Help! I Cannot Stop This Panic Attack & High Anxiety!

[Carlene]

I have been like this for several days now. And I know my husband is getting sick and tired of me laying around all the time, but sometimes it helps for me to just lay on the bed. Sometimes I wish I could there was a pill I could pop that would calm me down and let me sleep for just a little bit take a nap. And then get back up and be just fine butt I know what will happen if this gets worse I will blow my top and take it all out on my husband when he gets home. I just don't know what to do anymore. I left a message 4 days ago for my doctor, he knows exactly what I'm taking and I was asking for something that I could take at night to help me sleep. I have still not heard from him. Right now for my Stress and Anxiety I take Cymbalta, Xanax and Vistaril. When the panic attacks started 2 hours ago I took to Vistarils and 2 Xanaxs. I take .5 milligram Xanax 3 times a day and 25 mg Vistaril 4 times a day. I cannot get any relief. My husband just hates having to take me into the ER I feel so sorry for him when he gets there and feel bad that he even took me over there because most of the time they tell me there's nothing wrong with me it's just stress or anxiety. I've been so many times with chest pain and then actually put me in the hospital for one reason or another and then they sent delete do all the testing and there's nothing wrong with my heart. But I just I need something soon or I feel like I'm going to go crazy. There are these weird thoughts running through my head. 1 is telling me to start walking towards the hospital and you know just openly tell them what's going on but I'm afraid if I do that I'm getting locked up in a jacket in a bubble room.. I wish there was somebody close that could help me. That understands what I'm going through. And we'll sit with me and in the ER or doctor's office and not mumble and Grumble and gripe about it. And help me explain to the doctor that I am not losing my mind that I just need some help. But I don't have that. I know I'm not supposed to double up on my medicine but sometimes that's the only way that I can get calm down. Is there any help for me? Or I just have to live with this until I eventually explode and they lock me up?

 

[Carlene]

My heart just seems like it's going to pound out of my chest. And now my head is throbbing. That's usually what happens.

 

[Deleted member 34424]

The only way to stop panicking is to slow the nervous system down, and that means even breaths. 10-10-10 breath technique. Or the sigh technique where you breathe in and sigh out.

 

[EveHarrington]

:hug:

Have you ever tried beta blockers for anxiety?

 

[Carlene]

The only way to stop panicking is to slow the nervous system down, and that means even breaths. 1...

Thank you. I will try that.

 

[Carlene]

:hug:

Have you ever tried beta blockers for anxiety?

I take that for my Blood Pressure & Heart Rate. It hasnt helped my anxiety so far. But I'll ask my Dr. Thank you.

 

[Justmehere]

I'm sorry if I missed it, but are you working with a therapist? Try using search function on the forum or google for "grounding skills." They help me more than meds.

Hope things are going better today! :hug: