Poll How Often Do You Get Panic Attacks / Episodes Of High Anxiety?

[SadDreamer]

How Often Do You Get Panic Attacks / Episodes of high Anxiety?

I wanted to ask you all how often you get panic attacks or severe anxiety attacks. I was wondering how common they are, if you can control them, if you can tell when you are about to have one, etc.

I get them a few times a month just at home, but obviously it depends on the circumstances, triggers ect. This doesn't have to be exact. I was just wondering.

A few other questions I have:
Do they lessen? Are there certain techniques you use to stop them, or even to prevent them?
Do you take medication for your anxiety? Which do you think has helped the most with the fewest side affects?

 

[jo may]

I get them quite a lot but i'm learning how to deal with them.
JM

 

[Anna]

Once or twice a year. I worry about everything, become paranoid. Cannot sleep and get the shakes. Also tend to lose weight as well. Guess that is the adrenaline and cortisol coursing through the veins.

 

[AngelaMarie]

For a while I was having more than one a day. Now I can sometimes go months without them and then I may have a couple a week. I've learned to slow way down when I start having them. It's a sign to me that I feel totally out of control about something in my life.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

At my worst, multiple times a day.

Now it's more on par with a few times a week to a few times a month.