I have them often. I shake uncontrollably, vomit, blurred vision, racing and palpitating hearbeat and even pass out. I can’t breathe and they scare the crap out of my husband and children (me too). Can anyone give me some tips to help stop them? I try breathing deeply and slowly and walking but often does not help. I can’t afford a doctor with no insurance and have been self medicating with alcohol which I know is not good. Help??

Well, its 6:17 am and I fear going to sleep because I have this feeling I’m going to die( I know its related to panic disorder ). I drank about 4oz. of Rum a bud light and a 8 oz. cosmo mix drink. Shortly after I was feeling fine and had a good buzz going but as the night progressed, a panic arrack hit. I have only been back on my paxil 3 days. Disregarding the critiscm I deserve for knowing I should not mix the two, should I worry about dying in my sleep or am I being irrational?

im going to a party tomorrow night, almost 2 weeks ago i had my first panic attack.. i was at the hospital with a temp of almost 103 and i had a panic attack out of no where, well i smoke pot sometimes like if im at a party or something and my mom said i shouldn’t smoke because i had a panic attack like 2 weeks ago.. i have been smoking for a few years and i never had one before and the day i had it , i didn’t smoke it was like 2 days before i had it i smoked and my mom said the drugs were still in my system but i had it when i had a temp….. so i was wondering what other people think like i should i just smoke and drink and not worry about it, i mean it was only 1 that i had… but i really dont want to have another one, it was pretty scary..

(and for anyone who is wondering dont lecture me im not an addict i smoke very rarely its not like an addiction or anything)

I have always been compleatly terrified of the dentist, and today I had to go have a filling done. While in the waiting room I started to panic, and I had some strange hallucinations, as though the walls were pulsating, everyone else in the room was vibrating and the doors were morphing shape. I began to shake, but managed to calm down enough not to draw attention to myself and still get the filling done. It all stopped once I left the surgery. I have to go back for another filling tomorrow, how can I prevent this happening again?

(and no, I didn’t have any drugs or alcohol or anything in my system)

I have always been compleatly terrified of the dentist, and today I had to go have a filling done. While in the waiting room I started to panic, and I had some strange hallucinations, as though the walls were pulsating, everyone else in the room was vibrating and the doors were morphing shape. I began to shake, but managed to calm down enough not to draw attention to myself and still get the filling done. I saw strange light flecks all over the place and the tube lights on the ceiling seemed to be dancing. It all stopped once I left the surgery. I have to go back for another filling tomorrow, how can I prevent this happening again?

(and no, I didn’t have any drugs or alcohol or anything in my system)

I know I drink over the recommended amount but I hate feeling this way. I see alcoholics and drug addicts about and if I was like them I would understand feeling this way but I drink less than a lot of people and yet I feel like I am going to die for 2 days afterwards. It doesn’t seem fair and doesn’t seem right.

a lot of my friends drink and go to parties and just have a good time. i would have gone much earlier if i didn’t suffer from panic attacks… it all started when i tried weed for the first time. i started to panic, had a panic attack, and developed an anxiety disorder. honestly, i feel a lot better now and i haven’t had a panic attack in about 4 months. i want to know what anybody thinks about me going out and drinking? i don’t want to be stuck in a party atmosphere with a bunch of people i don’t know and then have a panic attack. im also a little worried because since weed made me feel so weird, i don’t know if alcohol would have the same effect and make me feel really anxious. any advice on going would help too. im currently on anti-anxiety medecine as well as ativan for short-term relief.