Just when you think it's ok..
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Out of the blue i get panic attacks in situations where i would normally be ok! I also feel lightheaded when im out and about. Has this happened to anyone else where you feel you are coping and this awful anxiety and fear sweeps over you? I dont think my broken sleep helps plus having a phobia of open spaces dont help either but that is another story i have always had that. Are there anymore agrophobics out there? I do go out but hate open areas x
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jamie50513 pinkcatfairy
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Sorry to hear you are suffering. Out of the blue the panic attacks happen to me too. I used to love to be out but now i go out and then can't wait to get back home. I've never had an issue with anxiety before but it is wearing me thin. I used to have a lightheaded feelings when out to which can also be from anxiety. I just don't feel comfortable anymore. I have a script for Ativan but not really into pills if I don't need them. This anxiety stuff is the worst part of these symptoms for me.
susan556 jamie50513
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pinkcatfairy jamie50513
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Yes it is for me, i have suffered with them as i said but it was a situation that did it and not out of the blue anywhere, i hate taking tablets and will see how i go x
susan556 pinkcatfairy
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pinkcatfairy susan556
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Yes it is but nice to know we are not alone in this x
Marisa02082 pinkcatfairy
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pinkcatfairy Marisa02082
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Thanks for your reply. Yes it is nice to know we are not alone. Yes i think hormones have alot to do with it! Im going to try to alter my diet, i do take fish oil but will try to cut caffeine down too x
elaine33371 pinkcatfairy
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pinkcatfairy elaine33371
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BugglyBot pinkcatfairy
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I can get something called Sick Building Syndrome where certain buildings cause me to feel faint, dizzy and sick. It's an actual condition with no known cause but certain people are affected by it. I know I am because it happens whenever I enter the same buildings, months/years apart. Today was different though and I'm just glad it passed quickly. I feel for you, it's awful.
elaine33371 BugglyBot
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BugglyBot elaine33371
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With the syndrome, as soon as I leave a building that affects me, the feelings disappear and if I stick it out inside the building, they gradually lessen but if I go back after leaving a place, it comes back. It's very bizarre and I was embarrassed by it so when I discovered it had a name, I was a little relieved. Bizarre really but it is different to the dizziness I had today.
elaine33371 BugglyBot
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pinkcatfairy BugglyBot
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I know what you mean about certsin places, with me i know the more open they are the worse it is for me and artifical lighting makes me feel worse dont ask me why! Yes it is awful to feel like this and very limiting to where you want to go x
BugglyBot elaine33371
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BugglyBot pinkcatfairy
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elaine33371 BugglyBot
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Yes gulping water does make it go through quicker, however, if you wake during the night, and cant get off, especially if you wake feeling ill, like you have the flu, with your peri symptoms, if you get that, i want you then to switch to the gulping method, half a glass only each time you wake, but only during the night, especially if you wake feeling like ive said, but during the day, its 2 litres per day, sipping every ten mins, if you start to take in too much water, you will dilute your salts, messing up your electrolytes, so your suppposed to take in more salt, but i cant advise anyone to do that, if you have illnesses or, high blood pressure which; could be made worse.
Its all to do with how low blood volume and how it affects the blood pressure, and is a symptom during menopause, and this is why the water helps, i cant remember why were supposed to switch to gulping the water during the night, but it definately works for me, so try it and let me know how you get on, especially if you try it when you cant get off to sleep etc.
If you google low blood volume, water drinks will come up for you to make, to help you replace all your electrolytes, its a good one to know when your on the menopause.
BugglyBot elaine33371
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elaine33371 BugglyBot
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