones showing the number calling. Unfortunately, bananas were our morning fruit before school and etc. Don't be so worried. Just look for absolute symptoms at least. I usually reassure myself by confirming what I already know. It could be that, but probably not because I always worry too much. So now I just watch for those kind of things. Folks like us on here reassure the rest that we are not alone in our worries. I appreciate all the sharing and wisdom.
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