Re: [PanicZone] New to the group
Hi. I do not post here very much but I wanted to tell you what I do when I
am going to be in a situation that I know is going to make me panic. I had,
for example, a creative writing class last spring that was small and
intimate and because I could not lost in the crowd or sit in the back of the
room it was very intense for me (I have social anxiety). My coping strategy
was to take a klonopin (antianxiety pill) about 20 minutes before class
began. It did not totally control the anxiety but it took the edge off
enough that I was able to at least sit there for the 2 hours of the class
and when called on the couple times I was able to participate a little. A
friend told me to chew the pill rather than swallow it whole as it
intensifies and quickens the effect but obviously this is not doctor
recommended, the pills taste awful, and honestly I got little more benefit
from doing that than taking one and swallowing it when I knew I was going
into an anxiety producing situation. I also take buspar which is a longer
term maintenance drug for anxiety which doesn't really help a whole lot for
me but again it takes the edge off. Klonopin, or some people take adavan or
other drugs in that class called benzodiazipine's are good for acute attacks
while like I said buspar (generic busperone) is good as a long term general
maintenance drug.
Your friend,
Dave and Tommy-Katz the other famous orange arctic cat
" ...And I think those people are trying to reassure themselves that
everything must be fine even though they still feel unhappy... Truly happy
people seem to take more of an interest in the others around them . . ."
www.floodsdarkwaters.blogspot.com (my poetry website)
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/schizoid_disorders_support
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/mi_fun_lounge (social outlet for the mentally
ill)
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/islesquawk (always looking for new friends)
-------Original Message-------
From: ensemble55075
Date: 10/24/2011 6:46:47 PM
To: PanicZone@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PanicZone] New to the group
Hello I am new to this group. I am a 70 year old woman from England and
have had panic attacks off and on for a few years now. Normally I can
control them up to a point but have had a few real big attacks recently.
This is because I have a phobia of hospitals and have had to go for
ultrasound, MRI, blood tests and now a surgical procedure a week on Thursday
I had a blood test today and panicked and lost control and ended up crying
and feeling embarrassed. I hope I can keep it together when I go to the
hospital for the procedure.
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The only thing that can happen when I
have a panic attack is that it will pass
whether it passes quickly or slowly
depends whether I drop the idea of it
being dangerous or not.Yahoo! Groups Links
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have a panic attack is that it will pass
whether it passes quickly or slowly
depends whether I drop the idea of it
being dangerous or not.
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