Added: Jul 12, 2008
From: DiGiTiLsOuL
Duration: 7:36
Panic DisorderThis disorder is marked by the presence of repeated panic attacks: sudden feelings of terror that appear with physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, sweating, palpitations, shortness of breath as if suffocating, dizzy or light-headedness, numbness or tingling in the extremities, nausea, and visual distortions. During these attacks sufferers often fear they will have a heart attack, faint, lose control, go crazy, or even die. The attacks begin to subside within 10 minutes but anxiety usually persists longer. Some of the attacks appear "out of the blue" which leads to a generalized fear of more attacks, but some situations may reliably trigger the attacks. Over time, people often begin to avoid the situations where they have experienced previous attacks. This can develop into Agoraphobia, an avoidance of situations from which escape may be difficult. As this disorder grows it can become severely disabling often limiting people's abilities to travel or even leave their homes.The good news is that panic disorder is highly treatable. With medications, cognitive behavioral therapy, or both, the sufferer is soon on the way to recovery.Remember you are never alone.
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Tags: as breath disorder dizzy heartbeat if of or palpitations panic physical rapid shortness suffocating sweating symptoms
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diddykongfu Says:
Nov 25, 2008 - dude i hate those they feel like a heart attack damn meds are shit
JonnyTommyGuns Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - yea i take xanax and now i have to go through hell to get off. my doc wants me to take zoloft instead but im just goin to quit all the pills and see what happens. ive had some first hand experience with zoloft one of my friends killed himself after he quit for a few days.
thehype04 Says:
Nov 26, 2008 - i always find it hard to breath and then i start thinking i'm going to die, then i go dizzy and feel like i'm going to faint, its horrible
shharc7ci Says:
Nov 29, 2008 - trendy please what can i do to help my attacks
Hildigard101 Says:
Dec 2, 2008 - :( i experienced that today
NobodysAngel81 Says:
Dec 2, 2008 - I had a panic attack a month or two ago at my friend's house. It just came out of nowhere. I didn't go to the doctor for it because it was a one-time thing. If it happens again, I'll go, but I know that they're brought on by stress and the things I'm dealing with in my life right now.
Insanityspartner Says:
Dec 2, 2008 - I've had a few panic attacks, although I don't think I'd call it panic disorder for me. It doesn't happen often enough that I live in fear of it happening again. But when I feel like I'm in a situation that might cause one, I take this natural remedy called "Rescue Remedy" and it calms me down enough that I think I can prevent it.
judeblues86 Says:
Dec 3, 2008 - Thanks so much for this video. It's great to know that I'm not alone. My friends and family try to be nice but they really don't understand what I'm going through and why.
RexLaboro Says:
Dec 5, 2008 - I hadn't had panic attacks for years and now they are creeping back on me. I could fight them off with rational thought but they're slowly coming back. I lost 15 pounds because I'm afraid to eat too much salt and other irrational stuff. I can actually summon an attack or palpation just by thinking about it.
robcore919 Says:
Dec 5, 2008 - I had 2 last week and got sent to the emergency room I woke up with one thought I was having some kind of seizure or something
Nemie125 Says:
Dec 5, 2008 - I've had to live with these for nearly two years - it's sheer Hell. You wake up feeling sick, you feel nauseous, I experience weakness in my legs, palpitations, feel dizzy and am terrified I'm going to faint/die - it's just bloody awful. Have been trying the Lindon Method which has been helpful and changing thought patterns (instead of thinking I'm going to have a heart attack/cancer etc) - Dr refuses to give medication so I have found exercise/diet/meditation to work wonders. Great vid!
garycalgary Says:
Dec 6, 2008 - i refuse medication. I hate them but I know what triggers them. I think it's a genetic disorder that is just hardwired in the brain. So I do things to learn to control the anxiety because i know myself wellWhat I hate is the randomness because sometimes a trigger will be fine and other times it will detonate sometgubg severe.
sulla72 Says:
Dec 13, 2008 - what works?.......for panic?.....
sulla72 Says:
Dec 13, 2008 - thanks.....very helpful.....let's email...
vacationboyvideos Says:
Dec 17, 2008 - mental illness has caused me to lose a house,trown in mental hospitals, susidial, broken hearted and has messed up a bright future i could have had. days and weeks im ok and others my mental disorder( o.c.d, anxity and depresion) keeps me dibilated. i seen what it also has done to others life...and how people just dont seem to understand it, not validating someone, ect. if anyone does not have any mental illness, pleas understand are illness is as real as any other. get the word out. thanks
mikesoffel Says:
Dec 23, 2008 - THANKS DUDE YOU SOUND JUST LIKE ME WITH THE DISORDER.except my first one lasted 18 hours and i went to the ER.hell on earth,no other way to explain it.but i seruosly might just watch this whenever im feeling one come on.
shesAwarrior89 Says:
Dec 25, 2008 - what ever you do DONT EVER take ritalinadderallwellbutronloritaband then smoke weed
shesAwarrior89 Says:
Dec 25, 2008 - i almost diedPeople say i should've ben deadand i should've benBUT DEAR GODI PRAYED SO HARD I CRIED!!!and thank God he saved my lifethe only thing i could do to not feel it, was sleep
nukecat Says:
Dec 28, 2008 - if you drink even one cup of coffee, it can trigger panic attacks
jtd001234 Says:
Dec 31, 2008 - A lot of people have occasional panic attacks in their lifetime. It is when they are recurrent (past occasional) and (usually) with a fear of having constant fear of another one is when you have panic disorder. I know how you feel though, I had those many times, scary as hell. Glad you are fighting through it.
Struckgold Says:
Jan 2, 2009 - been there. I think u shd be careful about ur belief that takin pils will solve the 'problem'.
switchfoot90 Says:
Jan 5, 2009 - panic attacks are horrible man!I eventually got over them.
switchfoot90 Says:
Jan 5, 2009 - I got my first panic attack when i saw the film Posiedon in theaters. It was horrible i felt like i couldn't breath and i felt like i was gonna faint. Everytime i go to the movies i always remember that experience but im slowly recovering from it. So yeah i can relate too you Digital Soul.
mytimeismytime Says:
Jan 8, 2009 - Im a 37 yr old male that has had panic attacks since I was 20. I was scared to death for the first few yrs and made many trips to the er and usually felt better while there. I felt like a fool. If it werent for a friend that had them worse than I then I would have never come to terms with them and learn to see im not dying. Lights, places ive had attacks and caffine are some of my triggers also. not running to pills and dealing with them has made them easier to deal with. Thanks for reading.
ricoyoung08 Says:
Nov 24, 2008 - Alejandrohx, Try counseling, herbal, acupuncture, if it doesn't see a psychiatrist for med. I tried lexapro,wellbutrin,effexsor, cymbalta, and buspar. But zoloft cured me. There's lots of med out there, you just have to find the one that will work for you.