Anyone else have little anxiety attacks?

Yup. Common for me when stress is at its worst, and it is almost paralyzing in that I cannot think when it happens. For me it is more when something does happen; something has to be handled. And suddenly, anything that requires incoming, voices talking, just anything. I suddenly cannot think. Mouth gets dry. My ears can go plugged. I can feel nausea at its worst. Chest just feels like the heart is slamming. It is basically a panic attack, and part of our fight or flight response. Adrenaline and cortisol coursing through us. Take some deep breathes. Admit to WHOEVER is there "Sorry; I am having a bit of a panic attack; need to go somewhere and breath for a minute". It is fear of the unknown, fear we will not be able to get through, fear of the unknown. Pure anxiety. Some people actually get chest pain and go to ER. Happily I don't. But it is something, once realized you can try to deal with. Definitely concentrate on breathing in to count of 4 or 6, and out a few counts longer (longer expirations mimics sleep state). Just the counting itself can divert your primitive mind's attention a bit. Know that it will pass. Be more accepting of it.

Just saw this thread, & it helped me today, cuz just had panic attack: & now too exhausted to finish my chores. Everything was fine & my mood was good all day...until suddenly feeling 'ramped up', with sweating & tightness, unable to focus, grinding my teeth... (Wth?) I don't know what to do, cuz it came outta nowhere.

Yes, I do most days to. Taking an antidepressant. When I ended up in the ER back in May I had only been taking the least mg, but after that major scare I am back on what I was prescribed. I fought taking anything for years, but can't deny my need for it now. Every day is another issue to deal with and I stay in a form of PTSD all the time.
Each and every person has a right to decide how to deal with the anxiety. Whatever it takes to help you. But the taboo attached to psychotropics is a moot point at this stage of the game.

OMG we are sisters of another mother. And I don't even care for my brother in home. But it goes so far as I worry about EVERYTHING from identity theft to exploding hot water heaters. It can waken me in the night and ruin sleep. Anxiety is such an enemy to me that when it hits I literally go paralyzed. I don't hear, I don't see, and it is as though surround sound is blasting me. I can't multitask. I misplace things.
I have a calm partner and he can always talk me briefly down off the ceiling. He asks about the honest possibility of all I imagine could go wrong. Shortly after he did that re my brother's demolished and towed truck it all went bad in just the way I imagined it. Hee hee. And not so funny.

when I was much younger I would get them. I thought I was having heart issues or MS or something, MD said it is anxiety attacks. I told him he didn't understand, when I got them I was not feeling the least bit anxious.

Finally they convinced me that is what they were, which in itself helped. When I felt one coming on I could sort of control it by not panicking and been taking a very low does of an SSRI.

They are scary when you first experience them.

Also, from what I understand, trying to reduce stress in your life can help, but nore than that its a physiological thing, your brain chemistry.

One person could be experiencing no stress at all and still get them, where another person could experience all kind of stress in their environment and not get them.

SSRI basically restore the proper chemical balance, they are not like a benzo like Xanax which tranquilize you, they more fix the problem and are not dangerous or addicting. (again, I am not a medical pro, so this is just what I have learned on my own, take the advice as such)

This is all really helpful, & agree that we each have to address our panic issues in our own way. I feel like I've tried everything though, & just so tired of it...(want to be normal). Thanks @ lealonnie1, cuz I feel better knowing that someone, besides me, has had the panic 'come out of nowhere'. (In the past, I knew I had been stressing in my mind about stuff), but never had an attack b4 when all day I was in a good mood! Seems so confusing, will have to research this. ✌ peace 2all.

I've been having major anxiety these last couple of weeks. Going to the dentist triggered this latest slew of attacks. I seem to have more of them in the Fall for some strange reason. It's always been the case. So I've often wondered if allergens in the air during the fall season trigger them.

But the last couple of days in particular have been really bad. The dentist prescribed me amoxicillin and for some reason it's been bothering me and causing a strange reaction. I don't fault anyone for taking SSRI's for anxiety. In fact I went to my doc on Wednesday and asked him for a few Ativan. He is very against taking this and tried to convince me to go on another antidepressant but I just got through weaning myself off of Effexor and don't want to go down this route again so soon. Maybe in the future. Never say never.

Has anyone on here taken an SSRI that had fewer side effects cause it's the side effects that really bother me.

(((((((Gershun))))))) No fun.

I take a very small dose of Fluvoxamine (Luvox) for the fibro pain. Years ago I took a higher dose as an antidepressant. There were a number of antidepressants I tried but could not take due to side effects. Luvox is not commonly used as far as I can tell but has an anti anxiety effect as well as being an anti depressant. It is used for OCD - a problem I certainly don't have, but works well for me for fibro with little side effects. Might be worth you asking about it. Antidepressants aren't addictive as anti anxiety meds can be. They simply get your brain chemicals back into the right balance. Good luck.

Thank-you Golden!

I get that at times. Although I haven't been diagnosed with it. It's just the symptoms that I have been having. A lot of stress which I hope that will soon go away......maybe.....

Ashwagandha, helps me a lot