Last night I had a very weird thing happen to me.
I'd woken up at 4am and went into the washroom. Then,
out of the blue I suddenly felt really nausious,
dizzy and faint. I was sure I was about to vomit. I
left the washroom to get a glass of cola to swallow a
pill and to get a bowl. But then, this is the strange
part, I lost my vision. It was like I had my eyes shut,
but they were open. I tried closing them, to let them
adjust to a new light(?) but I still couldn't see. I
felt my way to the kitchen and took a graval, blindly
finding things. I tried to turn the light on and off a
few times but I still couldn't see. I drank some more
pop and wondered, a little scared, what the heck to
do. Then, as sudden as it had come on, my sight began
slowly returning. The first thing I noticed was that the
kitchen light was on ( but that made me more scared
'cause I hadn't been able to see the brightness at all).
By the time I got back to my room I felt perfectly
normal. The doctor I saw, not my psychiatrist, said my
body was just weak from fighting a virus. My mom said
that she thought it could be a different kind of panic
attack. Some of the symptoms are the same, but I usually
get a premonition before an attack, and I wasn't very
scared, just surprised mostly. What I'm wondering is if
anyone else has had symptoms similar to this, especially
the loss of eyesight, since that's what's concerning
me most. Any one????<br>~Thanx Mara

Hi. I'm Pearl and I'm 14. I'm new to this cos I had this is January. Email me at
pearlhalliwell@... and we can chat OK?<br>Pearl

Hey, I'm a 19/f who also suffers from anxiety
disorder. A decrease in appetite is normal. I've actually
lost about 25 Lbs. since I've been on my prozac. If
food makes you sick it may be due to the medicine that
you are on. Talk to your doctor and see what he/she
has to say. Don't worry about it but just find out
what could be causing it.If you have any questions
about anything just ask. I've been dealing with this
since I was 15 so I have quite a bit of experience.
Take care.<br>Brooke

Its called 5-4-3-2-1<br>it helps ALOT when i have
a panic attack.<br>OK what you do is:<br>name five
things that you see, then name 5things that you hear,
then name 5 things that you feel.......if you cant
think of 5 things, for example if you cant hear 5
things and you only hear one thing then name that thing
5 times.<br>Then after the 5 things go to 4 things
you see, hear, and feel......then 3 things .....then
2 things...and so on.<br>It might sound like a pain
in the butt cause it takes a while but trust me it
helps get your mind off of it. <br>If you guys try it
let me know how it helps......hopefully it will do
good!

It's Mara again! I do have something I've found
helpful. It's called abdominal breathing. Whenever I feel
an attack coming on I lie on my back and place my
hands palm down on my stomach, on either side of my
belly button. Then I take a deep breath and make sure
that the first air I breath in goes to my stomach and
separate my hands by 'puffing' out my tummy. When I've
inhaled as deep as I can, I let my breath out, making my
hands go closer as I exhale the stomach air first until
I have exhaled as much as I can. Sometime I count
these breaths or just repeat them over and over. This
method seem to shorten the attacks and decrease their
severity. It takes my mind off the attack,(as much as one
can take her mind off a full blown panic attack), and
since I have a tendency to hyperventilate during my
attacks, it helps with that too. Of course
hyperventilating just makes the attack worse by making your heart
speed up and messaging to your brain that you aren't
getting enough air...which causes you to panic even more!
In the ways of prevention of attacks I've found that
meditating (I use Visual Imagery Meditation) daily helps a
lot. I'm also on Clonazapam(anti-anxiety) and Effexor
Ex (anti-depressant) after many other
medicines:(Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Ativan). I have found these
two meds have helped me so much...especially after
some of the others simply added to or complicated my
disorders.<br>-Hope this Helps<br>Mara <br>P.S. If any one has
questions about meditation I'd be happy to help. ;-)

hello everyone. My name is Rebecca. Im 19 years
old...well 20 in a week. ive had panic/anxiety since
december. if anyone would like to chat...feel free to IM or
email me anytime. i look forward to getting to know
everyone!!!

Welcome to the club! I just recently joined too.
I've also done a ton of reading and research on panic
attacks, and whenever I see a show about it I make sure i
get it taped. But for some reason all of the
techniques that I've seen to help out just seem so
unrealistic once I'm actually having the attack. Is there any
particular thing that seems to work for you?

Hi i'm a 20 yo guy who suffers from anxiety and
panic attacks and would like to find people to start
corresponnding with. My attacks cause my appetite to be miniaml
and i was wondering if anyone else gets that symptom,
or am i jusyt mental? lol)<br>email me back if you
want to be friends:<br>wild_escape@...

Hi, I'm a 17 year old female who was diognosed
with panic disorder, generalized anxiety and severe
depression about a year ago, though I've had the anxiety
disorders my whole life. As I was joining clubs it occurred
to me to see if there was a teen support group. At
first I was somewhat dismayed by only finding one, but
then I read what you had written to Faith_Lane, a new
member, and how unbelievably supportive the responders
were. I realized then that this was definately a
wonderful group to be a part of. Anyone out there that is
new to any of this is welcome to ask me anything
about panic or anxiety. I haven't conquered it all yet
but I can feel very close. I've read and researched
everything ever written about panic/anxiety. Anyway I
already feel like I'm a part of this group, just by
introducing myself. THAT's one powerful and SPECIAL support
system that I have the pleasure of joining. ;-)<br>Mara

Hi, I'm a 17 year old female who was diognosed
with panic disorder, generalized anxiety and severe
depression about a year ago, though I've had the anxiety
disoders my whole life. As I was joining clubs it occurred
to me to see if there was a teen support group. At
first I was somewhat dismayed by only finding one, but
then I read what you had written to Faith_Lane, a new
member, and how unbelievably supportive the responders
were. I realized then that this was definately a
wonderful group to be a part of. Anyone out there that is
new to any of this is welcome to ask me anything
about panic or anxiety. I haven't conquered it all yet
but I can feel very close. I've read and researched
everything ever written about panic/anxiety. Anyway I
already feel like I'm a part of this group, just by
introducing myself. THAT's one powerful and SPECIAL support
system that I have the pleasure of joining. ;-)<br>Mara

Hey Hazeye & faith_lane...I would love to chat w/
you im me anytime! I sorta new deep down that I was
having panic attacks and had become slightly
agoraphobic, and in 1 week i saw to shows that talked about
it, one being 48 hrs after seeing that; the next day
I had my mom call and get me a counciler, slowy
she's helped a lot I have started to get back to 1
class a day at my old school( my third week back :) but
i would love to talk more too both of you!!! Please
IM me!<br>-steph

I know how you feel about school, my panic
attacks kicked in really bad again a couple of months ago
( I've had the disorder for years) and I had to
withdraw from my univerity because I just couldn't go to
class or focus on anything. It's really hard isn't it?
What did you finally do about it?

I'm an 18/f and I have have suffered from really
bad panic attacks ever since I was a little girl,I
also have a mild form of obsessive cumpulsive
disorder, and I always feel really paranoid! Has anyone
else ever experienced these feelings along with thier
panic?- Just looking for someone to talk to.

hi stephany360,<br><br>I recently suffered panic
attack at like last summer of '99, it was hard challenge
for me. i know how u feel because i went to college
and i quit in 1 month because i couldn't do it, i
would like talk to u.<br>my name is nikki

Hi I am a 17/f I was just diagnosed about a month
ago w/ panic disorder and slight agoraphobia! I am
have a hard time. I would love to talk to anyone! This
whole trying to go to school thing is really tough!

Hi Everyone. I would like to here from ppl suffering anxiety as no one I know
can relate to me when I have one. My email address is zd_tafel@...

Pearl.<br><br>I am smrtlauf...I am 18 and I
suffer from panic attacks too. Tests can be terrifing I
know. If you do suffer from panic attacks remember that
they are only feelings and they will pass. You've
lived through it once before and you CAN do it again.

I'm Pearl/F/14/Singapore. I think I might suffer
from anxiety or whatever. I am having my tests these
few days, started last Thursday with elementary
maths. I flunked my previous Maths tests(I never failed
any subject except for one in my entire life). I was
so terrified during the start of the test, just
staring at the paper that I trembled and broke down and
cried. I had to be calmed down by my teachers for 1/2 an
hour before I could sit for the test. I'm having my
Additional Maths test this Wednesday and I don't want this
embarassing and terrifying episode to happen again. Please
help/advice A.S.A.P. Thanks!<br>Pearl

hi///i posted on this board about a million years
ago and never visited it back...i also have never
suffered a full blown panic attack but i was like on verge
many many times....there are counselors available at
school for you to talk to.....or at least there should
be...every school has some kind of counseling center...i
would say check that out....i just downloaded the yahoo
messenger so feel free to talk whenever you're on...that
goes for everyone else too!!!!

Hey y'all, I'm new around here, I joined a while
ago, but never posted. My name is Janine, I'm recently
15, and I live in Pennsylvania. I have been suffering
from panic disorder for nearly 2 years now, and will
soon be recieving in-school therapy to help control it
(or I hope it will, anyway). The triggering in
insane, but.. Well, I hope to talk to you all
soon.<br><br>Janine

Hey all, I thought I would share my updates on my
panic. Two weeks ago I was hospitalized for a week
because I was to the point of killing myself. My panic
would get so bad when I wasn't depressed that I finally
said forget it and decided to try to find a way out.
That was the only way I could find. I am better now
but still fighting to make it through the
day.<br><br>Can anyone else relate? if so how long does it take
to get better?<br><br>smrtlauf

I am an 18 year old female who has been diagnosed with Anxiety disorder Sept.
99.

Hi, I am new here. I am 22 but most of the people
I can relate to or like to hang out are younger
than me. I still feel like a teenager. I have been
diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder, Severe Anxiety
Disorder and Depression. I would love to talk to anyone
who can relate at all or just make some friends who
understand. Thanks...

Hey i know exacly how you feel i'm 19, and i think i have general anxiety
disorder i'd love to talk, you can E-Mail me if you want.

I just wanted to let you know that I am 19F and I
have also been diagnosed with general anxiety
disorder. If you care to talk about it you can email me
back. You aren't the only one out there and I would
love to talk about what we are both going through.

Hi, I just became a member at this club, and I am
new to this panic disorder thing...I hope this club
can help. I will tell you all my story and then maybe
I can get some help.<br><br>All my life, I have
kind of been on "the edge" I guess thats the
word..I've always been quiet and shy and I like to stick to
my thoughts, but I also have been thinking some
weird things.<br><br>My grandmother died in the january
of 1993, a week later my uncle died. 13 months
later, my aunt with down's syndrome..who was 54, died.
That was a very traumatic time in my life..especially
for an 11 year old. That I think has been the turning
point in my life. This year, my grandfather, an uncle,
an aunt and three cousins have been in the
hopsital...all since June. That has put so much stress on our
family. Some other stresses are school...I am in Band,
FFA, SADD, National Honor Society, and I work. In
november, I had my first panic attack I think. All of the
sudden, I just started to feel very weird...clammy hands,
tunnel vision, rapid heart beat and I was breathing
funny, but unlike some, I didn't have an extreme urge to
run or to hurt myself. Those sensations continue
today. Since that first time, I have talked with two
counselors, both who have no abandoned me...but they are
looking for additional help for me. They said I have
panic attacks. I cannot go to the doctor either...my
mom was told a few weeks ago about my problem and she
flipped out and took it as an insult to her. So now, if i
bring up the subject I feel very weird. I've done some
research on my own and I am having a problem diagnosing
myself. According to the rating system I only reach about
a five and I have never reached a full blown panic
attack. Yet, I constantly feel like i am at a 3 or 4. Do
any of you know where I can go for help or what I
should do?<br><br>Thanks in advance,<br>smrtlauf

I am not a teen....I'll be 21 in 2 months, but I
do not know anyone around my age with this problem.
My dr doesn't have a specific diagnosis yet....i
think I have general anxiety disorder with traits of
mild depression......Just trying to make a few friends
that understand..

Hey whats up. My names LaCresha and Im 18 yrs
old. Form the Cincinnati Ohio area. I recently
Diagnosed with panic attacks after I had a trip to the
Emergency room like 2 weeks ago. Thats how bad these
attacks got. FOr the past 2 Months Ive been sufferin from
panic attacks. Ive been afraid to leave the house and
go out into public because Im afraid of just loosing
it and going crazy. The only times I go out is when
Im with someone I trust. Sometimes It feels like Im
dyeing. Ive had a hard life but I dont think that I
should suffer anymore espically with these attacks. If
you like to talk just eme or leave a message
here.<br><br>Lata and Take Care.<br>LaCresha

I think that this club is going to be awesome
when we get some more members! I'm almost 16 (in
July)and I've been getting panic attacks since 7th grade!
They suck and you can use as many friends as you can
get that you can realte to. I don't kow about you,
but when I get them I feel so alone in the world, ya
know?

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