Stress Center Peer Support

doodlebug, I don't know if this helps, but throughout the time that I have had serious anxiety issues, I have experienced ALL KINDS of symptoms that I had never experienced before. I have experienced the hot feeling followed by chills (and literally about 60 or 70 others). I have not vomited as a re...

Panicky, I have found that listening to some relaxing music, or a good audio book helps me fall asleep without meds. It sounds trite, but that is what has worked for me. It didn't work right away, but over a couple of weeks, it helped me to relax without Klonopin (which is what I have been given for...

I've also been there. I have been to the ER many times in the last year thinking that I was dying. When my panic was at its worst, I did not sleep more than a few hours in 4 days. I look back and don't understand why I didn't know that I was ok, but when I get the feeling in the present, it is diffi...

Hi camp, I totally understand. I was a high school varsity athlete. I also was very active in college. I had a panic attack with cardiac symptoms about 1 1/2 years ago, and all that changed. I have chest pain every day. It is sometimes associated with shortness of breath, dizziness, tingling in my a...

Hi, I can relate to your heart-related anxiety. I have been dealing with heart-realated anxiety for about 1 1/2 years. I had chest pain, then a panic attack in Jan. 2010. I went to the ER, and was told that they thought I was ok. I continued to have chest pain, so I had a stress test, echo, ekgs, ct...