questions about feelings/symptoms/panic attacks

[Guest guest]

Hi group! I have some

questions/thoughts for you concerning my 15 year old daughter (I will call her

Honey)- want to know if others can relate and maybe have some suggestions.

Had a great consult with and I now understand that Honey needs to

work on diet (a lot of work) and we have ordered the suggested supplements (but

of course delivery will take a few days at best). Honey continues to take

Zoloft 25mg/day. Honey has had what feels are panic attacks and

suggested something for Honey to take with those.

suggested for Honey to take aconitum napellus (not here yet) but only if it is

a true panic attack… will Honey know the difference between just really

stressed and a panic attack? (What is a panic attack?) Hoping

Magnesium will also help with anxiety. (not here yet)

Something that Honey and I are discovering

about her panic attacks (had one last night) and wanted to see if this is

something others can relate to:

In most of the panic attacks Honey has

had, she initially was feeling bad (overwhelmed, stressed, upset) and then came

a contributing loud noise (hallway at school, noise of holiday shoppers,

construction work/banging/hammering) = “panic attack”. Last

night during panic attack, Honey was worried she was going to lose control/was

losing control… could only focus/concentrate/see (?) one object…

the rest of the room she couldn’t concentrate on (?)

Honey also talked to me last night about

having people touch her… later in the day/evening, she doesn’t want

anyone to touch her or be too close to her. There are a couple people she

considers “her safe people” (boyfriend and myself) and we can

usually touch her or be close.

Honey always wants to have TV or some

music on—feels “scared” if it is quiet.

I know/think she is overstimulated. She

is home from school today (had a bad yesterday). School is a source

of loud/fast stimulation I think—how does one cope with that?

I would love to hear if any of this makes

sense or if you can relate to it. I wish I could take this from her and

put it upon myself. It is hard to understand how she is feeling because I

just have no idea what it is like.

Thank you!

Amy in MN

[Guest guest]

Amy,

You described a panic attack

exactly. I usually get real fidgety, feel like I’m going to die,

hyper venalate, throwing up, diahrea.

From having panic attacks have her focus

on deep breathing. I also like having the tv on, it’s not so much

that I’m scared, but I feel comforted.

With school being overstimulating, have

you ever thought about homeschooling her and joining a homeschool group where

there are less kids. School can be overwhelming, all the pressures from

kids and teachers. I’m not sure what your situation is like and if

this is even an option. But if you want more info email me off list and I

can help you.

Best of luck, she is so young to go

through this. I’m here for ya.

hugs

Micki

Health Eating and Living Together

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/he2gether_/

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On Behalf Of Amy

Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006

9:22 AM

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Subject:

questions about feelings/symptoms/panic attacks

Hi group! I have some questions/thoughts for you

concerning my 15 year old daughter (I will call her Honey)- want to know if

others can relate and maybe have some suggestions. Had a great consult

with and I now understand that Honey needs to work on diet (a lot of

work) and we have ordered the suggested supplements (but of course delivery

will take a few days at best). Honey continues to take Zoloft 25mg/day.

Honey has had what feels are panic attacks and suggested something

for Honey to take with those. suggested for Honey to take

aconitum napellus (not here yet) but only if it is a true panic attack…

will Honey know the difference between just really stressed and a panic

attack? (What is a panic attack?) Hoping Magnesium will also help

with anxiety. (not here yet)

Something that Honey and I are discovering about her panic attacks

(had one last night) and wanted to see if this is something others can relate

to:

In most of the panic attacks Honey has had, she initially was

feeling bad (overwhelmed, stressed, upset) and then came a contributing loud

noise (hallway at school, noise of holiday shoppers, construction work/banging/hammering)

= “panic attack”. Last night during panic attack, Honey was

worried she was going to lose control/was losing control… could only

focus/concentrate/see (?) one object… the rest of the room she

couldn’t concentrate on (?)

Honey also talked to me last night about having people touch

her… later in the day/evening, she doesn’t want anyone to touch her

or be too close to her. There are a couple people she considers

“her safe people” (boyfriend and myself) and we can usually touch

her or be close.

Honey always wants to have TV or some music on—feels

“scared” if it is quiet.

I know/think she is overstimulated. She is home from school

today (had a bad yesterday). School is a source of loud/fast

stimulation I think—how does one cope with that?

I would love to hear if any of this makes sense or if you can

relate to it. I wish I could take this from her and put it upon

myself. It is hard to understand how she is feeling because I just have

no idea what it is like.

Thank you!

Amy in MN

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

" will Honey know the difference between just really stressed and a

panic attack? (What is a panic attack?) Hoping Magnesium will also

help with anxiety. (not here yet) "

" Honey " will know the difference between stress and a panic attk, if

she is having a panic attk she will feel like she is about to die.

Believe me , she will be able to differentiate between the two.

The noise, the people touching etc..........its all down to the

drugs. I couldn't stand anyone touching me when I was on them, and

when I was withdrawing I didn't even like touching my labrador

(before, he was the only thing I found comfort in, the velvet feel to

his eears)

There is an article on over stimulation in the files, have a read,

you should be able to make some changes there that will help your

daughter.

Keep listening to her, everything she is telling you, is how she

feels, and it will really help to help you guys if you can

report back accurately exactly how " honey " is feeling and what is

going on in her head.

I am so pleased you had a consult with and hopefully the

supplements and diet changes will happen fast. She will be fine,

just gently reassure her when she is having panic attks.

With Love to you both