Panic attacks !!!

edited March 2011 in Second Trimester
Ok well im almost 24 wks pregnant and I have been having the worst panic attacks ever..when I wasn't preggers I did take pills for my nerves but I was never big on takin them because I hated the way they made me feel... But now I really dont know why im having so many attacks im mean im a happy mama and im a lil stressed out mostly cause I miss my mama but for the most part these attacks come out of nowhere... I could be playing with my kids or at the store and then boom there it is... Do any of yall know of any remedies that I could try to help me out... I would greatly appreciate it... Thanks in advance

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  • I will try a lil bit of yoga thanks for that... I also took xanax 2mg but I hated the way it left me all sluggish and sleepy
  • U can try benedryl. That's what the doctor has me on.
  • I posted on this just the other day... I have the same problem. Its gotten so bad I have passed smooth out from hyperventilating!
  • edited March 2011
    I've had plenty of attacks since i was very little. First yoga is perfect for anxiety, also meditation but that takes practice. The very first thing you have to know about anxiety attacks is that they are a habit; nothing more. Doctors give out meds but they are not properly trained to deal with anxiety. Meds just mask the symptoms, they never cure anxiety. Giving yourself a downer is not the answer. The first thing to do is find out What triggers your anxious response. And I don't mean like if you feel social phobic the answer is people... I mean what pattern of behavior have you caused in your brain that triggers the anxious response. After stressful life events our brains hold onto the info that triggers the stress by way of neural pathways, and it basically creates a panic button. The best thing to do is to look at treatment options like cbt or even a program like the linden method which explains what anxiety really is and where it comes from. The more credit you give an attack, the worse it will become. When you learn what it is and where its coming from, youre attacks will gradually (sometimes its instant) lose power over you. I no longer hyperventilate until passing out because the anxiety doesn't have the kind of grip on me that it used to. I'm now able to work and take care of my family, when before that Would have been just a dream for me.

    Also, anyone who wants help dealing with panic can pm me and ill do what I can to help.
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