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Best panic attack drugs? n/t (Original Post) Yanicosco Feb 2022 OP
Not a doctor stevil Feb 2022 #1
Thx n/t Yanicosco Feb 2022 #2
Ashwagandha works for anxiety for me. Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #3
Yanicosco, I learned over time that "crashing blood sugar" (been there, done that, it's the most Leghorn21 Feb 2022 #4
Whatever your doctor prescribes given your particular circumstances. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #5
Pot pwb Feb 2022 #6
It started giving me anxiety happybird Feb 2022 #7
Sativa cheers you up. pwb Feb 2022 #8
Sativa doesn't make me sad, happybird Feb 2022 #10
can try CBD markie Feb 2022 #9
I use whistlepig. Groundhawg Feb 2022 #11
Yikes! n/t Yanicosco Feb 2022 #12
I actually looked that up! For others it is alcohol Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #15
smallish brown paper bag. blow into it for a few breaths really, not kidding msongs Feb 2022 #13
You don't even need a bag. I did this treatment for asthma years ago where you blow out all your air Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #16
Def c a dr XanaDUer2 Jun 2024 #14
First I try to ground myself Mossfern Jun 2024 #17

stevil

(1,537 posts)
1. Not a doctor
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 06:44 PM
Feb 2022

Diazepam obtained by prescription from a doctor. Made a 12 hour flight to Asia worry free.

Grasswire2

(13,684 posts)
3. Ashwagandha works for anxiety for me.
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 06:48 PM
Feb 2022

Ginseng root supplement. I take anywhere from 125-500 mg a day, and am off my blood pressure meds now.

Leghorn21

(13,701 posts)
4. Yanicosco, I learned over time that "crashing blood sugar" (been there, done that, it's the most
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 06:52 PM
Feb 2022

AWFUL feeling) — crashing blood sugar can make a person shake and shiver and feel soooo out-of-control and sure, “panicky”. We can get in this state when eating sugar without also having some protein to keep our sugar levels up —-

I’m just throwing this out here, Y!! Sending best wishes!

happybird

(5,057 posts)
7. It started giving me anxiety
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 07:19 PM
Feb 2022

around when I hit my 30’s. I was a pot snob when I did smoke, so am sure it’s not an indica vs sativa thing.
Makes me sad. I’d love to get high and feel the way I used to. The anxiety is *really* bad, though.

happybird

(5,057 posts)
10. Sativa doesn't make me sad,
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 07:30 PM
Feb 2022

not being able to smoke pot any more is what makes me sad. Lol!
Both types make me extremely anxious.

markie

(22,866 posts)
9. can try CBD
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 07:23 PM
Feb 2022

a doctor may prescribe antidepressants

herbs... valerian? chamomile?

get good sleep, no alcohol or processed food

msongs

(69,951 posts)
13. smallish brown paper bag. blow into it for a few breaths really, not kidding
Sat Feb 12, 2022, 08:33 PM
Feb 2022

what I did when used to have panic attacks. does a co2 oxygen thing and gives one something to focus on besides the attack. not medical advice btw

Maraya1969

(22,967 posts)
16. You don't even need a bag. I did this treatment for asthma years ago where you blow out all your air
Sun Jun 9, 2024, 07:37 PM
Jun 2024

and try to hold it. I noticed a good side effect of anxiety leaving.

Mossfern

(3,034 posts)
17. First I try to ground myself
Sun Jun 16, 2024, 11:36 AM
Jun 2024

and think about reality, breathing exercises...in through nose for count of four, hold for count of seven, and slowly out through mouth for a count of eight (all counts approximate). If that doesn't work, my doc prescribed a small dose of xanax.

I'm doing neuro feedback now and my panic attacks are greatly reduced.

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