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Sociology > Depression |
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"ldbk" |
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19 Dec 2006 09:47:16 AM |
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Is this a panic attack or bipolar disorder? |
I'm wondering if I've been having panic attacks all my life or if I'm
bipolar. Definitely I'll be making an appointment with the doctor to
pursue this, but in the meantime I thought I'd post here.
I've always had a family that closes down on me. Kind of suffocating
in a way. Even though I'm married and have my own life, I feel I can't
say 'no' to events that involve the family. On top of it all, I've
been dealing with some debilitating physical issues lately which make
it harder for me to do everything. I'm getting better, but it's been a
long road.
So yesterday I started baking cookies. I've done this throughout the
years with no problems. But yesterday was different. I got everything
out, measured everything before and then started to prepare the dough.
I noticed it was really strangely dry and then realized after I had
completely finished making it, that I left out one cup of brown sugar.
(When baking, you can't add this back in at the end...at least not for
this recipe.)
God only knows why I came unglued, but I did. I was hyperventilating
and calling myself 'stupid' over and over and OVER and OVER again.
Moaning sounds came out of my mouth and I felt I was in a daze as I
moved around fast trying to figure out what to do next. I felt as if I
were going crazy! I kept thinking that I shouldn't have tried to do
this party because I knew I wasn't feeling that great. I was blaming
everything on our dysfunctional family and my mother, specifically for
feeling like she 'expects' me to do these things. It lasted a long
time. Probably a good ten minutes. It was awful!! I wasn't the same
all day, and today I'm still feeling weird.
Later on in the day yesterday, my mom called to tell me something and I
barked back at her rudely. I called back a little while later to
apologize. My family is driving me crazy lately. There are so many
holidays and birthdays at this time of year and it seems I'm "expected"
to handle them a certain way and if I don't then I'm not a good
daughter. It seems my problems lately are family based even though I'm
sure they wouldn't have a clue as to why I'd feel they had any
involvement.
Does anyone have a sense as to what this physical reaction was??
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| User: "David" |
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| Title: Re: Is this a panic attack or bipolar disorder? |
19 Dec 2006 01:17:05 PM |
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"ldbk" <fingerson88@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1166543236.097080.206670@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I'm wondering if I've been having panic attacks all my life or if I'm
bipolar. Definitely I'll be making an appointment with the doctor to
pursue this, but in the meantime I thought I'd post here.
I've always had a family that closes down on me. Kind of suffocating
in a way. Even though I'm married and have my own life, I feel I can't
say 'no' to events that involve the family. On top of it all, I've
been dealing with some debilitating physical issues lately which make
it harder for me to do everything. I'm getting better, but it's been a
long road.
So yesterday I started baking cookies. I've done this throughout the
years with no problems. But yesterday was different. I got everything
out, measured everything before and then started to prepare the dough.
I noticed it was really strangely dry and then realized after I had
completely finished making it, that I left out one cup of brown sugar.
(When baking, you can't add this back in at the end...at least not for
this recipe.)
God only knows why I came unglued, but I did. I was hyperventilating
and calling myself 'stupid' over and over and OVER and OVER again.
Moaning sounds came out of my mouth and I felt I was in a daze as I
moved around fast trying to figure out what to do next. I felt as if I
were going crazy! I kept thinking that I shouldn't have tried to do
this party because I knew I wasn't feeling that great. I was blaming
everything on our dysfunctional family and my mother, specifically for
feeling like she 'expects' me to do these things. It lasted a long
time. Probably a good ten minutes. It was awful!! I wasn't the same
all day, and today I'm still feeling weird.
Later on in the day yesterday, my mom called to tell me something and I
barked back at her rudely. I called back a little while later to
apologize. My family is driving me crazy lately. There are so many
holidays and birthdays at this time of year and it seems I'm "expected"
to handle them a certain way and if I don't then I'm not a good
daughter. It seems my problems lately are family based even though I'm
sure they wouldn't have a clue as to why I'd feel they had any
involvement.
Does anyone have a sense as to what this physical reaction was??
Thanks for posting to asd. Please note that I am not a doctor, though I have
downgraded amount of experience.
Are you taking any medication? It sounds as though it could be a type of a
seizure. Maybe you could visit the doctor and have an EEG made, and
hopefully get on some meds. Panic attacks could also be an option, it sounds
as though you could be reading too much into things, and it got kind of
escalated. I used to do this type of thing, when I first came here.
I wouldn't get on panic meds alone, they are usually addictive unless you
choose something like atarax that is a non-benzo type, I also take an
anti-conversant, a dual-acting mechanism anti-depressant, and a small amount
of antipsychotic. That probably sounds like a lot, but it could get you
stabilized quickly.
The holidays are also a time of stress for some people, I can understand
avoiding birthdays and so forth. Maybe you can work with a therapist and/or
case manager to find some ways to cope with things. Hope that this is
helpful.
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| User: "%" |
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| Title: Re: Is this a panic attack or bipolar disorder? |
19 Dec 2006 01:19:24 PM |
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"David" <david-d1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:1166555936_35559@sp6iad.superfeed.net...
"ldbk" <fingerson88@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1166543236.097080.206670@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
I'm wondering if I've been having panic attacks all my life or if I'm
bipolar. Definitely I'll be making an appointment with the doctor to
pursue this, but in the meantime I thought I'd post here.
I've always had a family that closes down on me. Kind of suffocating
in a way. Even though I'm married and have my own life, I feel I can't
say 'no' to events that involve the family. On top of it all, I've
been dealing with some debilitating physical issues lately which make
it harder for me to do everything. I'm getting better, but it's been a
long road.
So yesterday I started baking cookies. I've done this throughout the
years with no problems. But yesterday was different. I got everything
out, measured everything before and then started to prepare the dough.
I noticed it was really strangely dry and then realized after I had
completely finished making it, that I left out one cup of brown sugar.
(When baking, you can't add this back in at the end...at least not for
this recipe.)
God only knows why I came unglued, but I did. I was hyperventilating
and calling myself 'stupid' over and over and OVER and OVER again.
Moaning sounds came out of my mouth and I felt I was in a daze as I
moved around fast trying to figure out what to do next. I felt as if I
were going crazy! I kept thinking that I shouldn't have tried to do
this party because I knew I wasn't feeling that great. I was blaming
everything on our dysfunctional family and my mother, specifically for
feeling like she 'expects' me to do these things. It lasted a long
time. Probably a good ten minutes. It was awful!! I wasn't the same
all day, and today I'm still feeling weird.
Later on in the day yesterday, my mom called to tell me something and I
barked back at her rudely. I called back a little while later to
apologize. My family is driving me crazy lately. There are so many
holidays and birthdays at this time of year and it seems I'm "expected"
to handle them a certain way and if I don't then I'm not a good
daughter. It seems my problems lately are family based even though I'm
sure they wouldn't have a clue as to why I'd feel they had any
involvement.
Does anyone have a sense as to what this physical reaction was??
Thanks for posting to asd. Please note that I am not a doctor, though I
have
downgraded amount of experience.
Are you taking any medication? It sounds as though it could be a type of a
seizure. Maybe you could visit the doctor and have an EEG made, and
hopefully get on some meds. Panic attacks could also be an option, it
sounds
as though you could be reading too much into things, and it got kind of
escalated. I used to do this type of thing, when I first came here.
I wouldn't get on panic meds alone, they are usually addictive unless you
choose something like atarax that is a non-benzo type, I also take an
anti-conversant, a dual-acting mechanism anti-depressant, and a small
amount
of antipsychotic. That probably sounds like a lot, but it could get you
stabilized quickly.
The holidays are also a time of stress for some people, I can understand
avoiding birthdays and so forth. Maybe you can work with a therapist
and/or
case manager to find some ways to cope with things. Hope that this is
helpful.
maybe you should try ,
long term residental care
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: Is this a panic attack or bipolar disorder? |
19 Dec 2006 01:45:01 PM |
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David wrote...
Are you taking any medication? It sounds as though it could
be a type of a seizure. Maybe you could visit the doctor
and have an EEG made, and hopefully get on some meds. Panic
attacks could also be an option, it sounds as though you
could be reading too much into things, and it got kind of
escalated. I used to do this type of thing, when I first
came here.
I wouldn't get on panic meds alone, they are usually
addictive unless you choose something like atarax that is a
non-benzo type, I also take an anti-conversant, a
dual-acting mechanism anti-depressant, and a small amount
of antipsychotic. That probably sounds like a lot, but it
could get you stabilized quickly.
all this for one panic attack?
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| User: "slunky" |
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| Title: Re: Is this a panic attack or bipolar disorder? |
19 Dec 2006 01:51:55 PM |
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_/ lisa in mass. wrote \_
all this for one panic attack?
Exactly! Drug them up so much that they have no feelings or emotions
anymore.
--
-slunky
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: Is this a panic attack or bipolar disorder? |
19 Dec 2006 09:57:48 AM |
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ldbk wrote...
I'm wondering if I've been having panic attacks all my life
or if I'm bipolar. Definitely I'll be making an
appointment with the doctor to pursue this, but in the
meantime I thought I'd post here.
I've always had a family that closes down on me. Kind of
suffocating in a way. Even though I'm married and have my
own life, I feel I can't
say 'no' to events that involve the family. On top of it
all, I've been dealing with some debilitating physical
issues lately which make it harder for me to do everything.
I'm getting better, but it's been a
long road.
So yesterday I started baking cookies. I've done this
throughout the years with no problems. But yesterday was
different. I got everything
out, measured everything before and then started to prepare
the dough. I noticed it was really strangely dry and then
realized after I had completely finished making it, that I
left out one cup of brown sugar. (When baking, you can't
add this back in at the end...at least not for this
recipe.)
God only knows why I came unglued, but I did. I was
hyperventilating and calling myself 'stupid' over and over
and OVER and OVER again. Moaning sounds came out of my
mouth and I felt I was in a daze as I moved around fast
trying to figure out what to do next. I felt as if I
were going crazy! I kept thinking that I shouldn't have
tried to do this party because I knew I wasn't feeling that
great. I was blaming everything on our dysfunctional
family and my mother, specifically for feeling like she
'expects' me to do these things. It lasted a long time.
Probably a good ten minutes. It was awful!! I wasn't the
same all day, and today I'm still feeling weird.
Later on in the day yesterday, my mom called to tell me
something and I
barked back at her rudely. I called back a little while
later to apologize. My family is driving me crazy lately.
There are so many holidays and birthdays at this time of
year and it seems I'm "expected"
to handle them a certain way and if I don't then I'm not a
good daughter. It seems my problems lately are family
based even though I'm
sure they wouldn't have a clue as to why I'd feel they had
any involvement.
Does anyone have a sense as to what this physical reaction
was??
sounds like a panic attack, but i'd talk to your doctor. with
bipolar disorder, moods cycle between very 'high', excited,
talking fast, often over-spending, sleepless, and depressed.
yours was a short-term attack, though i'm sure it didn't feel
that way at the time.
-lisa
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