serious anxiety/panic attacks
Ok, here is my problem. On Saturday I ate a huuge salad quickly and probably didnt chew it properly. Afterwards I went on a long somewhat intense bike ride. At the end of the ride i started getting pains in my stomach and started hiccuping a lot. When I went inside the pains became extremely intense and I thought something was serioiusly wrong with me. The pains lasted for about 40 minutes until they subsided. That whole incident made have somewhat of a panic attack (which im prone to). Ever since then I have been having the feeling of my throat constricting as well as the feeling that there is a giant lump in it. Its making me so anxious and i have had another panic attack and some near ones in the past few days because of it. I feel like a nervous wreck. Today at work i barely ate anything and felt decent as long as i wasnt thinking about it. On my way home I started thinking about the fact that i hadn't had the throat problem while i was at work for the most part. Conveniently enough, as soon as i started thinking about it it started up again. when I came home I was hungry and made a meal and after that it just got worse. Do you think the feeling is acid reflux or anxiety or both?
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Permalink Reply by Persephone on -
Oh man, I'm so sorry! Panic attacks suck really bad. I'm definitely no expert but my opinion is probably you had indigestion on Saturday from eating too fast? It can be really painful (there's a reason people confuse it with heart attacks sometimes). I mean, I would suspect anxiety cause I've been there and I know it can make things very big and real seeming. Do you think a couple days of juice fasting might relieve the symptoms? Maybe going to the Doctor and having them confirm you are a.o.k. might relieve your mind. Much heart and if you would like to talk further about anxiety/PAs feel free to PM me!
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Permalink Reply by Samantha Gibble on -
Well, Im trying to make a doctor appointment as soon as possible just to confirm things. I just did some reading about acid reflux and realized that I've been consuming (somewhat excessivelly) a few things that can trigger it, like mint. I have been drinking LOTS of mint tea, along with chocolate, and onions and other acidic foods, meh. I feel like im so healthy aside from this. Its such a pain. If its not my stomach, its m head. If its not my head, its my stomach. Or both.
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Permalink Reply by Samantha Gibble on
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Hrmm. Maybe I should just try eating a really bland diet for a few days. No vinegar, no spicy foods, nothing acid-y/sour (lemons, limes, citrus), no MINT, no large meals, no chocolate, no raw onion/garlic, etc.
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Permalink Reply by Persephone on
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That's a good idea, whenever I'm having trouble I try to simplify. I think too, it might be helpful to eat smaller meals closer together like snacks, rather then regular meals. I did have heartburn for a while, when I was vegan, but it was during a really stressful time. Mind and body really affect each other. Keep me posted!
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Permalink Reply by lemoned on -
I am dealing with anxiety and mild dissocatiation/derealization - well not right now (thank God!) but in the past. I know it sounds lame and some rawfoodies cringe when they hear the word but - a B12 supplement has made all the difference for me lately, a different kind of type that the body actually can use. I got this one: http://www.houseofnutrition.com/b12s4.html after reading an article by Gabriel Cousens about it. Before that, I had never known that anxiety and B12 deficiency are linked to each other.
Of course panic attacks can have a million reasons. When I get them, I am usually not doing well to begin with or they are caused by outer circumstances, stress etc. So there are maybe other reasons than what you ate, or the stomach pains irritated a part of you that was already sensitive to stress...
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Permalink Reply by Chicory on -
hmm..... not really advice for the stomach thing, but I used to get a lot of chest pains, which in turn became panic attacks.... from thinking something is wrong, or having a heart attack, etc. The thing that has always calmed me down, is calling my dad. He used to be a paramedic, and when I lived at home he'd take my blood pressure and check my pulse and say things like, your pulse is really strong, everything sounds good, etc. Then he'd get me a paper bag t breathe into and after a little while it would all be fine. I still call him, and we usually end up laughing about it in the end. Do you have someone you trust to call when you have an attack? I find that having someone to talk through it with you, helps a lot. The paper bag thing is so cliche, but it really does work :)
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Permalink Reply by Samantha Gibble on
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Hmm, I'm not so sure if the lump in my throat feeling is all anxiety now. I think I might worsened my formerly quite mild acid reflux after my bike riding incident. Today I woke up and had a green smoothie and my throat felt clear and nice. Then for lunch I had dolmas which were really oily and almost instantly afterwards my throat started to feel like there was a huge lump in it. I think my body just has a hard time digesting really fatty foods so it produces a lot of acid. I need to heal my esophagus right now though. This is an extremely uncomfortable condition and I dont want it to last much longer. I really feel for people who suffer from this for months or years on end. Do you think the following will help? What else do you guys recommend?
-msm (to help heal)
-b complex
-aloe vera
-lower fat, more fruits and greens
-probiotics/enzymes
-ginger
-no chocolate, no mint
-smaller meals
I'm thinking of just loading up green smoothies for a while until this is healed.
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