What can I do during an Anxiety Attack to calm down?
I thought I was having a heart attack yesterday and I went to the emergency room. The doctor simply said it was an anxiety attack and it was caused from stress, depression, and worry. I also drank coffee yesterday and he said the caffiene didn’t help. So he gave me some medicine to calm down.
I had another anxiety attack today and im guessing its from lack of sleep. Thats what my doctor said I wasn’t getting enough sleep to. But when I have these attacks. How do I make them go away? I really need to know. I’m only 17 and Im going through a really tough time with family problems and its effecting me so bad to where im having heart problems and I get startled easily. Please tell me how to get rid of these anxiety attacks when they happen. Because it gets so bad actually that I have near heart attacks and they don’t go away. I also keep losing weight because of them and my appetite just shuts down. Its hard to eat to when I feel this way.
I just experienced an axiety attack that lasted 2 hours just now. My heart is slower now and I feel a little better. I drank warm milk also. What would you recommend doing as well?
I’m also going to see the doctor again tomorrow for some medication incase it happens again. This feeling is even worse than having the flue. The anxiety attack feeling is horrible. im under soo much stress. I’m only 17 years old. I have a healthy diet and get enough viatamins. So that has nothing to do with it.
I also have extreamly dark circles under my eyes. So my doctor was convinced that I was using speed when I went into the emergency room yesterday. Which i wasn’t.. I just had a mild heart attack from stress.
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deep breaths, focus on blowing out. close your eyes and imagine yourself blowing out a birthday cake. you have to remember that this is ALL IN YOUR MIND. put your mind on something else – a good memory, something you enjoy doing, lying on the beach, playing soccer, etc. Remember that in the grand scheme of your whole life, this is but one problem and freaking out about it will not do any good.
The best thing you can do is get you life straightened out first. Get more sleep, stay away from coffee or too much sugar, try to reconcile yourself with your family and just try to stabilize your life. Easier said than done.
When you get the panic attacks try to be aware of yourself. Take deep breaths, go outside, try to talk yourself down and realize your mind controls everything and you can control your anxiety.
Usually depression and anxiety go hand in hand. I went through a hard time last year and I got them, not as bad as you though. I got my shit together and I haven’t gotten them in a while.
If all else fails, there is medication.
I’ve had these before and it took me some time to finally quit having them. First, breathe in through your nose and out through your lips. Pace this. Breathe in 3 and out to the count of 4. Next, keep reminding yourself that you are not dying or going crazy. The anxiety comes on fast and is slow to leave so you can do things like 1. shut your eyes and imagine that you’re floating past this. 2. Repeat a mantra: something like:: let go and let God. or God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change: courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Quit all caffeine and sugar/soft drinks with sugar and caffeine. Concentrate on your body and where you’re storing your tension. Learn how to relax those muscles. Do yoga. Listen to relaxation music. Run, swim, bike ride. Any type of exercise that makes you use your muscles and beathe deep. Finally, find some books on anxiety, stress, panic attacks etc and learn more about it. You’re probably an anxious person and these things will help you through out your life. Best to you.
Hey man, I feel your pain. I used to get them bad. What helped me was coldness…sticking my hands in ice water helps and cold drinks (sounds weird). Deep breaths…Classical music (Beethoven and Mozart are good), sometimes a hot facecloth on your face is nice too. Lack of sleep was also a major cause for me. I’d see your doctor and mention that. If you are not on prescription medication and your doctor is fine with it, I find Tylenol PM helps quite a bit with sleeping (it’s over the counter so regular pediatricians are more likely to give that a try, rather than give you medications like Trazidone or Seroquel). And a major thing I had to do was lay off the caffeine…soda and coffee were the majors for me. Email me at AGLTROPLB@yahoo.com if you have any questions, I’d love to help and I’ve been through a lot of what you’re describing.
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