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- From: Patricia Peterson@nicmad.uucp (Patricia Peterson)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: anxiety attacks
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.115104.12328@nicmad.uucp>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 11:51:04 GMT
- References: <92202.130231EWN1@psuvm.psu.edu>
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- In article <92202.130231EWN1@psuvm.psu.edu> EWN1@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
- >A friend of mine (grad. student) has been having problems with anxiety
- >attacks for several years now. She feels nervous and anxious all the
- >time and has problems getting to sleep. Can anyone out there share
- >anecdotal information about how they've dealt with this problem? My
- >friend is on a limited budget, so professional counseling would probably
- >be too expensive for her. Thanks in advance.
-
- Before professional counseling how about a physical exam. There could be some
- physical problems causing this anxious feeling. Is she sure their anxiety
- attacks. How much caffeine does she consume? How is her diet? Could this
- possibly be low blood sugar?
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- The reason I ask these questions is that my sister (who was 23 at the time)
- began having "anxiety attacks"; shaky feeling, heart racing, etc. After
- several trips to the ER with her a resident finally suggested she see a
- cardiologist. After several test she was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse.
- She is taking Inderal and has had no problems since.
-
- Also when I was in college I used to drink a lot of coffee. Now I can't drink
- it at all. I get dizzy and I feel jittery. I can only drink about 1 can of
- caffinated soda before I get this feeling.
-
- SO, if she hasn't already gone this route tell her to go to the university
- clinic for a physical and some lab work. If she has been this route there
- must be counseling she can affored thru a county mental health program. Or
- maybe she just needs to take a break from school for a while.
-
- Patricia
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