hi there. does anyone have panic attacks? i hadnt had one for years & last night i had a really bad one that lasted for 2 hours untill i finally drifted off to sleep. at the time i didnt realise it was one, i kept having pains in my left arm, a dull achy feeling & sometimes a sharp pain & i started to get worked up thinking i was having an heart attack or a stroak. on saturday me & dave (my fiance) shaired a gram of coke, we dont do it all the time just every now & again. i swore (& still do now) that i'm never touching the stuff again. i was thinking that this was the reason i was having an heart attack or stroak, in a way it was a reality cheak for me, carry on doing the stuff every now & again & you could cause some searious dammage. so anyway back to last night. i was sat watching the tv & i felt really wiered, light headed, pain in my neck & head, heart racing, short of breath, my arms & legs shaking & a pain in my chest. i tryed to lie down on the bed & take deep breaths in & out but it just got worse & i got myself in to a right state. i had to phone dave to come home from the pub, he gave me a hug & i felt a bit better. i told him i wasnt sure what was wrong with me, i said i didnt know if it was just a panic attack or wether there was actually something wrong with me because of the pains in my arms. he was undecided as to wether or not to phone for an anbulance because i was in quite a bad way thinking i was dying. in the end he layed on the bed with & stroked my head untill i fell asleep. i awoke this morning feeling better but on the way to work i remembered last night & started to panic again. when i got to work i told my sister & she said that i was just having a panic attack. she said the pain in my arm was probably a trapped nerve. she said the pain in my neck is a trapped nerve & its most likely a nerve that runs down my arm which is why it feels achy, heavy & why i get a pain every now & again. so does anyone else have panic attacks? what do you do to stop them & how can you stop them from happening again?
Honey you are just not made for doing all those drugs. If you want to get a handle on the panic attacks you're going to have to quit doing them. No way around that. Sorry.
Stimulants will make the heart race and for a good while too. So it makes sense why all those things happened to you.. You should probably lay off of it cuz thats no fun man. I have had panic attacks before though, they don't last very long for me.
I agree, I have had a lot of panic attacks and they were always more frequent and a lot worse when I did drugs. When I stopped doing drugs they stopped happening as much.
I just wanted to clairify for you, torz, just in case I didn't make this point clear. I had these panic attacks when I was on the drugs and even when I was off of them during the time when I did drugs frequently. They were always a lot worse and more frequent during this period of time. They only died down and became less frequent and intense when I completely stopped doing drugs. I wanted to point that out because I see your origional post was a Wednesday and you said you had done the drugs the Saturday before... the effects drugs have on our bodies and minds aren't as short term as many would believe. I hope this helps!
I've recently come down with an illness that actually causes anxiety attacks. If I were you I would learn some relaxation and breathing techniques. Next time you feel like this just try and keep in mind that no one has ever died from a panic attack, turn on some relaxing music, and try to focus on your breathing. I know it sounds tough, but it's all about keeping your head in the situation <3
You need... calcium magnesium, potassium, ect. Look it up... There is a diet for you that includes apricots, asparagus, broccoli, brewers yeast, brown rice, dried fruits, salmon, garlic, greenleaf vegetables, legumes, raw nuts & seeds, soy products, whole grains, and yogurt. You need small frequent meals, not big portions. They slow down your digestive system. I would also recommend looking into something for candiadis. Relax man. That's your big deal. Meditation, milk thistle, ginkgo biloba, annnnd bilberry.
As my sister above says, get these foods into your body. Keep off the drugs and detox yourself. Love yourself enough not to need something that will ultimately destroy you. Look for happiness long term. Drugs are not the answer. Meditation and exercise like T'ai Chi and yoga can help you achieve this.
