pani attack thingys

[Tparkboy]

I recently had a post up about me getting all panicy, and nervous scared that something bad would happen from some Seroquel. most people told me it was just a nasty side effect that would ware off, lesson learned. But I went to see my doctor today and he said it wasn't the seroquel because seroquel doesn't do that to people and he said i could have this forever. He gave me a perscription for it and everything but i never had anything like this before ever, i was a pretty happy, stable guy before i started getting these, and now i'm not basically and i don't want to take the perscription bcuz thats what seroquel is for in the first place, But i didn't need it, it was for my friend. and now all the sudden there giving me more of the same kind of pills because coinsedently i developed these when i took the seroquel? Could it have done something to my head?

So what's the deal people, is this shitty feeling gonna ware off or am i going to have it the rest of my life? Was it from the Seroquel or not?:confused:
This is really bumming me out. please help.

[myCHAINisGUCCI]

it wasnt from the seroquel...lots of people have panic attacks man. for some people medication helps. umm. they might never go away, but they get bearable. i have them, and it sucks, but you will learn to deal with it. it happens to many people, but i repeat it wasnt the seroquel.

[sam&ella]

My third day on Seroquel, I began to experience severe paranoia. The longer I took the med, the worse the paranoia. Then, one day when I was taking a shower, I was overcome by the panic and paranoia. I felt that ominous forces were gathering outside the shower. Determined to finally put an end to this bullshit, I threw open the shower door.

There stood 5 DEA agents, guns pointed at me; my ex-wife; the bully from grade school, and George Bush.

[RELAYER]

My thrid day on Seroquel, I began to experience severe paranoia. The longer I took the med, the worse the paranoia. Then, one day when I was taking a shower, I was overcome by the panic and paranoia. I felt that ominous forces were gathering outside the shower. Determined to finally put an end to this bullshit, I threw open the shower door.

There stood 5 DEA agents, guns pointed at me; my ex-wife; the bully from grade school, and George Bush.

True story. Im the ex-wife and vouch for it

[Tparkboy]

Serious answers please. I need some help.

Are you sure there's know way it could be the seroquel my ChAINisGUCCI??
I don't want to live with these the rest of my life, It's the worst feeling a person can have. When you were diagnoses did people not know what you were talking about too?

There's other symtems too. Like even when they go away since i had the first one i havn't felt like myself. I'm not interested in anything everything is just kind of blank. Nothings that fun since. Since the last 5 days i've just kind of been trying to fight them off 24/7

[Tparkboy]

Are yours that bad? I never took Seroquel and then when i took it i was all dizzy the next day and then this happened. Maybe the seroquel triggerd something in my brain to make me start having them or something went wrong in it.

[Tparkboy]

it wasnt from the seroquel...lots of people have panic attacks man. for some people medication helps. umm. they might never go away, but they get bearable. i have them, and it sucks, but you will learn to deal with it. it happens to many people, but i repeat it wasnt the seroquel.
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[sam&ella]

It's nature's way of telling you, something's wrong...
It's natures way of telling you, in a song.

It's nature's way of receiving you,
It's nature's way of retreiving you,
It's nature's way of telling you, something's wrong.

[RELAYER]

It's nature's way of telling you, somethings wrong...
It's natures way of telling you, in a song.

It's nature's way of receiving you,
It's nature's way of retreiving you,
It's nature's way of telling you, somethings wrong.

My dad used to sing that to me as a child when I was going to bed :)

[sam&ella]

My dad used to sing that to me as a child when I was going to bed :)

Quite obviously, the song worked. Just look at the fine, outstanding human being you've turned into.
:p

[MeatWagon499]

i had some pretty fucking bad after alot of mushrooms and xanax over a 3 week period. it WILL get better. its the most horrible thing in the world, i know, just bear with it though, with time it does get better. also do not smoke weed, you will freak the fuck out.

[Tparkboy]

Yeah, its nothing like your shrooms thing trust me. Anyway myCHAINisGUCCI, I went today an they said it was probably the seroquel. But on the way home i started getting symptoms of a concussion. Any idea what this might be? I didn't hit my head or anything. Anyone?? please help, im going to pass out :(

[MeatWagon499]

my shit lasted for 9 days. i thought i was literally going insane by days 5-9. just stay sober it will get better.

[strat]

-No anything, including caffiene or large amounts of sugar
-Deep and slow breaths when they come
-Chill out, know that they will go away and no matter what you are 100% safe, just relax
-Exercise

That is what got my panic attacks to go away.

[myCHAINisGUCCI]

-No anything, including caffiene or large amounts of sugar
-Deep and slow breaths when they come
-Chill out, know that they will go away and no matter what you are 100% safe, just relax
-Exercise

That is what got my panic attacks to go away.

what he said. i exercise everyday. umm. stay sober. i self medicated with alcohol for too long. try to do thing to get ur mind off of it. like uhhh.. today i went cliff diving hit a couple 60 footers. it was real cool. hang out with friends. STAY SOBER. they will get better. sometimes i go months without having them. and when i do get them , i get them frequently for a little while, and during that little while i feel like im going insane and that there is no point to life. bear it out. itll get better.

umm. as for the cause? the seroquel prolly wasnt the reason they started. they most likealy started because you had a bad time on seroquel then u got paranoid then you had your first panic attack. once u have and experience one. the door is opened and ull have more. but itll get better.

[goofydrummer]

http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/shbreathing/ht/diaphragm.htm

Use this. Panic is purely a physical problem/a fight or flight response that is instinctual for human beings, but because we are in a modern world has no outlet, therefore causing panic disorder in some people. Diaphragmatic breathing will stop a panic attack and regular practice of this exercise should prevent them.

[goofydrummer]

Also, I'm sure its pretty unrealistic to give up drinking for most people. The thing to know is that your liver takes an hour to process one beer or one ounce of alcohol. During this time it is not processing some protein (or something) that is necessary to stop panic. Slow down to drinking just one beer per hour and drink twice as much water as you have beer. This will minimize any negative effects relating to panic that the alcohol should cause.

[MeatWagon499]

once you stop drinking, it will get worse for 5 days, peaking between 24-48 hours since your last drink. this is due to alcohols effects on your GABA receptors.

[SpENS93]

or go to your doctor and try and get some benzos

[Tparkboy]

"you might be experiencing anxiety attacks as a reaction to the Seroquel"
That's what I thought it was too. Like maybe I did something to my brain perminently, and I thought that might be worth check up on but I guess not according to the doctors. "He's like no, that wouldn't be it" and then he percribed me ativan and told me to go home. How can somebody get help these days if they have to ask questions on the internet. I could be going insane and nobody wants to help me. I don't know if I should take the 1mg Ativan or not. Because that's what Seroquel is perscribed for in the first place is it not? I'm thinking it's just gonna make it worse or make me dependent AND way worse. I just want this to go away, I was a pretty happy, normal, stable guy until this started happening. I just want it to go away, I'll never touch anything again. Hopefully ti ware's off.
If it was a reaction do you think it would have worn off by now? Because I want this to go away and its not gone yet, I hope I'm not stuck like this.
Please help :(

[Tparkboy]

what he said. i exercise everyday. umm. stay sober. i self medicated with alcohol for too long. try to do thing to get ur mind off of it. like uhhh.. today i went cliff diving hit a couple 60 footers. it was real cool. hang out with friends. STAY SOBER. they will get better. sometimes i go months without having them. and when i do get them , i get them frequently for a little while, and during that little while i feel like im going insane and that there is no point to life. bear it out. itll get better.

umm. as for the cause? the seroquel prolly wasnt the reason they started. they most likealy started because you had a bad time on seroquel then u got paranoid then you had your first panic attack. once u have and experience one. the door is opened and ull have more. but itll get better.

Thanks alot, that's what I thought too but nobody told me they would go away and that i wasn't going to go crazy. Really though thanks for being
so cool and all your help myCHAINisGUCCI. Sorry for being such a dick on my other post. I apoligize. I was just a little freaked from this crap. You know how it is. Because that's what it feels like all day everyday, like there's no point to anything and i can't even sit in the house with my girlfriend an daughter anymore. an i feel like im goin nuts

[myCHAINisGUCCI]

yeah dude i have the same exact thing. everything loses its point. theres no value. alot of dissacociation. but like i said, itll get better. itll never fully go away, but it will get better. sometimes it sucks and it gets real bad, but then other times its not. its kinda cool because it makes you have an apprecation for those times when ur not freaking out. umm benzos usually help. medication helps alot of people with this.

[Tparkboy]

yeah dude i have the same exact thing. everything loses its point. theres no value. alot of dissacociation. but like i said, itll get better. itll never fully go away, but it will get better. sometimes it sucks and it gets real bad, but then other times its not. its kinda cool because it makes you have an apprecation for those times when ur not freaking out. umm benzos usually help. medication helps alot of people with this.
Should I take medication for it though? He gave me 1mg Ativans. I'm afraid I will become dependant and/or alot worse. Because thats what made me have them in the first place. Will the feeling of everything having no value eventually go away because that sucks? I don't want to have this.

[Tparkboy]

because they said if i don't get treatment it will get alot worse. Is it true I can like eventually go crazy an things possibly if mines real bad?

[myCHAINisGUCCI]

lol. dude ur geeking out. u aren’t going crazy. i sometimes get the same thought in my head and thats what causes the panic attacks and the panic attacks cause the thoughts of insanity. you gotta break the cycle. the no value thing. who gives a fuck man. umm you dont live until you’re ready to die. accept your fate and just chill the fuck out while ur here. ur not doing something right...fix whatever it is and things will get better. sucks for me cuz im addicted to whats causing my anxiety..

you gotta realize. everyone is crazy in their own way. what’s crazy anyway? no one can operationalize that. as long as you can still function in society ur fine. be happy.

sorry to cut this short, but i cant have the convo anymore. its making uncomfortable. ive told you all i can tell you, and now its up to you to work it out. good luck. work your shit out. dont give up. pce.

[Tparkboy]

what he said. i exercise everyday. umm. stay sober. i self medicated with alcohol for too long. try to do thing to get ur mind off of it. like uhhh.. today i went cliff diving hit a couple 60 footers. it was real cool. hang out with friends. STAY SOBER. they will get better. sometimes i go months without having them. and when i do get them , i get them frequently for a little while, and during that little while i feel like im going insane and that there is no point to life. bear it out. itll get better.

umm. as for the cause? the seroquel prolly wasnt the reason they started. they most likealy started because you had a bad time on seroquel then u got paranoid then you had your first panic attack. once u have and experience one. the door is opened and ull have more. but itll get better.


i had some pretty fucking bad after alot of mushrooms and xanax over a 3 week period. it WILL get better. its the most horrible thing in the world, i know, just bear with it though, with time it does get better. also do not smoke weed, you will freak the fuck out.


Will I be able to smoke weed ever again??? I know you said stay sober, but thats shitty. That was my favorite drug along with speed. It's now 9 months later and havn't touched one drug since, quit everything cold turkey, even drinking, and that's pretty crazy, common give it up lol. Not even meds doctors perscribed. Which I am thinking about taking some because some anxiety patients tell me all they had to do was take meds for a few weeks and their anxiety never bugs them again. I'm starting to feel a bit better now, well alot better since 9 months ago, i thought i was going insane. Still do every once in a while, but i'm alot better. I don't wish anxiety on my worst enemy. I've also come to find out anxiety and depression runs in my family on my dads side. Anyway, I've been thinking about weed alot the last couple months!

Do you think i will be able to smoke it in moderation again soon after some meds and relaxing??

What about speed? I have a question your going to say that's out of the question. The doctor said that's what could have caused it in the first place.

[Tparkboy]

Also, I'm sure its pretty unrealistic to give up drinking for most people. The thing to know is that your liver takes an hour to process one beer or one ounce of alcohol. During this time it is not processing some protein (or something) that is necessary to stop panic. Slow down to drinking just one beer per hour and drink twice as much water as you have beer. This will minimize any negative effects relating to panic that the alcohol should cause. what about toking?

[Feelings Of U4ia]

Seroquel is an anti-psychotic...not an anti-anxiety medication if I remember correctly? Why does he have you on Seroquel in the first place?

[natebozung535]

dude sorry i only read your first post, but... IMO

stress and anxiety attacks and crazy shit like you talking about ahpens to normal people, if me and my fams are normal...

Don't blame seroquel, it is a godsend for twacks, it may even save my sanity tonight


yea man staying sober is hard, the only activity I'm really good at with my buddies is snowboarding, and to go anywhere worthwhile is at least 65$ a day (only counting lift ticket), and I can't keep that up, so I fall back, fuck it

[patHAOomg]

indeed U4IA....

i have panic disorder and acute anxiety and i've been prescribed lorazepam (ativan) for a good while now, not seroquel. quetiapine (seroquel) IS an anti-psychotic and it basically just knocks you the fuck out. I mean granted, that would take care of your panic attacks for the duration of the sleepy-time that you won't remember, but it won't take care of shit once you come out of the coma, lol. i've taken seroquel a couple of times when i had no lorazepam left and it didn't ease my panic attacks at first, but it did make me pass out after a while.... and once i was asleep, i was good.

but i really do prefer my ativan even over xanax when it comes to panic attacks. and i would choose benzos over anti-psychotics any day of the week anyway........ because i'm not psychotic....... i'm fucking anxious.

[Tparkboy]

indeed U4IA....

i have panic disorder and acute anxiety and i've been prescribed lorazepam (ativan) for a good while now, not seroquel. quetiapine (seroquel) IS an anti-psychotic and it basically just knocks you the fuck out. I mean granted, that would take care of your panic attacks for the duration of the sleepy-time that you won't remember, but it won't take care of shit once you come out of the coma, lol. i've taken seroquel a couple of times when i had no lorazepam left and it didn't ease my panic attacks at first, but it did make me pass out after a while.... and once i was asleep, i was good.

but i really do prefer my ativan even over xanax when it comes to panic attacks. and i would choose benzos over anti-psychotics any day of the week anyway........ because i'm not psychotic....... i'm fucking anxious. yeah i know, i wasn't perscribed seroquil, i didn't ever need any perscriptions for my mind. i was very mentally strong and really stable. i took it from my friend and feard i took to much because i was passing right out so i tried to stay up and fight it, and i fought hard! i even just stood up, standing there so i couldn't fall asleep and i almost fell asleep standing up, so i walked back in forth figuring it was impossible to pass out if you are walking, next morning i woke up on the floor. that whole day i was fine, just a little dizzy, but i was dizzy a bit before too. then that night i was sitting at my computer surfing the internet and BAM! started feeling all scared like someone was chasing me for no reason, i was like "wo" just sat to see if it would go away and it just kept elevating. I was like "why am i scared right now, calm down, your fine sitting in your house" I felt like some one was chasing me with a knife or something. That panic attack lasted until 9 am the next morning, then came down a bit but the feeling was still there for a good 8 moths after. Then depression came with it after awhile. the panic attacks are alot better now even tho i am dizzy and get them once in a while at night but sit up and control them and go back to bed. the depression is still here though, not manic though. The doctor perscribed me ativan and xanax about 7 months ago diagnosing me with generalized anxiety and depression but i never took them, because i was scared to take anything else that would alter my brain chemicals, i figured i'd try an let them relax for a bit and maybe fix itslef because taking pills and shaking up my chemicals is what i did in the first place. Is there such a thing as taking a cycle of pills to balance out your brain chemicals and then your fine and never have to take anything again? I know it might not be usual, but is this possible in some cases? because i was fine before last year, so mentally stable, never had a panic attack or anything and i could take so much drugs. i don't know if thats what caused it(the drugs), or if fighting the seroquil did something to my brain, or if i had it forever and it just started to come out. what do you think? the doctor said it's impossible to develop it when im 21 and i had to have had it my whole life, but i just don't think so. also 3rd question sorry, do you think i should try the ativan lightly to see if it helps for the anxiety and then maybe that will allow my brain to help the depression as well? thanks.
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[CherokeeMist]

a lot of people get a really horrible feeling from taking seroquel... especially if you took a dose of 100mg or more. i've heard people say they felt really empty, dissociated, just all around terrible. that's why i've only messed with it at 25-50mg, definitely not going higher than that. and the next day dizziness? seroquel is designed to last a very long time. the entire day after taking a 50mg dose, i feel waaay more chilled out, and the drug is definitely still noticeable.

i don't know about a cycle of pills, but i do know that pills are not the only option you have available to you. why not try a non-drug route? it might be healthier in the long run. i've heard something along the lines of benzos making it harder for your brain to regulate itself because you have something doing it for you. which is fine as long as you're on the pills :D

if you're apprehensive about taking drugs, why take drugs? nothing's saying you have to.

[happydude_60]

I developed anxiety issues after getting out of the military. At times, my resting pulse was up to 140...constantly. I was on Oxazepam for awhile, now Alprazolam (Xanax), which works really well. I don't even need to take the prescribed dose of .5mg 3x per day. It has no side effects that I notice, of course I realize that this drug is widely abused.

[Jennifer19]

I recently had a post up about me getting all panicy, and nervous scared that something bad would happen from some Seroquel. most people told me it was just a nasty side effect that would ware off, lesson learned. But I went to see my doctor today and he said it wasn't the seroquel because seroquel doesn't do that to people and he said i could have this forever. He gave me a perscription for it and everything but i never had anything like this before ever, i was a pretty happy, stable guy before i started getting these, and now i'm not basically and i don't want to take the perscription bcuz thats what seroquel is for in the first place, But i didn't need it, it was for my friend. and now all the sudden there giving me more of the same kind of pills because coinsedently i developed these when i took the seroquel? Could it have done something to my head?

So what's the deal people, is this shitty feeling gonna ware off or am i going to have it the rest of my life? Was it from the Seroquel or not?:confused:
This is really bumming me out. please help.

I was on seroquel, and I flipped out getting upsest all time, not being able to sit still i become deppresed digging my nails into my arm cause kept getting upset

[shermin]

my experience with seroquil has been terrable...but it does work for some people.

you should call the doctor who prescribed it, because bad reactions aren't uncommon at all with it.