I HATE panic attacks! They suck camel dicks!

[Cupcake]

Hi guys.



Anyone else on here have panic attacks or anxiety so bad it causes you to throw up?



I've been up for over 24 hours, and there is no sign of sleep in sight.



The even suckier thing about this whole thing is that I hadn't gotten a panic attack in a long time, at least six months.



But, whenever one strikes, another one quickly follows. I get these cluster panic attacks for upwards of a week at times, every day, sometimes all day. It's like one never-ending panic attack! Then they finally go away, and I think, good, maybe they'll go away for good.



But, of course, that's just toxic hope. They always come back. It could take six months, it could even take a year, but they always, always, ALWAYS fucking return!



I have some Ativan, but it's really old and I think I've built up a tolerance to it, so it hardly works. I'm actually hoping I'll puke, at this point, to make the abdominal pain go away already!







I'm really struggling tonight with anxiety, a panic attack to be exact.



My stomach is all tight and I feel like vomiting.



Whenever I get panic attacks, they ALWAYS make me feel like I'm going to vomit. A lot of times, I actually do end up vomiting. I also get this horrible gas and pain in my stomach, which makes me burp and fart constantly to try and rid myself of all the toxicity.



The pain makes my panic worse, and the panic makes the pain worse. So, right now, they are literally fueling off of each other, and it's HORRIBLE!!!



I would do ANYTHING to make this go away. Please someone, shoot me! I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy!

 

[Notwinnernotawin]

I had a panic attack on Monday. I had this urge to throw up as well and I'm so anxious and nervous that I have this reflux that won't go away, even with antiemetics. I start to shake and I takes a long time for me to stop, then it starts again. Not to the mention the crying.

 

[Raminiki]

A very expressive post title.

Sorry to hear your panic attacks are so frequent and painful. I find the best way to calm them is to leave and avoid whatever triggered them and to distract myself. And to rest. They are physically and mentally exhausting. Have you tried antacids and antisickness medication for your intestinal symptoms? Even try a mug of ginger tea.

I too get gastic upset, but not as severe as you describe. Nausea and churning stomach. My biggest problem is hyperventilation and my airways closing. I've had to learn biofeedback techniques to help control the anxiety, to avoid it increasing to the point of no return. If you can put your mind aside from how your body is reacting, it helps regain a sense of control and will stop things exaggerating synergistically.

It's also important to rest after an attack. They're so horribly draining and trying to go back to normal before you're well enough can cause attack relapse. Try to treat yourself with something you enjoy to let yourself recover.

Hugs and sympathy.

 

[Cupcake]

A very expressive post title.

Sorry to hear your panic attacks are so frequent and painful. I find the best way to calm them is to leave and avoid whatever triggered them and to distract myself. And to rest. They are physically and mentally exhausting. Have you tried antacids and antisickness medication for your intestinal symptoms? Even try a mug of ginger tea.

I too get gastic upset, but not as severe as you describe. Nausea and churning stomach. My biggest problem is hyperventilation and my airways closing. I've had to learn biofeedback techniques to help control the anxiety, to avoid it increasing to the point of no return. If you can put your mind aside from how your body is reacting, it helps regain a sense of control and will stop things exaggerating synergistically.

It's also important to rest after an attack. They're so horribly draining and trying to go back to normal before you're well enough can cause attack relapse. Try to treat yourself with something you enjoy to let yourself recover.

Hugs and sympathy.

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. Yes, it was an expressive title, wasn't it, hahaha? I was just so frustrated and I was feeling so horrible so I thought the title was worthy of how I felt.



I rested a lot yesterday and am feeling better. Still slightly anxious, but not in a full-blown panic attack mode, thank God.



TiredOfSuffering, I'm sorry that you also experience these attacks. The shaking is really bad for me at times, too. Sometimes, when I lay in bed, I shake for a long time, and then it finally stops and I start to roll over to try and find a cool spot on my pillow, and then the shakes start all over again, just from trying to turn over.



So I have to lie very still for sometimes hours before they finally stop.



I don't cry usually during a panic attack, but I used to when I was a kid. I've had them since I was nine. I used to cry in the cafeteria a lot because of all the noise the other kids were making in school, and it was so embarrassing, but I couldn't do anything about it. The tears just kept coming and coming as the pain in my stomach and nausea got worse.



Anyway, thank you both for taking the time to respond.



I hope you are feeling better, TiredOfSuffering, since your last attack on Monday.



And, I love your username. I'm also tired of suffering. Hope I get the nerve to leave soon! SI is the main thing holding me back right now, but it's starting to lessen slightly.



Cheers,



Cupcake