Panic attacks causing momentary light-headedness...?
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I have an anxiety disorder, but its an everyday occurence rather than on just the monthly gift. Yes that is panic attack sympton, but there are many others as well. Such as heart pounding, dizzyness, cold sweat, the feeling like you going to pass out, buzzing in the head, etc.\n\nSo when you get these feeling an you begin to worry about when it going to happen next and then that can lead to an anxiety disorder. But my question is; where is this anxiety coming from?, is there a specific worry or thought that the attack is centered around. If it becomes to much to handle, or worse go talk to a doctor and see what happening. I wish I can help you more but that odd that it only happens when you get the ole mighty gift. I wish you luck hun.
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YES...I have full blown panic disorder.  It is caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain chemistry.  My doctor gave me birth control for it because most of my panic attacks are from my raging hormones.  It does happen to me.  I am a hypocondriac, I have a little O.C.D, and I have Panic Dissorder. And yes, I was diagnosed with them. Trust me...the best thing to do about it is to learn how to tell yourself that the things that are going on in your head are NOT true.  Your not going to die, your heart is NOT in your throat, and you are NOT crazy.  I have to tell myself that every single day.  I have them in the morning and at night.  I feel like im dreaming durring the day too. I have not felt normal since I was about 13 and I am now 18.  Please do whatever you can to contact a doctor and get it under control before it gets worse. Best of luck you you...seriously
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I get them too, and I seem to notice them at the same time you do -- maybe it's because we are finally resting or whatever, so they seems to stand out compared to when we are rushing about during the day.  I was told they can be from anxiety even if you aren't feeling especially anxious at that particular moment.  I got scared when they kept happening to me, and that's what my doctor said she thought was causing it.  If you have had an EKG, though, I think you are pretty safe.  I'm sort of glad to know I'm not the only one!
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Isnt that like a panic or anxiety attack?  Relax and maybe talk to a doctor?
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panic attacks use to control my life...i would leave my grocery cart in the store and make my way to my car.  It was awful...It took me a long time to realize that I had not died from a panic attack and it wasnt going to kill me...so when a panic attack would come i would tell myself that i LIKED the feeling of a panic attack.  Sounds weird but it worked for me...it only last for seconds.  I learned to ride the storm out and get right back to doing what I was doing before.
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You know what. I'm only sixteen and I've had panic/anxiety attacks for almost a year now. They are truly horrible.. but I learned something just recently. If you honestly learn and believe that nothing will happen to you and stop fighting them... you'll be fine. Like... when you get that feeling where everything is weird and your heart starts pounding and you feel like you can't breathe... just say to yourself that you want the attack to get as bad as it can possibly be.. and you want to go to the unknown side (the side where it gets as worse as it can if you let it go).. by honestly believing this.. you will come to a point where you realize that it's all in your head.. and it can be overcomed.. but you have to get through this step first. Email me at uhhsure8701@yahoo.com if you wanna talk about it anymore! good luck.. :)
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One of the most frightening things you may find yourself experiencing is a "Panic attack" and it is very difficult to fully explain how it feels unless you have experienced one. The very first Panic attack often seems to come completely "out of the blue" and occurs whilst you are doing something that you do every day like driving to work, shopping, walking the dog, watching TV, cooking  etc. Suddenly you are struck by a barrage of frightening and uncomfortable symptoms and you are convinced that something terrible is going to happen to you there and then. \n\nPanic attacks can start for many reasons such as stress, overworking, bereavement, family, an accident, childbirth, following surgery and so on but at the time panic strikes for the first time you think you are doing fine and there seems to be no apparent reason at all. If you have subsequent panic attacks they too may seem to be unpredictable and random. There is now emerging evidence that anxiety and panic may have a genetic link.\n\nPeople that have never had a Panic attack assume that that it is just a feeling of nervousness or anxiety, but in reality the attacks are far more frightening and overwhelming. If nervousness is a 3 on a scale of 1-10, then a full blown panic attack is 11. \n\nWhat often happens next is that you begin to associate the Panic attack with the activity or place you were at the time so you start to avoid that situation. This is where the problems begin as each time you are forced into the situation that caused the attack, you automatically assume that it will happen again and start to re-live the feelings and this leads to agoraphobia and limiting of activities and leading a normal life.\n\n\nPanic disorder can be frightening, disabling, and frustrating both to recover from and  to live with someone with it. \n\nGetting appropriate and quick medical help is not easy and the slide from anxiety to panic and then to agoraphobia can progress quickly without intervention and support.\n\nOften the sufferer will not go out as they say they 'know' they are going to faint or 'have a heart attack'. See the "Symptoms" section for explanations of these feelings and the reasons for them. Please read the "Help yourself" section for some really useful information on how to cope.\n\nAs Panic can strike very quickly and often the trigger is not apparant, there is usually little warning that it is about to happen. It is not surprising, therefore, that many sufferers avoid situations that they think or 'know' might cause the panic attacks to happen. This leads to fears of situations or places that last caused anxiety and so the sufferer avoids them at all costs! This is agoraphobia. The problem here is that it can take months, even years, to re-educate the individual that it is their thoughts and assumptions that are to blame for these attacks and not the place at all but it still takes a long time to return to such places.\n\nTalking from experience, I avoid public transport because of several incidents in taxis where I was terrified and therefore starting associating any Public Transport with 'fear' and 'panic'. The problem then 'spread' to include trains, buses and eventually I was unable to get in the car with someone else driving. This is still a problem today. I do drive myself but the problems do not stop there!\n\nI was once told that if you 'sit a Panic attack out' to see how bad it can actually get it will reach a point where it can't get any worse and you 'automatically' start to calm down. \n\nIf you suffer from severe anxiety or panic attacks, but don't know it, then you can end up going to numerous doctors/ A+E departments with a variety of symptoms and self diagnosis only to be told that there is nothing medically wrong with you and you are not given any help, information or solutions. This leads you to the conclusion that you may have som
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Ask your doctor to put you on something else.\nOr you can get talk therapy for the panic attacks if you don't want to be on anything.
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I get panic attacks too. You feel like you are going to pass out and your heart rate goes thru the roof.. right?\n\nHave to talked to your doctor about medication? Maybe they can perscribe something to help you. \n\nWhen I know I'm having a panic attack, I call my father and he talks me thru it. It's all in your head. Worrying about them can bring them on. You have to de stress yourself. And when you have them, call SOMEBODY and just talk, not about your panic attack, just about anything. If your parents know you get them and you are close with them, call them and expalin what is going on and why you are calling. Freaking out about them whil you are having one will make it worse. I'm saying to call (or talk) to someone because it takes your mind off of it while it's happening. While you are talking, lay down. It will go away sooner than it normally takes and it's not as scary. And remember, control your breathing while you are having one. That will slow the heart rate back to normal. In thru the nose, out thru the mouth. You CAN control it (panic attacks).\n\nHope I helped.
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It sounds to me like you suffer from anxiety attacks, which is very common.  It is usually an inherited condition.  I have it and so do members of my family.  Your best course of action is to STOP living in fear!  When I first had a panic/anxiety attack, I thought I was dying!  I went right to a doctor and told him what my symptoms were: sweaty palms, heart beating very fast, shortness of breath, a fear of dying right then and there when I had the attack (which, by the way, was on an uncrowded bus on a beautiful summer day with all the windows open, so it wasn't due to claustrophobia).  He put me on a very low dose of medication that stops the attacks before they start.  It helped me tremendously!  So much so, that after awhile, when the attack would start to creep up on me, instead of taking a pill, I would identify what it was and that I was NOT dying or having a heart attack, and I would talk myself out of it.  Now I have been "attack free" for 5 years!  But please get to a doctor and get checked out.  This is a VERY treatable and curable disorder.
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Considering most people who have seizures also black out, and have no knowledge of the incident.  I'd say it was a panic attack.  Are you on anti-anxiety meds?
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My panic attacks are similar to a heart attack - except for the pain in the heart. I struggle to breathe, collapse and break out in sweat and have heart palpitations but no heart pain. Not fun at all. Deep breaths, try stay calm and you should be OK. Hope you don't get another attack!
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This is called an anxiety attack. I have suffered with them for years. "Panic attacks are sudden urges of overwheling fear that come without warning or any obvious reason. It's far more intense than have anxiety or the feeling of being "stressed out" that most people experience. One out of every 75 people worldwide will experience at least one panic attack in their lives."\nI would go see a doctor, and have him/her request a pychiatrist for you. If you need more info, here are some sites you might like to visit:http://www.anxietypanic.com/\n\nthere is help for you, and i am not you, so I won't tell you that I "know how you feel", because I don't, I know personally how scary  an unexpected attack can be! With a good doctor/medication, I have been able to do anything! Good luck!
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I did a search through the Oxandrin website and couldnt find any information on panic attacks as a side effect. Call your pharmacist, they will have more information.
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You should see a doctor - this could be anything from panic attacks to heart problems!
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“Racing” heart \nFeeling weak, faint, or dizzy \nTingling or numbness in the hands and fingers \nSense of terror, of impending doom or death \nFeeling sweaty or having chills \nChest pains \nBreathing difficulties \nFeeling a loss of control \n\nHope this helps you.  I get panic attacks too.  What helps is try to breath in through your mouth instead of your nose when you feel one coming on. Mine last until I can shake it off...usually about 15 min.
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Most sufferers of panic attacks report a fear of dying, "going crazy", or losing control of emotions or behavior. These feelings generally provoke a strong urge to escape or flee the place where the attack began ("fight or flight" reaction) and, when associated with chest pain or shortness of breath, a feeling of impending doom and/or tunnel vision, frequently result in the sufferer seeking medical attention.\n\nThe panic attack is distinguished from other forms of anxiety by its intensity and its sudden, episodic nature. Panic attacks are often experienced by sufferers of anxiety disorders and other psychological conditions involving anxiety, though panic attacks are not always indicative of a mental disorder, nor are they uncommon. Up to 10 percent of otherwise healthy people experience an isolated panic attack per year, and 1 in 60 people in the U.S. will suffer from a panic disorder at some point in their lifetime.\n\nPeople with phobias will often experience panic attacks as a direct result of exposure to their trigger. These panic attacks are usually short-lived and self-limiting, as they will subside once the trigger no longer present.\n\nIn conditions of chronic anxiety, one panic attack can roll into another, leading to nervous exhaustion over a period of days.\n[edit]\n\nSymptoms\n\nThe symptoms of a panic attack appear suddenly, without any apparent cause. They may include:\n\n    * Racing or pounding heartbeat or palpitations\n    * Sweating\n    * Chest pain/PVCs\n    * Dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea\n    * Difficulty breathing (dyspnea)\n    * Tingling or numbness in the hands, face, feet or mouth\n    * A sudden feeling that everything around the person represents a threat. This can cause a person to either behave extremely defensively (perhaps even assuming the fetal position), or to become enraged and lash out violently.\n    * The loss of the ability to react logically to oncoming stimuli, and the loss of cognitive ability in general. One suffering from a panic attack will often only feel the attack and will be unable to assess why they are feeling the attack or what they can do to stop the sensation.\n    * Flushed face and chest\n    * Chills\n    * Dream-like sensation or perceptual distortion (derealization)\n    * Dissociation, or the perception that one is not connected to the body or is disconnected from space and time (depersonalization)\n    * Terror, or a sense that something unimaginably horrible is about to occur and one is powerless to prevent it\n    * Vomiting\n    * Tunnel vision\n    * Fear of losing control and doing something embarrassing or going crazy\n    * Fear of dying\n    * Feeling of impending doom\n    * Trembling or "shivering"\n    * Crying\n    * Heightened senses\n    * Loud internal dialogue\n    * Exhaustion\n    * Vertigo\n\nA panic attack typically lasts from 2 to 8 minutes. More severe panic attacks may form a series of episodes waxing and waning every few minutes, only to be ended by physical exhaustion and sleep.\n\nThe various symptoms of a panic attack can be understood as follows. First, there is the sudden onset of fear with little or no provoking stimulus. This leads to a release of adrenaline (epinephrine) which brings about the so-called fight-or-flight response where the person's body prepares for major physical activity. This leads to an increased heart rate (tachycardia), rapid breathing (hyperventilation), and sweating (which increases grip and aids heat loss). Because strenuous activity rarely ensues, the hyperventilation leads to a drop in carbon dioxide levels in the lungs and then in the blood. This leads to shifts in blood pH which can in turn lead to many other symptoms, such as tingling or numbness, dizziness, and lightheadedness. It is also possible for the person experiencing such an attack to feel as though they are unable to catch their breath, and they begin to take deeper breaths, which also acts to decrease c