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I posted yesterday and was surprised there weren't any words of wisdom. I did do a similar post in another section, but usually I hear from someone. Does anyone feel this way?
QUOTE (enough @ Oct 21 2008, 09:14 AM) 
I posted yesterday and was surprised there weren't any words of wisdom. I did do a similar post in another section, but usually I hear from someone. Does anyone feel this way?
I used to get the panic all the time.Now that I am on the low dose bcp,I am not suffering like that.I am sorry you did not get any replies yesterday-I hate it when that happens.One thing that helps me with panic/anxiety is activity-just get up and do something-go for a walk,wash dishes,laundry anything-I take my dog out.It seems to get my mind of of the anxiety and helps me to re focus.Prayer helps me a great deal as well.GOD-bless and hope you feel better.
Enough,
I wonder if it isn't time for you to look at different BCPs or even switch to BHRT. Obviously your current regime has pooped out for you. Are you using the square breathing technique to get your thru the worst of it?? Are you using your xanax??
Isn't it fun????
I wonder if it isn't time for you to look at different BCPs or even switch to BHRT. Obviously your current regime has pooped out for you. Are you using the square breathing technique to get your thru the worst of it?? Are you using your xanax??
Isn't it fun????
Thank you both. Maybe the bcp isn't keeping up with the change in my body. My ob said my homone levels said I am going to be in real meno within the next 9 months or so, so I guess they are wildly erratic. I'm hoping it was from the sinus/ear infection and the antibiotic that I just finished today. I took two xanax yesterday and one today. Last year, my pcp said to try five days of taking it twice a day to get my body to really relax, I did it halfway then and it helped, maybe I need to just try it to balance a little.
All I know is I can't live like that, it is so frustrating to have it back.
Thank you both for your answers, it always feel good to have help. Floater, you ALWAYS are an inspiration to me and have helped me is so many ways, through some really tough times. Lady E, I know that you, too have been there also and I am so grateful for you both.
I hope you are doing well. Thanks again.
All I know is I can't live like that, it is so frustrating to have it back.
Thank you both for your answers, it always feel good to have help. Floater, you ALWAYS are an inspiration to me and have helped me is so many ways, through some really tough times. Lady E, I know that you, too have been there also and I am so grateful for you both.
I hope you are doing well. Thanks again.
Dear enough,
I still suffer from panic attacks on occasion. I was prescribed clonazepam (or sometimes it's called klonoplin ). It helps a great deal. I don't take it all the time but when I do I feel much better.
I still suffer from panic attacks on occasion. I was prescribed clonazepam (or sometimes it's called klonoplin ). It helps a great deal. I don't take it all the time but when I do I feel much better.
QUOTE (TaraLindsay @ Oct 22 2008, 01:25 AM)
Dear enough,
I still suffer from panic attacks on occasion. I was prescribed clonazepam (or sometimes it's called klonoplin ). It helps a great deal. I don't take it all the time but when I do I feel much better.
I still suffer from panic attacks on occasion. I was prescribed clonazepam (or sometimes it's called klonoplin ). It helps a great deal. I don't take it all the time but when I do I feel much better.
Dear'enough'
I suffered very badly from Panic attacks and Phobias when I was Menopausal and it was horrible.I got Zanax from my Doctor and used daily to zap the anxiety,of course only using small doses.It worked and now I use it for emergency situations only.I never upped the dose or got addicted.Keep one in my purse and just knowing it is there is a real Psychological boost.It is probably covered in dust by now!
Hope this has helped.
God Bless
Elizabeth
P.S. Full relief also came when I started HRT but this is my personal decision.
There are some good resources out there. One I came across recently was on a lot of topics related to better living with hypnosis. You can sure give it a try. Here is the link http://www.betterlivingwithhypnosis.com/hypnosis_promo.html. I also noticed that they are offering a free mp3.
I have suffered panic attacks on and off for a long time. I know a lot of people swear by Zanex, but it never did help me much. Then I remember when my doc wanted to have me try a new med - Buspar. That was probably close to 20 years ago give or take - and it really helped. In fact I went from several panic attacks a week to only a few a year. I am having the more often now with Menopause hormonal changes, but I think I would be having many more without it.
Also - YES - the square breathing helps tons. It can be very hard to make yourself do it when you are hyperventilating, but force yourself, for as many squares as you can, then if you can't stand it, take that deep breath you just have to take (I fully understand) but then back to the square breathing again. You will get that Carbon dioxide oxygen ratio back to where it should be if you keep at it - and then a lot of the panic feelings will start to ease up some. Also would suggest if you can find something - anything - to try to distract yourself.
GOOD LUCK - Panic attacks are horrible, and for some of us they never go away fully - but with practice you can learn to control most of them to a degree.
Also - YES - the square breathing helps tons. It can be very hard to make yourself do it when you are hyperventilating, but force yourself, for as many squares as you can, then if you can't stand it, take that deep breath you just have to take (I fully understand) but then back to the square breathing again. You will get that Carbon dioxide oxygen ratio back to where it should be if you keep at it - and then a lot of the panic feelings will start to ease up some. Also would suggest if you can find something - anything - to try to distract yourself.
GOOD LUCK - Panic attacks are horrible, and for some of us they never go away fully - but with practice you can learn to control most of them to a degree.
Could someone explain what square breathing is?
QUOTE (Sariah @ Jan 30 2009, 12:28 AM)
Could someone explain what square breathing is?
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Square Breathing
“Square” breathing is an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use technique for quickly reducing stress. It isn’t a long-term solution for panic attacks, but it will help you to get calmed down so you can assess your situation. Also, you can do it in public, so it’s very useful if you have a panic attack in a public place and you can’t get somewhere private.
Click to view square breathing diagram
What you will need
A stopwatch or a clock; or a friend to time you
How it works
This trick takes four minutes.
1. Begin by slowly breathing in for four seconds. (It’s helpful to count 4 Mississippis)
2. Hold your breath for four seconds
3. Slowly breathe out for four seconds
4. wait four seconds (don’t breathe in)
5. Repeat steps 1 - 4
Keep doing this for four minutes.
This trick is called square breathing because an easy way to remember it is to picture each step as a side on a square, and then work your way around the square, beginning at “breathe in.” (Click on the diagram for a printer-friendly version)
I like square breathing because it’s quick and it works, and you can do it anywhere. It doesn’t just work for panic attacks either. I use square breathing to manage stress, or just when I want to relax. It’s a great tool to have. Try it out the next time you feel yourself getting stressed.
“Square” breathing is an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use technique for quickly reducing stress. It isn’t a long-term solution for panic attacks, but it will help you to get calmed down so you can assess your situation. Also, you can do it in public, so it’s very useful if you have a panic attack in a public place and you can’t get somewhere private.
Click to view square breathing diagram
What you will need
A stopwatch or a clock; or a friend to time you
How it works
This trick takes four minutes.
1. Begin by slowly breathing in for four seconds. (It’s helpful to count 4 Mississippis)
2. Hold your breath for four seconds
3. Slowly breathe out for four seconds
4. wait four seconds (don’t breathe in)
5. Repeat steps 1 - 4
Keep doing this for four minutes.
This trick is called square breathing because an easy way to remember it is to picture each step as a side on a square, and then work your way around the square, beginning at “breathe in.” (Click on the diagram for a printer-friendly version)
I like square breathing because it’s quick and it works, and you can do it anywhere. It doesn’t just work for panic attacks either. I use square breathing to manage stress, or just when I want to relax. It’s a great tool to have. Try it out the next time you feel yourself getting stressed.
From Scott Davis' website Finding your marbles.
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Description of Technique:
Sit straight, rest the back of one hand in the palm of the other with the thumbs crossing each other in one palm. If the right hand rests in the palm of the left hand, the left thumb rests in the right palm and the right thumb then crosses over the back of the left thumb.
The hands are placed at heart center level a few inches in front of the chest, but the hands do not touch the chest, and the elbows are resting down against the rib cage.
The eyes are open but focused on the tip of the nose (the tip/end you cannot see). The sides of the nose will look blurry but the nose looks to be of normal size.
The breathing pattern has 4 parts that repeat in sequence,
* first inhale and exhale slowly through the nose only,
* then inhale through the mouth with the lips puckered as if to kiss or making a whistle,
* after the inhalation relax the lips and exhale through the mouth slowly,
* then inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth,
* then the last breath pattern is inhaling through the puckered lips and exhaling through the nose.
Continue this cycle of 4 for 11 to 31 min. Slow the breath and make the breath very deep.
Sit straight, rest the back of one hand in the palm of the other with the thumbs crossing each other in one palm. If the right hand rests in the palm of the left hand, the left thumb rests in the right palm and the right thumb then crosses over the back of the left thumb.
The hands are placed at heart center level a few inches in front of the chest, but the hands do not touch the chest, and the elbows are resting down against the rib cage.
The eyes are open but focused on the tip of the nose (the tip/end you cannot see). The sides of the nose will look blurry but the nose looks to be of normal size.
The breathing pattern has 4 parts that repeat in sequence,
* first inhale and exhale slowly through the nose only,
* then inhale through the mouth with the lips puckered as if to kiss or making a whistle,
* after the inhalation relax the lips and exhale through the mouth slowly,
* then inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth,
* then the last breath pattern is inhaling through the puckered lips and exhaling through the nose.
Continue this cycle of 4 for 11 to 31 min. Slow the breath and make the breath very deep.
I still use the square breathing techniques in life. I don't have panic attacks anymore, but I occasionally have "moments" of feeling slightly off....maybe a touch light headed or something.....and I will square breath for a minute or two and always go back to feeling normal. It is a truly handy tool, it makes you feel like you have more control over your body than your body has over you!!
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