anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

[Sosad]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

Hiya Patchouli,

Thanks for the hug ,perhaps I'll change my name when I become more positive maybe some day soon

Take care
Sosadxx



Ps Just wanted to add you sound like a very loving ,understanding Mum xx

[patchouli]

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((( hug ))) SoSad... I think you need a new name for the new year... a positive one to reflect the real you! xxx

[Sosad]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

Hiya Spent2Much

Didn't want to read and run , your doing the best thing to help you on your road to recovery ,talking about it ,and finding others who know exactly how you feel . That feeling of knowing your not the only one suffering these panic / anxiety attacks can be empowering . It's not silly to mourn for your cat ,it was part of your family ,so cry for it just as you would for any of your family .
I understand what you are going through ,not nice and very scary ,but your on the road to recovery with some of the things you have already taken on , it will not happen overnight but you'll get there .
Take care of yourself
Sosadxxx

[Pixie]

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I've had propanolol in the past which didn't really do anything for me. I'm currently prescribed citalopram to help with night sweats but an additional benefit is that it helps with the anxiety.

[Spent2much]

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It goes back further than two years then.... that's something to think about Hun.

Many of our anxieties/behaviours can be traced back to some kind of trauma but when you've had them since childhood, it's more difficult to connect with those memories and this is sometimes because the brain blocks them off as a coping strategy. If you have the right kind of counsellor (there are different types), they will be able to unlock these and encourage you to move forward.

Counselling in itself does not give you solutions though; counsellors are not supposed to offer them to you, is what I mean. What it does is to encourage you to talk and by doing so, counsellors will draw things out of you to get a fuller picture of what's going on.... so you can discover your own solutions along the way. If you have deeper issues, your GP may decide to refer you to a therapist instead, who will do more intensive work with you to try and get to the bottom of things.... This can take a long time and can often be painful for people, so please don't try and rush things if this is the case. :-)

I'm glad that you had a good night's sleep last night. Sometimes it's a relief just to know that you're not alone with your troubles. :-)

thank you I have my first appointment 28th January , there are many bad things that have happened to me which I couldn't mention on here which have and do still plague me at times I want to move on and I want to be back at work again but I cant even do that right now I feel safe at home , if I even walk to shop for a loaf of bread I can feel the panic starting and if someone speaks to me in the shop and tries to engage in conversation about something I can feel my breathing getting bad and I want run out of the shop, it happened last Wednesday when I was at band practice I was fine while singing but once the key board player started talking to me about just everyday things I felt panic rising into my throat and I wanted to get out I don't know why this happens because its a normal thing to do and I haven't always had this . I saw a counsellor back in 1996 and I remember running out as I had a panic attack and it was a man who was the counsellor I felt uneasy with him so this time its a woman I hope I feel more relaxed and don't panic . Strange thing panic isn't it ?

[Spent2much]

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Those pills work as anti anxiety pills too.. like beta blockers..

My son gets terrible headaches, it starts when his anxiety starts.. you know the 'rock in your neck' feeling? Then if he doesn't release the tension (by crying or running or dancing) he ends up with a headache. Most days he returns from school with a horrid head and I get him to dance or run or tickle it out of him (he is 10)

bless him i hope he get cured before he reaches adulthood its a horrible condition to live it i remember my childhood days being stolen from me because of panic and anxiety but there are better treatments these days i remember being given Mogadon which knocked me out completley and the diazepam which caused more anxiety thats where my phobia of medication came from and i still can't bring myself to take anything other paracetomol for pain , how sad am i

[patchouli]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

Those pills work as anti anxiety pills too.. like beta blockers..

My son gets terrible headaches, it starts when his anxiety starts.. you know the 'rock in your neck' feeling? Then if he doesn't release the tension (by crying or running or dancing) he ends up with a headache. Most days he returns from school with a horrid head and I get him to dance or run or tickle it out of him (he is 10)

[Spent2much]

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Sending you

You've had a lot to deal with over the last couple of years so I'm not surprised that you're suffering with migraine and anxiety attacks. I've suffered with both so I understand.

It's good that you're looking for other ways to alleviate your symptoms than medication but don't dismiss the medication, it can help.

I've had hypnotherapy and counselling which has really helped. As others have said, doing something for YOU, keeping busy and exercise (I just walk the dog) are great ways of overcoming anxiety.

If you're restricting your diet yet still having the migraine attacks then maybe you're restricting it too much? Someone I know suffered terribly with migraines but got great relief by doing the paleo diet. Maybe it's worth considering?

You've also got the great support of members on here

thank you yes i do have great support her

[Spent2much]

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For what it's worth (and I know each case is different) I used to suffer with horrendous, debilitating migraines until about a year ago. As part of a check up it was found that my blood pressure was unhealthily high.

I was prescribed some medication to bring it under control and have not had a single migraine since. Previously I was getting two or three a month. As if the visual disturbance and pain wasn't enough, mine were always accompanied by violent nausea. So much so that I couldn't take tablets after it had started because I couldn't keep them down.

Hopefully, you'll see some benefit like this too. You've been given some brilliant support and advice on here - I hope things improve for you very quickly.

Hi thats great news about teh migraines, i dont have high blood pressure but i have been prescribed a blood pressure medication , my friend just called he is a GP and he said the medication is good and i should try it just to see .

Citalopram
Popranolol

[Trumpet]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

For what it's worth (and I know each case is different) I used to suffer with horrendous, debilitating migraines until about a year ago. As part of a check up it was found that my blood pressure was unhealthily high.

I was prescribed some medication to bring it under control and have not had a single migraine since. Previously I was getting two or three a month. As if the visual disturbance and pain wasn't enough, mine were always accompanied by violent nausea. So much so that I couldn't take tablets after it had started because I couldn't keep them down.

Hopefully, you'll see some benefit like this too. You've been given some brilliant support and advice on here - I hope things improve for you very quickly.

[Pixie]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

Sending you

You've had a lot to deal with over the last couple of years so I'm not surprised that you're suffering with migraine and anxiety attacks. I've suffered with both so I understand.

It's good that you're looking for other ways to alleviate your symptoms than medication but don't dismiss the medication, it can help.

I've had hypnotherapy and counselling which has really helped. As others have said, doing something for YOU, keeping busy and exercise (I just walk the dog) are great ways of overcoming anxiety.

If you're restricting your diet yet still having the migraine attacks then maybe you're restricting it too much? Someone I know suffered terribly with migraines but got great relief by doing the paleo diet. Maybe it's worth considering?

You've also got the great support of members on here

[PriorityOne]

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Its exactly like that i have had this since being 5 years old, the doctor i saw yesterday was a new lady doctor and she said i have been englected over the years and should certainly have had counselling more often , i was on medication until i was 18 then a doctor suddenly stopped it and i have been up and down since then

It goes back further than two years then.... that's something to think about Hun.

Many of our anxieties/behaviours can be traced back to some kind of trauma but when you've had them since childhood, it's more difficult to connect with those memories and this is sometimes because the brain blocks them off as a coping strategy. If you have the right kind of counsellor (there are different types), they will be able to unlock these and encourage you to move forward.

Counselling in itself does not give you solutions though; counsellors are not supposed to offer them to you, is what I mean. What it does is to encourage you to talk and by doing so, counsellors will draw things out of you to get a fuller picture of what's going on.... so you can discover your own solutions along the way. If you have deeper issues, your GP may decide to refer you to a therapist instead, who will do more intensive work with you to try and get to the bottom of things.... This can take a long time and can often be painful for people, so please don't try and rush things if this is the case. :-)

I'm glad that you had a good night's sleep last night. Sometimes it's a relief just to know that you're not alone with your troubles. :-)

[Spent2much]

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That sounds like a start! I know that my son is worse if his mind is allowed to ponder on things while is body is idle.. it sets off his anxiety which manifests itself in him as total motor shut down followed by a huge panic attack of crying, not breathing, gasping.. it's horrid and painful to watch for other people (like his school teachers) but I have come to recognise I can 'snap' him out of it.. for example if I gasp suddenly and look to the ceiling he will stop his attack and look up and say what??? Which gives me a chance to hold him close and whisper to him about what we need to do next... whispering means he needs to keep quiet you see to hear me.

Now you can't do that to yourself BUT what I am trying, rather ineloquently, to say here is these attacks are a big trick on your by an overactive 'worry brain'... keep the body busy so the mind has to concentrate on what's going on and not get stuck into the 'worry brain' that then allows the body to have these attacks.. NOT easy in a classroom setting or if you are at work I know.. but as with my Son, you may recognise the first butterfly flutters of anxiety creeping up, use this warning as a reason to go and turn the radio up and dance like a loony.. or leave the office and jog around the car park while trying to remember everyones name from great grandparents down...

But having things you do during the week like swimming or card making or a band is brilliant.. a chance for all that energy to be spent and hopefully keep that pesky worry brain away... he's not welcome after all!

Its exactly like that i have had this since being 5 years old, the doctor i saw yesterday was a new lady doctor and she said i have been englected over the years and should certainly have had counselling more often , i was on medication until i was 18 then a doctor suddenly stopped it and i have been up and down since then

[patchouli]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

That sounds like a start! I know that my son is worse if his mind is allowed to ponder on things while is body is idle.. it sets off his anxiety which manifests itself in him as total motor shut down followed by a huge panic attack of crying, not breathing, gasping.. it's horrid and painful to watch for other people (like his school teachers) but I have come to recognise I can 'snap' him out of it.. for example if I gasp suddenly and look to the ceiling he will stop his attack and look up and say what??? Which gives me a chance to hold him close and whisper to him about what we need to do next... whispering means he needs to keep quiet you see to hear me.

Now you can't do that to yourself BUT what I am trying, rather ineloquently, to say here is these attacks are a big trick on your by an overactive 'worry brain'... keep the body busy so the mind has to concentrate on what's going on and not get stuck into the 'worry brain' that then allows the body to have these attacks.. NOT easy in a classroom setting or if you are at work I know.. but as with my Son, you may recognise the first butterfly flutters of anxiety creeping up, use this warning as a reason to go and turn the radio up and dance like a loony.. or leave the office and jog around the car park while trying to remember everyones name from great grandparents down...

But having things you do during the week like swimming or card making or a band is brilliant.. a chance for all that energy to be spent and hopefully keep that pesky worry brain away... he's not welcome after all!

[SA Gold]

Re: anxiety panic depression and migraine aura

Hi S2M,

Sorry to read you aren't feeling well at the moment. Sometimes life can be so harsh in the things we are dealt with and have no say in, warning, or indeed seem fair if there was such a system.

Exercise is supposed to be a great stress-reliever. Even a fast walk for 30 minutes a day may help you feel better in yourself.
I say supposed because i exercise a fair bit (although not as much as i would like to due to time) although still feel stressed out at times and have also had one panic attack so i feel your pain. Personally, i try to make list of things i think are causing me grief and then how i can resolve them.

Wishing you well soon.

Best
SA Gold