I feel like I'm going crazy.......?

Question: I can't muilti-task I get so overwhelmed I feel like my head is spinning and my chest gets tight and I can't breath! Does anyone feel like this or have any advice on what I could do to calm down.

Answers:
it sounds like you are having panic attacks.....i've had them too!!! your heart rate goes up, you begin to have difficulty breathing, sometimes your hands and forearms start tingling, your blood pressure goes up (especially the systolic number) and it makes you feel like you're losing it. i usually start crying when i have one...i'm not against medicine, but that is not what i would recommend you try first. i would try some relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and things such as that. also, try to figure out what is causing your stress and then try to find ways to handle it...if you feel you need help getting it all under control, i would recommend you talk to a counselor or therapist. then if you've tried all those things and still aren't doing so well, i would recommend that you try a medicine...i have anxiety/depression and my doctor put me on zoloft...it worked for me. i work at a hospital and one of the er nurses told me she was on cymbalta and had no side effects, the only way she could tell she was on it was the fact she was getting better! i wouldn't recommend xanax because you become so dependant on it and its extremely hard to withdraw from. you and your doctor work together to find what is right for you...don't go through this unecessarily...there's help out there for you and things WILL get better! good luck to you!!

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Sounds like an anxiety attack. Talk to a doctor...you may need medication to clear your head.

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