http://lbnuke.com/2006/03/27/breathing-writing-and-panicking-in-no-particular-order/ A place to ramble... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:35:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://lbnuke.com/2006/03/27/breathing-writing-and-panicking-in-no-particular-order/#comment-15 Lori Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:12:53 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=14#comment-15 Thanks Aunt Suzy. Yes, please email me. I would love to know things that help! It turned out to be an allergic reaction to the new meds even though the dose wasn't very high. Slow deep breaths when possible, pacing around the house, and writing while I was freaking out helped pretty good. Some of the other stuff like tingling was from bp being too low. Salt and pacing helped. Even when I was done panicking, it was still very hard to breathe until the meds were out of my system. According to the internet, it was supposed to take 30 hours, but it took closer to 35. When it finally wore off, I started breathing like normal again. Thanks Aunt Suzy. Yes, please email me. I would love to know things that help! It turned out to be an allergic reaction to the new meds even though the dose wasn’t very high. Slow deep breaths when possible, pacing around the house, and writing while I was freaking out helped pretty good. Some of the other stuff like tingling was from bp being too low. Salt and pacing helped. Even when I was done panicking, it was still very hard to breathe until the meds were out of my system. According to the internet, it was supposed to take 30 hours, but it took closer to 35. When it finally wore off, I started breathing like normal again.

]]> http://lbnuke.com/2006/03/27/breathing-writing-and-panicking-in-no-particular-order/#comment-14 Aunt Suzy Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:12:14 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/?p=14#comment-14 Hi LB, this is Aunt Suzy. No time to log on right now, I have to go to work, but I think we should talk about your attacks because I had these symptoms for many years (not caused by meds). I learned after a long while some things that can help. I don't know if it's exactly the same in your case, but from your detailed description it sounds like the meds are causing you to develop a severe panic disorder. It is not in your mind, the symptoms are physical and very disturbing. It is an intense fight or flight reaction. In my bad days I had many episodes of tingling, sweating hands, dizziness, fainting, heart racing, feelings of unreality. Feeling unable to catch my breath, feeling certain I was going to die. Many trips to the emergency, many doctors shrugging and sending me home with no help. It caused me to develop phobias of situations where I had the attacks, there were many and they lasted for years. My dear, you don't want to get to that point. Perhaps we can talk tonight, or I will email you. Hi LB, this is Aunt Suzy. No time to log on right now, I have to go to work, but I think we should talk about your attacks because I had these symptoms for many years (not caused by meds). I learned after a long while some things that can help. I don’t know if it’s exactly the same in your case, but from your detailed description it sounds like the meds are causing you to develop a severe panic disorder. It is not in your mind, the symptoms are physical and very disturbing. It is an intense fight or flight reaction. In my bad days I had many episodes of tingling, sweating hands, dizziness, fainting, heart racing, feelings of unreality. Feeling unable to catch my breath, feeling certain I was going to die. Many trips to the emergency, many doctors shrugging and sending me home with no help. It caused me to develop phobias of situations where I had the attacks, there were many and they lasted for years. My dear, you don’t want to get to that point. Perhaps we can talk tonight, or I will email you.

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