Posted by Mr Cushing on December 2, 2002, at 8:29:31
In reply to Re: Anxiety/panic attacks - a different diagnosis? » highanxiety, posted by Krysti on December 2, 2002, at 7:50:16
The difference between anxiety and panic attacks is well... you just described the ups of mania which is usually linked to anxiety. Say that you had this anxiety for a while now, like you were already cycling into a major episode, but at some points you would shoot up like 10 times higher. You basically feel like you're falling, you feel like your heart is going to jump out of your chest, you basically lose complete control. Mania was scary, but having these was a bit scarier for me. You never really knew when they would come on. I'm lucky in that I could tell after a while from my moods when I was about to have one sometimes up to an hour before hand, so now if I feel one coming on I just take some Clonazepam and I'm fine.I was going into a full manic episode while I was having panic attacks, so yeah, when you have them, you can definitely tell the difference between the two.
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