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@starbryte
I deal with depression and anxiety/panic attacks (in my 50s). I take sertraline and bupropion and work with a psychiatrist to manage medications. Have had symptoms since I was young. Perimenopause and Menopause can cause many new symptoms (I have really struggled the last few years due to these hormonal changes). My teenage son and his father have ADHD, anxiety/panic attacks and OCD.
My son also has a heart defect and blood pressure/circulation issues (and Raynard's) and hates getting his blood pressure taken and hearing heart monitors beeping (he needs to have his blood pressure monitored regularly due to ADHD medications). He won’t let me take his blood pressure at home.
I have gotten my son a counselor who helps him with breathing and calming techniques to use when he starts to get anxious and panic. He is so afraid of this happening at school. He has needed to leave class to go to the nurse because he is afraid of passing out (gets lightheaded when he stands up too fast).
His cardiologist suggested he drink at least 50% of his weight in water with electrolytes added (like LMNT brand) plus eat a salty snack to keep his blood pressure stable. He needs to make sure to eat so his blood sugar doesn’t drop. He is very sensitive to changes he feels in his body and then obsesses about those feelings (gets more anxious when he feels his heart beating harder).
He gets migraines, too, and his neurologist suggested taking magnesium and omega 3 supplements plus take a pain reliever at the first sign of an aura/vision change to manage the pain before it gets bad (he throws up after the pain sets in following the aura).
I hope you are able to get the help and support you need. You are definitely not alone.
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Thank you for sharing all of this with me. I definitely relate to a lot of what you said and what your son is going through as well.
I started taking magnesium taurate, vegan omega-3 69, and “bio beat“ organic beetroot extract pills – only because trying to drink more than 2 cups of beet juice a day was pure torture, not to mention very high sugar content-
I did find a high-quality CBD that I trust.
I’m sooo sensitive to thc so medical marijuana did the exact opposite to me. It made me incredibly paranoid and I ended up in the ER one time. Not a good time.
So it took me a while to find a CBD that I could trust.
It helps when I’m having certain types of body pains or anxieties
Right now I’m looking for a good therapist that is familiar with anxiety disorders and PTSD
I’m so happy that your son has you to advocate for him and support him
When I was growing up, it was basically unheard of for a child to have any type of psychiatric illness. Especially anxiety and panic attack attacks.
But I remember them quite clearly inaccurately going all the way back to kindergarten. I just couldn’t express properly, but my father did tell me that he remembers me coming home from school telling him that “my heart was beating so fast, but I wasn’t running” & it started making sense to him as I got older. That all of the things my teacher’s complained about were all directly related to anxiety and full-blown panic attack attacks.
He apologized profusely, but I didn’t blame him. Things were much different in the 80s versus now. Thank goodness.
Thank you again for your kindness and for sharing all of this with me. It really helps me feel better and like I’m not truly alone. I know I’m not the only one going through this, but sometimes I just feel alone.
Sending love and good vibes to you and your family