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Question by clarkkevin90: Can you die from panic attacks?
About a year ago, I started getting what I would later find out were “anxiety attacks.” At first it was very frustrating because I would wind up in the ER after believing I was having a heart attack, and of course tests revealed nothing was physically wrong. Since the first few, it’s now developed into an everyday thing, and I have anxiety attacks waxing and waning all day long. Not always full-blown ones, sometimes I only get some of the symptoms, like the dizziness or the racing heartbeat but not the panic. Sometimes I get all. Thing is, on particular occasions I get worried because the attacks are so intense and it feels like one day my heart is just going to give out on me. I have worn a holter monitor for 24 hours, had an echo, and an EKG. Docs say my heart is perfectly healthy. But can anyone tell me if it is possible to develop a heart attack as a result of anxiety attacks?

A friend of mine says she had one and the ER docs said hers was so intense it was like a “pre heart attack.” Maybe she was exagerrating, because I was under the impression a panic attack cannot kill you. But can you slip into a heart attack during one? This really causes me extra worry now.

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Answer by mmmckinn
Panic attacks cannot kill you. Your own body shuts you down to a normal level before you get to that point.

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Question by Josh B: Panic Attacks, Anxiety, I have this everyday, help me out.?
Please take the time to read, this is serious and I may need the best help and answers you got.

I’m laying all my cards out on this one. I’m 23 years old, I’m 5’10 and weigh 220. For the past 2 years I’ve witnessed Panic Atacks in my life and Anxiety, ever since my Dad’s company closed and I had to find work elsewhere, but since the econmey sucks, its hard to get a job which help caused anxiety (stress) in my life now. For the past 8 months or so I’ve been getting worse with the anxiety and panic attacks.

Everyday I feel weird, Its really confusing on how to explain this, and for the past few months it has been like this everyday. I’m afraid to go to work now because of this problem, I dont want to live off of mental disability.
The problems that I have happens everyday; ok, and its hard for me to explain but i will try the best i can, I feel like my head is going to explode with all the stupid thinking i do on worring and etc about my health (which causes me to go into a panic attack), At times i feel woozy like I’m going to pass out (but i never pass out, or experienced it) and when this happends I think about “Oh My God, am I going to die” “Am I having a Stroke” “Whats wrong with me this isnt normal”
I’ve never felt like this in my whole life, I’ve always been healthy. Also when I feel dizzy and headache like symptoms,At times I Get these weird chills that go up my back or at least one side to my face down. (which scare me of having a passout moment, stoke or heart attack) I did the study on Stokes and Heartattacks but this isnt in its defenition at all. When I go out with my girlfriend, I cant stand being in public at times, and there are days that I dont mind going out. I start thinking about my health and worring about it, then i dewell on it which cause me to go into a panic state and I get the woozy (dizzy spells) the weird pain in my head and chill like shakes.
The Dr. put me on Lexapro at first, then i gave it its rounds and the results were bad, they made me mean. Then the Dr. gave me Paxil, I gave it its rounds and It just didnt help at all, made it worse for me at times. Then the Dr. gave me Prozac and Vistaril (Vistiral only when having Anxiety attack which made me drunk like and tired) I; on Prozac, just gave it a week and found the side effects very bad, nothing that could kill me of course but didnt make me feel too good. I Give Up on Pills, I’ve never had this problem in my life and never had to take pills for anything. I was affraid that the pills would cause me to have a stroke or heart attack.
Since this has been an everday effect with me, for the past month now i have been trying to eat right and exersize more, due to the fact, ive been tired of feeling like this and all i did before is sit around and play games or watch TV, made me depressed and I’ve never been Depressed (*makes me mad* but i’ve been more active now lately) cause people are telling me that working out and eating right will help out alot, but I feel no change at times. Since this has been an everday thing, I dont want this to kill me later on down the road, actually i fear this could kill me, could it?.
Is this normal Anxiety / Panic Attacks? Am I a Hypocondriact (however you spell it, the phobia when you feel your sick all the time)

Thank you for your time.
Yes I went to the Dr. for Cat Scan, everything is fine, and Blood Work, everything is clear. FYI

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Answer by Quicksilver
I have Panic Disorder and what you are describing are panic attacks.
Untreated, this is a very serious disorder, and is biologically driven (not psychological). People with untreated Panic Disorder have very high suicide rates as the symptoms are terrifying. Taking an SSRI (paxil, prozac etc.) helps for some, but many need a benzodiazepene to get this under full control. Seriously you need to be placed on Xanax or Klonopin. Yes, these are ‘controlled substances’, but the quality of life it will restore to you (no more panic attacks) is worth becoming medically dependent upon them. Like I said, for some people no amount of SSRI or ‘talk’ therapy will help. If your GP is reluctant to prescribe it see an psychiatrist who specializes in Panic Disorder/Anxiety. Furthermore, if you already have high blood pressure or cardiovascular problems, then it is possible for a severe and prolonged panic attack to kill you as it elevates some peoples BP and heart rate tremendously. Good luck, I have been there and know the horror.

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Question by Jason: How do I know if my anxiety attacks are caused by a physical or emotional problem?
I’ve always had a nervous personality. Usually when anxious over something (like a test in school or a job interview) I would have an upset stomach or maybe some acid reflux. It was never a big problem, nothing a little Pepto Bismol couldn’t solve. However, recently my anxiety has dramatically increased. I felt pressure on my chest, I began to sweat, my hands and legs would shake, and I would have problems focusing my eyes while driving, all along with the usual upset or acidic stomach. I have seen three different doctors (at various times) and have been tested for diabetes, sleep seizures, heart problems, and had various blood tests done. After ruling out more serious issues, they concluded that I have been suffering from General Anxiety Disorder. I have been taking Zoloft (used for both panic disorders and depression) for about 3 weeks now. The doctor who prescribed it said that it may take 6 weeks for full results. I’m wondering if there is any way to determine if my problem is physical like my doctor suggests (a chemical imbalance in the brain) or if it’s an emotional problem (I’m leaving for college soon). My anxiety rarely occurs at home, it occurs the most at work, sometimes when at friends’ houses, and in public places like movie theaters or restaurants. I can’t find a common link among the places and situations in which the attacks occur, but perhaps someone in the Answers Community has a suggestion? I don’t want to spend the money on an expensive therapist if I don’t need one, but I’m worried that if I wait the full 6 weeks for the medication to work, it may be too late to get enough emotional help before I leave for school.
Also, I have felt lightheaded and/or dizzy, have a rapid heart beat, and sometimes would say things that didn’t quite make sense.

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Answer by Gabe
All your details you post about symptoms including the dizzyness and disorganized speech are caused by this Anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are caused by chemical embalances in the brain so Keep taking your medication. You might not even realize its working yet but it probably is, and will get better as long as you keep taking it. You dont need a therapist. Keep taking the medications and you will get better. just make sure you let your doctor know if they dont help you too much so he can put you on something else.

Invega nad Lexapro helped my anxiety a lot when i took it.

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Question by Daren A: panic attacks, anxiety, depression, what meds?
First of all i have no insurance, so daily PhD therarpy or a long drawn out medical testin is out. I suffer from general anxiety, panic attacks that have resulted avoidance behavior to the max.

I’m curious what meds will wok best for me. I might be suffering from depression, I’m not sure.

I’m looking for a medication or medications that do the following.

1. No weight gain like I hear most meds of this nature do.
2. Do not cause severe addiction, or present severe withdrawls upon discontinuation.
3. I like sex, so it should have limite sexual side affects
4. I don’t want a medication that hops you up like cociane, I’ve heard some do this in attempts to reduce depression. No thanks.

Any tips?

The only med I’ve tried before is Xanax, and this was only taken three times per month when full blown panic sets in. I need a med that basically releives panic symptoms, leviates depression and axniet, no addiction, no weight gain, no sexual side affects.

HELP ME PLEASE?

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Answer by Hove Andrew
Sertraline is the best one.

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Question by bigdrum66: Can anxiety cause stabbing like chest pains?
Ok, I’ve said this story so many times..Hopefully this will be the last time??

Let’s start off: I am a 20 year old, male, university student, in fairly decent shape.

I had been smoking pot avidly for about 2 years, and cigarettes for about 2 months.

One day, after smoking a little bit of weed with my buddy, I walked back to my room, and I noticed my heart was beating a little fast. Nothing too out of the ordinary, I thought. However, after sitting down at my chair for a few minutes, it was still picking up speed. Now it will be good for all of you to know, that I am a hypochondriac. I overreact about every little thing about my health. I feel a pain? Must be some horrible disease.. Anyways after a good 4 minutes of my heart racing and beginning to pound, I freaked out and decided it would be a good idea to go to my neighbours and tell them about my heart. As I stood up and walked down the stairs to their room, the muscles in my abdomen all tensed up. I started to get worried, ran over to their room, came in and told them I thought I was dying. They told me it was the funniest thing they had ever seen. A fully baked kid stumbling into their room screaming bloody murder. One of them checked my pulse, realized how fast it was going, and gave me a plastic bag to breathe into, telling me it was probably an anxiety attack. I did that for a few minutes, and it calmed me down. I was shaking for a good 3 hours after that (seems pretty normal since I thought I was dying).

The next day, is when it all began… I was starting to experience anxiety attacks every day. Even after I hadn’t been smoking anything. I would be in bed, trying to sleep, and all of a sudden my nerves would just hit me for no reason and I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep (felt like I was falling through midair or something). 2 weeks go by with these symptoms and chest pains begin along with shortness of breath. I’m not talking about just during these panic episodes, I’m talking like all day. They weren’t that painful, but just enough so to be really annoying and uncomfortable. I scheduled a doctor’s appointment, and she scheduled an Echocardiogram and a Holter monitor test for 2 weeks from then. Before I could even get to the hospital to do those, I had a pretty bad episode which made me check myself into ER for a few hours. They did an ECG (or EKG I don’t remember), a chest X-ray, and a blood test. All came back fine, and they let me go. I felt pretty good after that for about 24 hours until the symptoms returned. At this point, I am experiencing chest pains (generally left side, sometimes mid-chest, and left upper back, stabbing pains), shortness of breath (not always), heart palpitations, and a rise in my heart beat. I went back to the doctor and she prescribed me with some Lorazepam (ativan) to take when I had an attack. Also, the results of my echocardiogram came back fine, and I’m still waiting on the holter.

So here I am today, after all of this, still experience the occasional heart palpitations, and shortness of breath. I went paintballing today with my residence and after 4 hours of running around, my heart rate took a LONG time to go back down, and I was experiencing chest + back pains all day. I have only smoked pot 3 times after the initial attack (and given up cigarettes completely!). The first time I began to have a panic attack, but I calmed myself down enough so I could smoke more pot. The second and third times I had pretty bad panic attacks. I’ll go into the third one a bit. After taking a toke, I went and walked my dog. Then I noticed my heart was beating REALLY fast, and I was scared that walking through the snow with my dog would make it beat faster and I would pass out and die, which made me more anxious…. you know the drill.

Anyways, if you actually took the time to read that I appreciate it, sort of like my monologues of my mental health haha. Anyways, now for the point of this post, what should I do?? I can’t seem to relax enough to make these symptoms go away. I had a really good day last week, felt like I was normal for a good 24 hours, then on the bus to the LCBO, I noticed my heart was beating kind of funny, thought I was having an irregular heartbeat episode (hypochondriac, remember?) and I’ve been back into my anxious state since then. I find myself looking up all my symptoms on the internet, and finding all of these horrible heart conditions I could have. I seem to be forgetting that all my tests came back negative for heart disease, but when I have an anxiety attack, I tend to not believe myself and think that I am actually, slowly, dying from an undiagnosed heart disease.

I am so depressed and so overwhelmed, and then I remember seeing that stress can lead to cardiac arrest later on in life..which makes me more stressed..and my chest hurts… and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

So yeah, can anxiety cause stabbing like chest pains? Feels like I am getting poked really hard in my left side just under my
left side just under my armpit. It also radiates to the center of my chest just below the ribcage, and to my back between my shoulderblade and my spine.

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Answer by valleyprincess121
Stop typing so much stuff!! Just ask the question already. Yes, anxiety can cause chest pains! My suggestion is to see a psychiatrist and get treated for the hypochondriac disorder. Maybe if you can get over that hurdle it will help. And yes, constant anxiety and worry can lead to cardiac arrest. But, there are ways of managing. When you feel them come on you need to take your meds right away, and you should have a plan. Stop whatever your doing, remind your self that you are ok, you are not dying, there is nothing wrong with you. Remind yourself that you believe a lie when you think there is something wrong. Get to a place of quiet, soft slow music, bounce a ball, use the stress balls in your palm, whatever relaxes you. You need a plan in order to get through it. And if the meds the doctor gave you doesn’t work, so see a psychiatrist and get on some that can truly help you.Good Luck!!!!

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