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Have you had a panic attack before? (Aspies only, as this is relavant to my question.)
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21 Feb 2008, 8:50 pm

I start shaking (extremely badly), and I can't breathe, and I get dizzy, and I can't focus on anything but the problem, which I obsess about.
Anybody have that problem? I feel so alone...



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21 Feb 2008, 8:52 pm

Maybe once or twice.


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21 Feb 2008, 8:54 pm

I get overloaded very easily, and it's hard for people to help because I hide it until I explode with a panic attack :(



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21 Feb 2008, 9:01 pm

I also have depression, which probably doesn't help much...



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21 Feb 2008, 9:07 pm

ebec11 wrote:
I start shaking (extremely badly), and I can't breathe, and I get dizzy, and I can't focus on anything but the problem, which I obsess about.
Anybody have that problem? I feel so alone...


I used to have panic attacks, practically all day, every day. Just the thought of a panic attack, would bring one on. Very paralyzing, it took every bit of concentration I had, to try and control and control them. I was VERY desperate, and had considered suicide on many occasions.

After talking to a few people, I was able to find a Dr. who would let me experiment with different meds. I now take seroquel, neurontin and lexapro. Some will argue that I'm only masking the symptoms but, if you are anywhere near, where I was, you are willing to try anything.

Does this sound familiar?


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21 Feb 2008, 9:07 pm

Yes :(


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21 Feb 2008, 9:14 pm

jawbrodt wrote:
ebec11 wrote:
I start shaking (extremely badly), and I can't breathe, and I get dizzy, and I can't focus on anything but the problem, which I obsess about.
Anybody have that problem? I feel so alone...


I used to have panic attacks, practically all day, every day. Just the thought of a panic attack, would bring one on. Very paralyzing, it took every bit of concentration I had, to try and control and control them. I was VERY desperate, and had considered suicide on many occasions.

After talking to a few people, I was able to find a Dr. who would let me experiment with different meds. I now take seroquel, neurontin and lexapro. Some will argue that I'm only masking the symptoms but, if you are anywhere near, where I was, you are willing to try anything.

Does this sound familiar?
Very close. It might not be as severe, because mine builds up for about a month, then EXPLODES.
Do you feel like dying when you had one? I don't, but that's what I read that Panic Disorder is like that. I usually panic about the future, not about dying so much...



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21 Feb 2008, 9:19 pm

jawbrodt wrote:
ebec11 wrote:
I start shaking (extremely badly), and I can't breathe, and I get dizzy, and I can't focus on anything but the problem, which I obsess about.
Anybody have that problem? I feel so alone...


I used to have panic attacks, practically all day, every day. Just the thought of a panic attack, would bring one on. Very paralyzing, it took every bit of concentration I had, to try and control and control them. I was VERY desperate, and had considered suicide on many occasions.

After talking to a few people, I was able to find a Dr. who would let me experiment with different meds. I now take seroquel, neurontin and lexapro. Some will argue that I'm only masking the symptoms but, if you are anywhere near, where I was, you are willing to try anything.

Does this sound familiar?

My depression is very numbing, and it makes me more suicidial then my panic. I'm also very lonely, even though I have so many friends. I stayed in the art room at lunch to work on my picture, and I almost sliced my arm off on the paper cutter (Which is VERY sharp and big), just so I could get some attention in the hostipal :(
I like meds,and they were helpful UNTIL THEY WORE OFF! I feel just as depressed as before, and I'm taking 20 mg of Paxil!! !! I can't get a hold of my doctor either :(



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21 Feb 2008, 10:00 pm

Do nobody care? I'm getting suicidal, and I just need somebody to talk to...



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21 Feb 2008, 10:02 pm

about 12 years ago or so. I was lucky; I'd have been fired if I had one today...



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21 Feb 2008, 10:02 pm

I thought I had anxiety disorder but have never had an anxiety attack. Never want to either. :thumbdown:



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21 Feb 2008, 10:05 pm

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I thought I had anxiety disorder but have never had an anxiety attack. Never want to either. :thumbdown:

You could have GAD if you have severe anxiety. It's very bad worrying about the future. I probably have that with slight panic disorder



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21 Feb 2008, 10:28 pm

So lonely...



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21 Feb 2008, 10:37 pm

I've got pretty severe anxiety...GAD to be precise. I'm not sure what would qualify as a panic attack.


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21 Feb 2008, 10:38 pm

Yeah, I thought I had GAD. It's either that or cyclothymia. I get depressive spells, mostly and everyonce in a while I get these semi-manic phases where I can get anxious, paranoid and either "euphoric" or just on top of things. I was leaning towards GAD when I had a bad couple of years where I wasn't sleeping well. Really late nights and no feeling of stress relief when I did "fun things".
Now I'm leaning more towards cyclothymia.



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21 Feb 2008, 11:00 pm

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Yeah, I thought I had GAD. It's either that or cyclothymia. I get depressive spells, mostly and everyonce in a while I get these semi-manic phases where I can get anxious, paranoid and either "euphoric" or just on top of things. I was leaning towards GAD when I had a bad couple of years where I wasn't sleeping well. Really late nights and no feeling of stress relief when I did "fun things".
Now I'm leaning more towards cyclothymia.

Maybe bipolar?