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Hello! I'm new to Curezone.
I am a 24 year old male. I suffer from Anxiety, mainly socially/health related. I have experienced panic attacks, although they greatly diminished when I cut all stimulants and artificial sweeteners out of my diet roughly a year ago. I rarely, if ever get them during the day anymore, and instead get them upon waking during the night.
This is usually brought on by a nightmare or stressful dream, but I suspect the dream suddenly changes into a stressful on as my body shifts towards panic mode, before I even realize it.
Having read over alot of the posts in this section, I am having alot of the same symptoms. As one poster mentioned, the anxiety is manageable until attempting to sleep (turning out the light, laying down). Immediately, I can feel the anxiety rising. This is usually accompanied by uncontrollable shaking and standard panic attack symptoms. I jerk awake if I realize I am about to fall asleep. I usually end up looking my symptoms up on my phone just as a distraction.
My social anxiety makes me petrified of going to the doctor, although with this latest bout of night anxiety, I am eventually going to be left no other choice. I also have gastrointestinal problems, which almost always coincide with one of these nights.
Last night was different. I literally, could not fall asleep. The anxiety did not pass for the entire night, the odd thing was, I eventually just accepted it, and was no longer "fearful", but my body was still "anxious", and if I focused on this sensation, the real anxiety started back up again.
That's why I'm curious if this could be Adrenal Fatigue, my body feels maxed out. Spent. My hair is thinning. I'm 24 but I feel around 50. I've had a rough childhood, and an even harder young adult life. But I refuse to give up.
I appreciate any thoughts or recommendations!
PS: I don't get near enough exercise, and probably don't eat right, although I'm not overweight. I take no supplements. No drugs, nothing.
Thank you
Dayvan
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This is a reply to # 1,775,661It sounds to me like adrenal crash stage 3C of adrenal fatigue. Have you read the AF part of http://www.drlam.com?
There is lots of info, you will understand what is going on. You may also call Dr.Lam the first call is free.
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Okay, you have a lot going on here. Anxiety attacks, in most instances, have an emotional and physical cause. And yes, your adrenals are probably severely affected. First thing that you need to do is eat right. Switch to a mostly raw diet, consisting of as many fruits and vegetables as possible. Get rid of all processed foods, junk foods, fast foods, sweets (sugar especially) sodas and so on. Oh......... And no alcohol. Alcohol will eventually turn on you and actually cause the panic that you are trying so hard to avoid. By switching to a healthy diet alone, you will notice that symptoms will subside. I have met at least one person whose anxiety was related to their gastrointestinal problems. Once that was resolved, they were okay.. I would also suggest that you take digestive enzymes for proper absorption of nutrients. However, I venture to say that part of the problem is emotional, as I see the common thread that is so often found in anxiety sufferers. You had a rough childhood. And, this of course would pave the way for a rough young adult life, and not addressed, it could snowball through your entire life. Emotional issues need to be dealt with and resolved. What I find encouraging is that you state that you refuse to give up. And I'm here to tell you that you can completely heal, but you must take the proper steps to do so and one very important step is cleaning up your diet. All the unhealthy foods is contributing to your condition.
Okay......... for your immediate sleeping problem, go to the Bach Flower Remedy site http://www.bachflower.com/ and get something called Rescue Remedy to help you with the panic you feel while going to sleep. You may also want to get something to help you sleep peacefully. Also, look through the site and get whatever is pertinent to your personal emotions.
Additionally, colloidal gold is very effective in grounding you and easing depression, and I suspect that severe depression is involved in all this. Utopia Silver http://www.utopiasilver.com has excellent quality colloidal gold. Colloidal gold works on body, mind and spirit. I take it every day.
I am going to leave you with the following article that I wrote on this subject, and keep in mind, it is from a personal perspective. I suffered from severe anxiety and panic for almost ten years before I learned about the importance of the proper diet and natural remedies. In it you will find additional supplements that will be instrumental in your healing.
http://www.tbyil.com/Anxiety_Panic_Disorders.htm
I wish you the very best Dayvan. I know exactly what you are going through. But I'm here to tell you that with the proper lifestyle changes and working on resolving emotional issues, it will be okay.
My Best,
Luella
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This is a reply to # 1,775,745Thank you very much the information! I will be sure to check out those links. I have been wanting to change my diet recently, but haven't been very committed to changing it. I forget sometimes how important a healthy Diet is.
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This is a reply to # 1,775,789You are most welcome. Addressing anxiety, like anything else, does take work. It's not just going to happen. The most important thing though is to love yourself. Love yourself for who and what you are at any given moment.
My Best,
Luella
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I agree with Luella and think that diet is one of the first things that needs to be addressed. Would you mind telling us in detail what your diet looks like? Can you type out a typical day with times of day that you eat as well? This will help us to make suggestions.- Re: Uncontrollable shaking, anxiety ... Dayvan
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This is a reply to # 1,775,786I rarely, if ever eat breakfast. I usually start getting tired around 12am and am usually in bed by 1, 2 at the max.
This normally causes me to sleep until around 10am on a good night. I generally feel rested, but have no energy throughout the day.
When I first get up, I am not hungry, so in an hour or two, when I do get hungry, it's lunch time. I eat store-bought soups, deli meat sandwiches. Mayo, cheddar, turkey or other common meats. Pasta, pasta sauce. Pizza. Mac and Cheese. Occasionally I'll have a salad, but it's in conjunction with a sandwich. I usually drink water or juice. No sodas, no alcohol.
I tend to eat highly processed, frozen food for dinner. Packaged things like Lasagna, Enchiladas, Chicken Fried Steak, occasionally fresh fish, but not near enough. I usually have something for dessert, but I really don't eat alot of sweets, other than juice. I also love Saltine crackers and sometimes crave salt.
I rarely get fresh vegetables or fruit in my diet other than vegetable juice and fruit juice. I generally eat two meals a day with a snack in there somewhere.- Re: Uncontrollable shaking, anxiety ... healthyartist
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This is a reply to # 1,775,851I wonder how you could go about getting healthy non processed foods that are already made. Do you have a Whole Foods or a natural Foods store that has a salad bar that you could start eating at?
The problem with processed foods in that they are highly void of nutrients and with your anxiety and what sounds like the begining of adrenal fatigue you are setting yourself up for illness by feeding your body foods that aren't nutrient dense.
I don't want to overwhelm you with suggestions so I think it's important to start off with basic ones. If I were you I would stop drinking fruit juice for now and focus on water. Fruit juice, especially store bought, is high in Sugar and/ or fructose which puts added stress on your adrenals. You could add some lemon and a little Sea Salt as well and that would be great for your adrenals.
Let me ask you some questions before I go any further. Are you on a tight budget? Are you willing to make some drastic changes in order to heal your body? (you are young now and have been getting away with eating nutrient void foods okay so far, but wouldn't it be better to save yourself a whole lot of misery now than suffering the consequenses later? I say this because with AF it is possible to get more sick than you could possibly imagine. That has been the case for me and many of us here.
Anyhow, I'm happy to make more specific suggestions but begining to introduce foods that are not processed should be your first step. If it's in a box, chuck it. It helps to focus on the outer isles of a grocery store. The isles in the middle are truly full of poison, the perfect kind for building a body determined for anxiety and fatigue.Advertisement
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This is a reply to # 1,775,876I do have a health food store nearby, however, as you implied, it can be expensive, and no salad bar. I buy my gum from there which is the only kind I've been able to find that didn't have artificial sweeteners.
I have maybe a mid-range budget. I am able to spend money on "better" things occasionally, but I doubt I could afford a completely organic/healthy lifestyle, it just depends on how frequent I would need to spend the extra money.
I would be willing to make drastic changes to get control of this, but I guess it would depend on what the changes are and how I react to them.
I really appreciate the suggestions and input from you all here.
Do you have any do's and don'ts for what to do about this night anxiety in the meantime? If it becomes clear that my anxiety is going to continue through the night, should I just get up and read? Or should I just lay and experience it? I'm hoping a change in my diet will stop some of this.
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This is a reply to # 1,775,900With your night anxiety, you may need a little help. Depending on how bad it is, if it is panic or bordering panic, I would suggest Rescue Remedy. Otherwise, Back Flower Remedies are very good and I would look for the one to help you sleep. You need to focus on relaxing. Relaxation exercises would also help and also meditation or visualizing, but these take practice.
My Best,
Luella
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First of all, I would do a slow and steady diet transformation. If you change things too fast it might give you more anxiety from healing reactions in your body.
Also, I would try eating a little protein before bed every night, even if you don't feel hungry. It might curb the anxiety. Try a handfull of soaked nuts or a hard boiled egg.
As far as what to do once it's happening, I thinknit might help to get up and do some mild stretches. You could also massage your feet and do some foot reflexology. Something to take your mind off of your breathing and that would be calming and loving to your body. Turning the lights on to read will likely keep you up longer, but I have been known to do that at times. It would be better to do whatever you do in the dark so that you can fall back asleep easier though.
I used to listen to a cd called "yoga nidra" by Rod Striker. It was a terrific cd for helping me to relax. You might look into it. I might even be able to make a copy for you and send it if you like. Let me know.
Beth
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This is a reply to # 1,775,851people don't really like to hear this, buuuuuut ....
It sounds like your situation is not that bad. When I was feeling the way you describe I was prescribed celexa at 20mg and I took it. After 3 months I felt like my old self and quit the medication. Well, my symptoms slowly came back and here I am now.
After talking with a lot of people, 2.5-5mg lexapro seems like the absolutely best way to go with an ssri.
ssri's positives: help improve gut performance, raises killer T cells in body, positively effects immune system, can put causes of anxiety and Depression into remission
negatives: Slightly blunts emotionality, too high of a dosage can cause paradoxical increase in anxiety and can lead to self harm, starting with low dosages can alleviate this.
If I could go back in time, I would have kept taking the citalopram, except just lowered the dosage to 10mg for maintenance. - Re: Uncontrollable shaking, anxiety ... LuellaMay
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Dayvan,
You need to eat breakfast. A bown of oatmeal with cinammon maybe. Or fruits. But something.
The bulk of the foods you are eating could be partly responsible for your lack of energy throughout the day. You are eating empty calories, with foods full of additives and chemicals. And I understand that this may be a convenience thing. Ready made food. But it's not good for you.
I really would suggest you switch to nothing but nutritious food. You may find that this makes a difference.
My Best,
Luella
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Healthyartist,
My diet consists of mainly raw fruits and vegetables. Lots of salads are good. However, commercial dressings contain unhealthy ingredients, so stay away from those. Olive oil and vinegar is a great topping, which I prefer, or you can make your own. You can add herbs and garlic for instance. My diet consists of 80% raw, 20% cooked, consisting of chicken, turkey, and fresh water fish. Sometimes brown rice. However, with the chicken and turkey, it should be organic. I eat a lot of fish and love salmon. Also legumes are good. No sugar. Ever. Bread should be whole grain, or whole wheat. Don't be fooled by breads that say for instance wheat on he grocery shelves, for they are mostly no such thing. Read the ingredients. If it says bleached or enriched, it is no better than white bread. I do eat dairy, such as eggs and cheese. Again, the source is very important. I will not touch milk unless it is raw goat's milk, and raw goat's cheese is the best there is. This may take some effort to find.
I have two meals a day and snack in the interim. You can have three meals a day or several small meals. But the thing is, you should never go hungry. Nuts make great snacks, as do fruits, even vegetables. So a person should never go hungry and have plenty of their favorite healthy foods on hand.
Homemade smoothies are great, as juicing. Delicious and filling. However, when making your smoothies, if you use yogurt for instance, make sure you get natural yogurt. Commercial brands contain unhealthy ingredients. Read the labels on everything you buy so that you are not fooled.
And then there are my supplements. I take oleander, colloidal gold, colloidal silver, iodine, selenium, chromium GTF, NAC, and IntraMax daily.
Keep in mind though, that these supplements are fine for me, since I no longer suffer from anxiety. Although the oleander and colloidal gold are recommended for anxiety, I do take them for general health. There are additional supplements that are mentioned in the article that I linked to above, besides oleander and colloidal gold, that also specifically address anxiety.
Hope this helps.
My Best,
Luella
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