Panic attacks lasting 6 hours or more

[Been there Done that]

Does anyone else have panic attacks that last 6 or more hours? Mine scare the heck out of me.

 

[Retired]

Re: panic attacks lasting 6 hours or more

What do you do for yourself when these panic attacks occur?

 

[Been there Done that]

Re: panic attacks lasting 6 hours or more

I wait them out...I am totally fearful when they happen. Anyone else with long lasting panic attacks?

 

[Retired]

Re: panic attacks lasting 6 hours or more

Has your doctor provided you with medication that can be taken to help alleviate these attacks, or some relaxation strategy like a diaphragmatic breathing exercise?

 

[David Baxter PhD]

Steve is correct: They are lasting that long because you aren't doing anything to intervene to gain control over them sooner.

See When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life: David D. Burns M.D.: 9780767920711: Amazon.com: Books

 

[Been there Done that]

I take clonapapen as needed. I have panic attacks about once a week. Can I take clonozapen.5 mg. as needed every four days without getting addicted. (I have researched about klonopin withdraw symptoms such as vomiting-I am emetophobic) I don't want to get addicted to clonozapen.

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My therapist told me to challenge my OCD thoughts(I definitely have OCD). How woould you reccomend me "nipping it in the bud?"

 

[David Baxter PhD]

For OCD thoughts:

Brain Lock: A Four-Step Self Treatment Method to Change Your Brain Chemistry: Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Jeffrey Schwartz: 9780060391669: Amazon.com: Books

You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life: Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Rebecca Gladding MD: 9781583334836: Amazon.com: Books

 

[David Baxter PhD]

I take clonazepam as needed. I have panic attacks about once a week. Can I take clonazepam .5 mg. as needed every four days without getting addicted.

Yes.

 

[Retired]

Can I take clonozapen.5 mg. as needed every four days without getting addicted.

Of course you would want to confirm this with your own doctor, but from my understanding of benzodiazepines, the dose and frequency of your "as needed" use is not likely to result in addiction.

People who become addicted to benzodiazepines are usually those who take extraordinarily high doses daily or even many times a day.

If your doctor prescribed 0.5 mg clonazepam as needed and you're using it every four days, I believe you can feel comfortable in allowing the medication to relieve your symptoms of panic and allow yourself to focus on some form of relaxation strategy to regain control of your environment.

 

[Been there Done that]

ok thanks. I will check out these books through the library and have my handy brown paper bag on hand just in case.

 

[Been there Done that]

My doctor said this would be okay as well. I am obsessed with the idea of losing control of myself(thus OCD diagnosis)A way of losing control would be to get addicted to drugs. But it has been 25 days before yesterday when I took my last clonazepam so I will trust your judgement and the judgement of my doctor. I won't ask anymore about this. I guess that is called asking for reassurance.