what the hell is wrong with me?

[paganangel]

there's this chick i've been talking to when i get coffee in the morning. she's pretty and nice and seems to have some depth to her. anyway, i was thinking about her in my car earlier. i don't know what brought it on, maybe something on the radio i was half listening to. in any event, i started finding it difficult to breathe. i got real anxious and fidgity. do i need my medication upped?

 

[koalabear]

there's this chick i've been talking to when i get coffee in the morning. she's pretty and nice and seems to have some depth to her. anyway, i was thinking about her in my car earlier. i don't know what brought it on, maybe something on the radio i was half listening to. in any event, i started finding it difficult to breathe. i got real anxious and fidgity. do i need my medication upped?

........just to spurt it sounds like!

 

[c.fey]

Mmmm the heartbeat of spring...did fresh air help?

 

[just pet]

there's this chick i've been talking to when i get coffee in the morning. she's pretty and nice and seems to have some depth to her. anyway, i was thinking about her in my car earlier. i don't know what brought it on, maybe something on the radio i was half listening to. in any event, i started finding it difficult to breathe. i got real anxious and fidgity. do i need my medication upped?

Sounds as though you need to add more cream to your coffee

 

[paganangel]

bump

c'mon folks i really need help here.

 

[BustyTheClown]

Re: bump

c'mon folks i really need help here.

I don't see it as any huge problem if it's just triggered by you talking to some pretty chick who you like. If you have any other physical problems that you think need to be checked out then maybe we'd give some serious advice, but it just sounds like a case of "I'm keen on you" jitters to me... Why would you need medication upped?

 

[lilminx]

It's probably that she's the one woman left in Queens that you haven't bonked- you're nervous about the challenge ahead of you.

 

[glamorilla]

What are you waiting for?

Ask her out already.

Nice smile,"hi I'm--- wanna get some coffee with me later?"

 

[seXieleXie]

in all seriousness paganangel, it might have been a panick attack. panic attacks are short but acute (severe) bouts of anxiety and are often accompanied by shortness of breath and an increased heartbeat. one isolated panick attack usually isn't a big deal, but if you are on psychotropic medications you should talk to your psychiatrist.

 

[paganangel]

in all seriousness paganangel, it might have been a panick attack. panic attacks are short but acute (severe) bouts of anxiety and are often accompanied by shortness of breath and an increased heartbeat. one isolated panick attack usually isn't a big deal, but if you are on psychotropic medications you should talk to your psychiatrist.

i'm sorry, i wasn't at all clear. i know it was a panic attack. i used to suffer from them, but haven't had one in a while.
i'm on depakote right now. usually i don't getlike this anymore. just wondering y now.

 

[paganangel]

It's probably that she's the one woman left in Queens that you haven't bonked- you're nervous about the challenge ahead of you.

ahem...nothing could be further from the truth.........











she's from the west village.

 

[BustyTheClown]

i'm sorry, i wasn't at all clear. i know it was a panic attack. i used to suffer from them, but haven't had one in a while.
i'm on depakote right now. usually i don't getlike this anymore. just wondering y now.

Depakote? I don't know what that's for, but I say unless these panic attacks continue and/or get more severe, or other symptoms that concern you arise, you shouldn't worry too much about it. Or I could just be talking out of my ass -- that's always a possibility.

Keep us posted.

 

[paganangel]

What are you waiting for?

Ask her out already.

Nice smile,"hi I'm--- wanna get some coffee with me later?"

because i know she'd say yes....?

 

[Guest]

Stress and anxiety is always going to be a part of your life. And though meds can help with the physical symptoms, meds won't solve the emotional and psychological issues that accompany anxiety disorders. I wouldn't jump the gun and ask for a dosage increase. You're dealing with the newness of a possible relationship. Feel these feelings and don't fear the nervous energy. Try deep breathing. It's when you fight the nervousness that the anxiety is overbearing. Give it a bit of time.

 

[seXieleXie]

are you manic depressive pagan? do you see someone on a regular basis or just to monitor your medication?

 

[glamorilla]

Then why the panic attack thinking about her?

 

[lilminx]

ahem...nothing could be further from the truth.........











she's from the west village.

Ah, so you've moved on to a new borough.

 

[paganangel]

Stress and anxiety is always going to be a part of your life. And though meds can help with the physical symptoms, meds won't solve the emotional and psychological issues that accompany anxiety disorders. I wouldn't jump the gun and ask for a dosage increase. You're dealing with the newness of a possible relationship. Feel these feelings and don't fear the nervous energy. Try deep breathing. It's when you fight the nervousness that the anxiety is overbearing. Give it a bit of time.

thanx, but like i said, i've suffered from this, so i know the routine. what i don't get is this... it's not like i don't date. i do. so y now?

 

[paganangel]

are you manic depressive pagan? do you see someone on a regular basis or just to monitor your medication?

yes, and on a regular basis.

 

[paganangel]

Then why the panic attack thinking about her?

my point exactly. it's not lik i know her all that well. we talk for a few minutes a day.

 

[paganangel]

Ah, so you've moved on to a new borough.

i've dated outside my borouh b4

 

[Guest]

I'm not questioning your knowledge of panic attacks. Nor am I suggesting you didn't have one. What I'm saying, from professional and personal experience, is that there's no need to up the meds, just yet. Medicating your body only deals with one facet of the problem. Evidently your body is overridden with pent up stress and anxiety. And when there's a need for release, panic attacks happen. The new lady may be the icing on the cake- not the root of the problem.

 

[glamorilla]

my point exactly. it's not lik i know her all that well. we talk for a few minutes a day.

Sounds like you have a crush...


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Ask her out already!

Deep Breath,

Nice smile,"hi I'm--- wanna get some coffee with me later?"


Take her to Rafaellas...great place for a first get to know you date.

doesn't matter if you date...for whatever reason this girls put angst in your pants and it ain't gonna get better if you don't do something about it now or someday,weeks,months years down the road youre going to wonder whatever happened to that really pretty girl and why didn't you go for it.

I have the uncanny ability to twist pretty much any man around my finger.

Except for the ones I like. I know how it feels.

 

[paganangel]

I'm not questioning your knowledge of panic attacks. Nor am I suggesting you didn't have one. What I'm saying, from professional and personal experience, is that there's no need to up the meds, just yet. Medicating your body only deals with one facet of the problem. Evidently your body is overridden with pent up stress and anxiety. And when there's a need for release, panic attacks happen. The new lady may be the icing on the cake- not the root of the problem.

i didn't take it that way at all. in fact i agree. i just wonder why now. like i said, i've met and spoken to women before. hell, i was only thinking of her when it happened.

 

[seXieleXie]

well, since i'm not in your head it isn't easy to figure out "why now" and i don't think the questioning process to get to that point is something you want done for the whole board to see

when is your next appointment? i think this would be best discussed with someone who knows you fairly well and contextualize this with your mental health history.

it could have had very little to do with this particular girl, and i think you realize that. if you're concerned you should call your doctor/shrink/whatever.