Reply #11: relaxation training so that when it hits [View All]

it becomes more second nature to breathe and focus

meditation

klonipin
paxil or now lexapro
are meds that i take (was paxil and now lexapro) for anxiety
exercise

also lizzie with your breathing problems, you are prone to anxiety and the breathing control is very important.

try breathing through a straw for 5 min, then 10 min, or however long you can stand. It helps the brain realize that it isn't going to run out of air easily.

Also the meds that are used like in your nebulizer, prolly albuterol or steroids, can both be excitatory to the nervous system and increase the likelihood of anxiety.

moderate or eliminate caffeine unless you are prone to bad headaches, then just limit it a lot. (high doses of caffeine can set off panic in prone individuals)

psychotherapy, especially cognitive based ones are good for helping a person change their thinking to help them cope and fare better or even stave off panic.

The critical part of panic occurs at the front end, if one can distance themselves from their symptoms and not "panic over the panic" then the critical part is self limiting.

Thinking fuels feeling and in a sense we are what we think and at least feel what we think.

good luck...

I come by panic and generalized anxiety honestly, my mother and my grandfather both had it. So genetically I'm prone to respond more sensitively to my own adrenalin.

The other part of that is learned behavior, my mother, god rest her soul, always felt the world was basically a dangerous place and there was much to be feared. That was learned and unlearning that takes time. (I'm sure she learned it from her family and so on and so forth so not blaming here)

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breathe lizzie breathe