How do you know if you have Panic Disorder?
17 May 2010
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Georgia F asked:
How do doctors diagnois this and what is the treatment for this disorder? Sorry, if the spelling is off.
How do doctors diagnois this and what is the treatment for this disorder? Sorry, if the spelling is off.
They talk to you about how things affect you. Usually through understanding and sometimes medicine.
They take a test.
They see if you have high heart rates when people come close unexpectedly, or something like that. I am not sure how they treat this, but they do something weird and abnoxious. I used to have a Panic Disorder, but they just told me to keep it cool, and always watch my back.
They ask you a series of questions such as do u get a feeling of dread like something awful is going to happen, butterflies in stomach. do u feel frightened all of a sudden for no reason and stuff like that. they enter the answers onto a computer and it gives u an anxiety score.
Most panic disorders are easy to spot, I used to get them a lot and hardly left my home for 2-1/2 years. Mostly you get a feeling of dread, your heart starts to pound and you think your having a heart attack, your palms sweat and you want to just run. This is called flight or fight and its instilled in us.
Its all over in a minute or 2 and you wonder what brought it on, it could have been a red light, too much out in the open, too many people that you feel confined… too many triggers to name here.
I limit my personal space but I can go to the store and drive locally; if I have to go anywhere else I have someone drive me. You can get on medication I know Paxil works for some people, they can drive and don’t have those feelings of dread but I don’t like taking pills.
i dont really know much about this but i do know that if you go to google or another website and type in symptoms of a panic disorder and if you have alot of this symptoms then you should condsider getting tested for this but i am not sure what kind of test it is the best thing to do is to go to google or what ever and type in any questions you have it is quick and simple so good luck….
Panic is a behavior – a verb. You can “do” a panic behavior, or you can be doing something else. One does not “own” a verb.
Panic disorder is the label used to describe someone who habitually does a panic behavior. Traditional psych labels people as “having” this, and that justifies getting them drug-addicted.
In some rare cases, there’s actually an organic issue (chemical, hormonal, or endocrine imbalance) that leads to the experience.
Often, mild dehydration can play a role – especially in females during menses. They’re already having hormone shifts, and add a little extra dehydration and that “helps” get into the state.
In most cases, people have just learned to skillfully freak themselves out, and then repeat it without consciously choosing to do so.
You have high anxiety and get panic attacks. SSRIs help with it on the long term, and anthistamines or benzodiazapines help with it in the short term. Therapy also helps in the long term.
I’ve suffered from panic/agoraphobia for years. Ain’t no mistaking when you have a panic attack and each person will have different symptoms compared to the next. I had my first one driving and it was terribly hard to get back in the car. I’ve done medication, therapy, support groups…read many books and have applied behavior modification techniques. Please see a doctor first to have your options, like medication offered. My feelings are to compliment both medication and therapy at first and then perhaps you can taper off the medication and remember to BREATHE through an attack. Breathing and relaxation practice are a must. Once the panic starts rising you need to breathe to stop the spiral and negative thoughts..like “What if” from escalating. Good luck!
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