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Comment on Panic Disorder research? by cleeps

cleeps — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:12:20 +0000

There have been a few studies in which panic attacks have been induced.

With a quick search I found: http://anxiety-panic.com/history/h-1980.htm in which many of the studies are listed.

Hope you find what you’re looking for.

Comment on Panic Disorder research? by ebob

ebob — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:37:33 +0000

Lots of pages show up when I use the search terms “panic attack” and GABA. My link to this search is below. There should be lots of resources for you to choose from..

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by Koalabear

Koalabear — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:43 +0000

yes

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:18:42 +0000

Absolutely. When a person experiences anxiety,the heart rate increases thus, raising the blood pressure. The same would hold true, especially with a panic attack. Both are quite scary and the result of that feeling can cause an elevated heart rate/blood pressure. Are you being treated for your anxiety/panic attacks?? If not, you need to see someone before it gets out of control. I wish you the best and please seek medical attention.

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by dcrc93

dcrc93 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:56:17 +0000

Yes it can.But please check with your doctor and make sure that is what is really is.Sometimes these things get mistake for other things.

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by Moonface

Moonface — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:09:02 +0000

Yes, I believe it can. The following steps will eliminate (or at least significantly reduce) your panic attacks – and may have a positive knock-on effect on your blood pressure:

1.Breathe properly – if you control your breathing, you control panic. As soon as you notice the signs of anxiety, check your breathing: breathe in slowly through your nose pushing your tummy out (to the count of 5 or so). Breathe out slowly and for a bit longer (to the count of 7 or so) through your mouth. Do not breathe rapidly or shallowly (in the chest area). This will soon restore the balance of oxygen and you will feel a lot better.

2. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy! CBT is proven to be the most effective thing for panic attacks, OCD and anxiety etc. It takes a bit of work, but it is super effective. (After 15 years of panic attacks, mine stopped completely). You can speak to your doctor about taking a course or you can take a course for free online at: http://www.livinglifetothefull.com

3. Try relaxation exercise tapes (progressive muscular relaxation). They really help if you practise often enough. You can get free downloads if you put “progressive muscle relaxation” into Google (e.g. lots of universities have them as free downloads)

With each step practise makes perfect. (i.e. practise the steps every day, not just when you are feeling bad). I hope you feel better soon. Best of luck!

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by Loving_Heart

Loving_Heart — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:20:33 +0000

Yes; it will increase adrenaline in your blood , resulting in increased cardiac heart rate and pulse rate too, including perspiration.
Since adrenaline is a strong vasoconstrictor, it will increase in BP and can be a source of angina, myocardial infarction and even cardiac arrest.

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by pharmacist

pharmacist — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:40:49 +0000

yes the anxiety disorders and panic attack increase a persons normal blood pressure .for example when you are frightened then your heart starts beating fast and pumps more blood into the vessels and blood pressure increases…

Comment on Can anxiety disorder or panic attacks increase a person’s normal blood pressure? by coelus003

coelus003 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:20:22 +0000

yes,

When your under increased anxiety your heart can start racing which will increase blood pressure, and potentially give you fever like symptoms including raised body temperature.

A panic attack will drastically increase your blood pressure as you will usually experience an increase of adrenaline which raised blood pressure.

Comment on How can I calm down better? by A1

A1 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:59:49 +0000

IMHO- I dont think ‘stress’ causes itching symptoms, but if you applied something to your skin or ate something about 10 minutes to five hours earlier, then that might be the cause.

Also when my own body dumps adrenaline or when I work out, I go into itch mode due to my non-alcoholic fatty liver and biliary disease.

I hope this helped.

EDIT:

KNOWING WHAT I NOW KNOW, I WOULD CONSIDER ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO SOAPS OR HOT SHOWER WATER AND/OR ‘POSSIBLY’ A FUNGAL INFECTION THAT IS TRYING TO TAKE HOLD ONTO YOUR SKIN. On me, the rash-itch reactions always occur at the weaker parts of my skin where I would usually sweat a-lot and not at the tougher parts.

SEE: <> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidiasis <>

ALSO see about “heat rashes” at: <> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholinergic_urticaria <> which in my opinion is caused when one sweats out strong toxins onto a weakened area of one’s skin.

IF a fungus is trying to take hold, an anti-fungal anti-bacterial like Monistat_Derm for open areas, or Monistat_7 for moist areas, or Desenex for the feet, or Head and Shoulders for the scalp may ‘assist’ in the healing process, OR it may be viral hand foot and mouth disease, OR the problem may need stronger antibiotics in pill form if one’s body may be ‘allowing’ the beginnings of deadly bacterial meningitis to grow – although bacterial meningitis would be very very rare in the more industrialized countries. I mention this not to scare you, but to ‘encourage’ you to continually monitor your symptoms, and to seek out ‘good’ advice that will help you get stronger real soon.

SEE: <> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand,_foot_and_mouth_disease <>
and
<> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_Meningitis <>.

ALSO, consider that whenever one’s immune system becomes weakened from allergic reactions to toxins OR antibiotics OR petroleum / wood-alcohol based cosmetics OR from inadequate micro-nutrition absorption in the gut OR inexpensive synthetic chemical based nutritional supplements, then fungal-bacterial infections ‘always’ try to take hold onto one’s skin since one’s immune system is then at its weakest.

I truly hope you will quickly find a ‘good’ physician that will give you solid short and long term advice, and after you do it – the advice will keep you and yours healthy and strong for a lifetime.

My best to you,
AI

PS –After many years of needless sufferings with my own skin problems until I learned some long term advice from a ‘good’ physician, I have finally come to understand that better non-toxic micro-nutritional absorption in the gut and occasional fastings actually heals our bodies for the long term, rather than just covering up a serious nutritional deficiency with lotions and meds until the lotions and meds will no longer work. I have also become severely allergic to antibiotics that for me cause Urticaria-hives, and petrolatum based skin creams that have caused serious pains and large swellings in my lymph glands.

IF YI, this is a more detailed report I recently posted for another who had a malady that eventually affected their skin.
><3> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091205115824AA6K1DP < +><

I hope I might have helped a little. <3

Comment on How can I calm down better? by Hanzie

Hanzie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:35:44 +0000

you have a serious need of religion. You’re having an extreme reaction to low levels of stress inducers. Believe in something bigger than yourself, and get some perspective.

Good luck. Really.

Comment on Are any of you Agoraphobic or have severe anxiety disorder/panic attacks? by kat

kat — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:28:43 +0000

i personally have panic disorder. i’ve been told…get help from a mental health professional first and possibly medication. i’ve tried the medication, but i’m not one for pills. and honestly, talking to someone…doesn’t make it go away! i’ve had to teach myself relaxation techniques. first and foremost, i repeat to myself over and over, “i’m okay, i’m fine, i’m not hurt, and this too shall pass”. but it has affected me in everyday life, even when i’m not having an attack. truly it is all about your mind set. changing your way of thinking, and that can be the hardest part. i haven’t found a concrete solution, i just take it day by day.

Comment on Panic Disorder-Ambulance contacts? by bynho s

bynho s — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:04:30 +0000

Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called “St John’s Wort” – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.

The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that “learned behavior” in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….

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Comment on Panic Disorder-Ambulance contacts? by firefighter1797

firefighter1797 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:23:07 +0000

make sure that your bf, family members, close friends carry an emergency contact card with them in either their purse or wallet because it can be difficult to track down any family members when something like that happens. Thats the best way to make sure you know about it

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by Moonface

Moonface — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:28:33 +0000

Hi, sorry to hear you are feeling bad. I don’t know about Lexapro, but the following steps got rid of my panic attacks permanantly (something which meds were unable to do for me):

3. Try relaxation exercise tapes (progressive muscular relaxation). They really help if you practise often enough. You can get free downloads in you put “progressive muscle relaxation” into Google (e.g. lots of universities have them as free downloads)

With each step practise makes perfect. (i.e. practise the steps every day, not just when you are feeling bad). I hope you feel better soon. Best of luck!

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by WiserAngel

WiserAngel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:32:18 +0000

It works for others, but both Effexor and Lexapro INCREASED my anxiety. I ended up on 20mg of Prozac and taking Ativan 1mg 2x a day. It seems to work. I was glad the Lexapro didn’t work because my co-pay was $80 a month! OUCH! Prozac has a generic!

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by Snazzlefrazz

Snazzlefrazz — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:18:44 +0000

I had much more benefit from Zoloft. I really didn’t have much benefit from Lexapro or any other medications other than Zoloft.

Take Care

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by frank h

frank h — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:57:04 +0000

too many success with lexapro(s-citalopram)… believe me …too many… lexapro and other drugs in the same class..

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by sadie_mouzkawitz

sadie_mouzkawitz — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:22:44 +0000

I used to take Paxil and it stopped working. I started to take lexapro and honestly it has helped me almost 100%. I love it. The only downfall is getting used to the medication and the fact it does not come in generic form and cost $30 a month. EEK!

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by chris

chris — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:06:02 +0000

i’ve been on lexapro for 6 years now and doing great on it. it really helps me.

Comment on Any success with Lexapro for panic disorder? by Catherine A

Catherine A — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:13:58 +0000

Lexapro was not perfect for my panic attacks–I still had them, just not as frequently.

My husband did not like my personality on Lexapro.

Comment on coping with panic disorder? by mrkittypong

mrkittypong — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:03:04 +0000

When you feel those “feelings” coming you have to do your best to not let your thoughts make you fall deeper into panic. When I start to feel my heart race and my mind get that crazy feeling I go into my bathroom and sit in front of my mirror. I breath slow and its important to breath in but blow more air out than you are taking in. Really clear your lungs slowly, this helps lower your CO2 levels therefore lowering your heart rate. Also try to control your thoughts, it is amazing how well this works. I will keep saying to myself(out loud)I am not dying, I am OK. The panic is all run by your mind, so if you don’t let the thoughts of fear run wild you can bring yourself down to a more controlled situation. You can do it, and your are not alone, so many people have the same issue.

Comment on coping with panic disorder? by sirhcyllib

sirhcyllib — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:59:07 +0000

i also just started getting panic attacks. I find that when i am gonna get one i do anthing that takes my mind off. I take a drive and sing along to my music, you can do it at home too i guess but no one at my house wants to me sing hah. Watching a funny movie also seems to work. Anything that can distract your attention seems to stop the attack pretty quick. Try calling a friend and talking about subject for like 15 minutes and you will probably feel better. Good luck and i hope i helped a little bit.

Comment on coping with panic disorder? by jurplesman

jurplesman — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:25:27 +0000

It is popular to think that panic disorders or anxiety attacks are caused by the way we think. These are NOT psychological disorders, but are caused by an underlying illness, that can easily be treated by nutritional means. Our emotions of fear are triggered by a physical disease.

Most people with anxiety attacks are found to be hypoglycemic and going on a hypoglycemic diet will dissolve the symptoms in time.

Comment on coping with panic disorder? by RJ

RJ — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:19:52 +0000

Talk to people- friends or family. I too get panick attacks and find that talking really helps. Also, keeping active in things you enjoy really helps- I recently took up cermics/pottery. When you get panick attacks, make sure to always remember that you are not going to die or have a heart attack. Anticipating that you are going to die only creates attacks on top of attacks. When you breathe, make sure to “push” your stomach out, using your diaphram. Easiest way to describe this is to lay on the floor and place a book on ur stomach. The book should rise a little when done right. As for meds, they work for a while but taking them for the rest of your life is a large choice. Look into alternative meds, like Hylands Nerve Tonic. Talk to your doctor first though. I was given Ativan when I first started having them, and I had major withdrawls when I stopped- that stuff is very addictive. Best wishes!!!