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Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:08:23 AM   
ScatteredRose


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Status: offline 		Hello! I've been battling with a bit of an issue for a few weeks, asked a few friends and got their input, but I guess I do want to get all sides.

For a couple years, I would randomly get anxious. It would be a one night thing where I felt restless and needed to go run or do something active. This would go on while I was living at my parent's house and I just chalked it up to cabin fever. (My parents were sick and I stayed home when I didn't go to work to take care of them).

Then I finally moved out with my roommates...and the same problem has been occurring. Again, it was periodic. Until about a month ago. It has happened every week, to the point of where I was having tightness in my chest, restless energy, and anger.

I know psychologically, if I was experiencing true panic or a panic attack, I wouldn't be as lucid. I guess because I would stop for a moment and think, I was able to calm myself down a little bit...And trying to self diagnose myself which, yes, is a big no-no.

But I was trying to pin-point EXACTLY what might've been causing the attacks.

So here is the correlation I was able to find:
Whenever I get some new books, and I read them, I burn through them. I find myself having to put them down whenever I'm reading at home though. I need to stop for a least five minutes and I suppose "take in" everything I just read.
I always feel really thirsty, even though I will drink 8 cups of water.
I'm on the computer.

Those are some of the things I believe I was feeling/doing before the attacks come.

My roommate speculated that I just was wanting to be more active because I want to lose weight. (I don't exactly believe this is true, I don't THINK I need to lose weight...)
The other said I might be feeling guilty about something. But that again, I'm not sure about.
A friend said I might have anxiety issues and might need to seek therapy and medication...Which again, I don't quite 100% agree with, due to the fact that I can calm myself down and pinpoint exactly what is going on...If I was truly panicking, I wouldn't have lucid moments.

So, fellow kinksters. What is your input on this? Sorry to kind of make it long, but I felt to truly get a grasp, it might be better to give every side and every angle (I bet you didn't think I was a psych student once...:P)

Thank you for your input~

~R


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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:12:42 AM   
LaTigresse


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Status: offline 		I think that none of us really know you well enough to say. I suggest therapy. It sounds like, at this point, avoiding medication is wise but there is nothing wrong with therapy.

I would also suggest you start paying close attention to your activity level, diet, sleep habits, etc.

Sometimes the smallest changes can reap the biggest rewards. Things like......don't drink soda. Regular exercise. Healthier diet. Clear your bedroom of ALL electronics and make sure you are getting plenty of regular sleep.

Go to the doctor and get a physical. Something may be wonky, especially this time of year.


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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:16:57 AM   
ScatteredRose


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Status: offline 		Hmm....The soda thing actually might make sense.

Because from Friday-Sunday morning I'm at my play partners where he was soda...which is what I drink. I come home and I suppose "detox"...

I was hoping it wouldn't result in a therapy visit, but it sounds like it might be the best.

Thank you Tigresse~


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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:25:08 AM   
FemmeDominion


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I ditto what LaTigresse says.

Other than that let me say that if it's related to the body everything is relative to each person. I have panic attacks. Even during my worst one I was lucid. There are varying degrees of panic attacks. My friend sometimes cannot speak when she's having one. I can self diagnose through mine just like you can.

Just my 2 pennies. I hope you discover the information that you need to be well.

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:42:03 AM   
DesFIP


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Status: offline 		How much caffeine are you taking in? Coffee, soda, tea, chocolate. Because you might try slowly going caffeine free and see if that helps. Also when you drink soda, is this diet or with sugar? Because between the caffeine rush and the sugar rush, you could mimic an anxiety attack.

Depending on how severe the anxiety attack is, you can still think lucidly during it. Or think that your thinking is more accurate than it is.

I wouldn't rush right out for psychological testing though. I'd start with a full physical since thyroid issues can mimic this also. Rule out any physical cause first.


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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:44:52 AM   
LaTigresse


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ORIGINAL: ScatteredRose

Hmm....The soda thing actually might make sense.

Thank you Tigresse~



You are most welcome. I only mention the soda because I know two people that got rid of Pepsi/Coke and found it was like a new lease on life. They've slept better, had much less anxiety, and just over all feel way better.


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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:49:53 AM   
HisPet21


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Status: offline 		You could just be a restless person. I get physically uncomfortable if I sit for too long, and get urges to jog around and get exercise. I've never seen it as a problem, I'm just an active person.

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 11:56:01 AM   
LaTigresse


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Status: offline 		Also, here is a list of links from a site I trust, that might help you find some answers.

http://search.drweil.com/search?site=DrWeil&client=DrWeil_search&proxystylesheet=DrWeil_search&output=xml_no_dtd&q=anxiety&btn_search=SEARCH


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RE: Feeling Anxious - 1/23/2012 12:01:12 PM   
ScatteredRose


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Status: offline 		DesFIP: Hmmm. Well, I actually don't take in any caffeine. The soda I drink is sprite. I kicked Coke about two years ago, and dropped 50 lbs. So I'm not touching that stuff with a ten foot pole! Hahaha.

As far as other caffeine, I don't drink coffee, I eat chocolate on occasion, but not enough to where I think it makes a difference. I only want to do a psychological test as well because it might be something related to depression, which is something I do have issues with from time to time. But a physical is something I am in due for.

I will check out that site Tigresse, thank you.
And thank you FD, Good to know I may not be self-diagnosing.

HisPet, that may be a cause, but my concern is that I am pretty active. My job requires me to keep moving, I almost walk to work daily, and if I open, I walk back home.
That's where I'm wondering where this restless energy could be coming from.

Thank you everyone for your advice.


< Message edited by ScatteredRose -- 1/23/2012 12:02:32 PM >

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 11/25/2012 9:26:49 PM   
NippleDOM555


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Status: offline 		It may not be panic at all. Do some research on hypoglycemia. It's low blood sugar. Your body has an emergency alarm system that works like this. If your blood sugar is too low, your body automatically goes into "fight or flight" mode which is very much like a panic attack or a wave of anxiety.

Don't ask your doc about this - according to them hypoglycemia doesn't exist. They won't help.

Try this - stop eating refined carbs like sugar, breads and/or high fructose corn syrup. Eat some natural foods, most veggies, veggie burgers, salads etc.

This may cure your problem. It worked wonders for me and I'm medication free and feeling fine.

Hypoglycemia is a major health problem in this country the docs ignore because they don't have a highly profitable drug to treat it with! It's all about the money folks!

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 11/27/2012 5:03:01 AM   
ThePrincessKali


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Status: offline 		As someone who suffers from anxiety I can say that even during my most severe panic attacks I've been lucid.
They don't necessarily have to be brought on by anything. I will go through periods where I have anxiety attacks often, really small things set them off and then I won't have them at all even in stressful situations. My psychiatrist told me that they can just randomly happen because your body is prone to them. My first severe attack happened randomly one day and I literally thought I was having a heart attack and took an ambulance to the ER. Now I know the symptoms and if I feel one coming on I try to control my breathing and I'll take one of my meds if I have to. My advice see a psychiatrist and a therapist. Only they will be able to diagnose and treat you.

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 11/27/2012 8:46:12 PM   
Ultimatetragedy


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Status: offline 		Doctors dont believe in hypoglycemia? Where did your doctor get his medical degree and his specialty training? Hypoglycemia will kill you quicker than hyperglycemia and is a true medical emergency!!!!

Typically, panic attacks dont produce altered mentation or change lucidness.

There is a triad of symptoms associated with diabetes: polyuria, polydypsia and polyphagia--in layman's terms: increased urine output (due to the osmotic effects of sugar), polydypsia (excess thirst secondary to dehydration brought on by the osmotic diuresis) and desire to eat a lot!!

Again, this isnt something to be left to an internet forum to diagnose treat or allay your fears....get to your doctors. if it winds up being panic/anxiety in the end, you will have averted a potentially life threatening condition (no one dies from anxiety--well unless you have severe CAD and the catecholamine release causes you to have a MI)

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 11/30/2012 7:13:56 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: NippleDOM555

It may not be panic at all. Do some research on hypoglycemia. It's low blood sugar. Your body has an emergency alarm system that works like this. If your blood sugar is too low, your body automatically goes into "fight or flight" mode which is very much like a panic attack or a wave of anxiety.

Don't ask your doc about this - according to them hypoglycemia doesn't exist. They won't help.

Try this - stop eating refined carbs like sugar, breads and/or high fructose corn syrup. Eat some natural foods, most veggies, veggie burgers, salads etc.

This may cure your problem. It worked wonders for me and I'm medication free and feeling fine.

Hypoglycemia is a major health problem in this country the docs ignore because they don't have a highly profitable drug to treat it with! It's all about the money folks!

You may be closer than you think. Ihave issue with hypoglycemia connected to adrenal failure & pitiful thyroid. A functional medicine doctor is who you may want to talk to since my regular MD FOR YEARS just said exercise more, eat less & depression, anxiety, restless leg & insomnia will magically cure itself if you weigh "less". They never quantified less, or bothered with how, just told me was making it all up...because its actually possible for humans to imagine numbers into being wonky on blood tests!!
Love my naturopath mostly because he's helping me get my normal life back after normal docs almost let me die.
Just google functional medicine & your area

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 11/30/2012 8:58:00 PM   
DesFIP


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Status: offline 		You do realize the op was almost a year ago? I'm sure she's addressed her issues long ago.

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RE: Feeling Anxious - 12/1/2012 5:09:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		How do these old threads keep popping up?

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