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Discussion Topic: a weird trigger
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 pan |
06-25-2003 @ 3:36 PM |
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I have got to know if anyone experiences anxiety with certain kinds of music. Someitmes when I hear psychadelic music of things like Pink Floyd it makes me feel really uncomfortable. I get the same feeling with movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I know this sounds nuts but I just have to knoe if ANYONE knows what I am talking about or has heard of others feeling this way? Thanks so much!
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| Jaime |
06-25-2003 @ 5:43 PM |
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Yeah I totally know what you mean. Especially if I am having an attack I have to play only one or two certain songs to calm me down because everything else seems to make it way worse.
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| Josie |
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07-07-2003 @ 1:01 PM |
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Hey there. I know exactly what you mean. I get the same way with some music. Particularly if it's very repetitive, or if it has 'weird' sounds (Pink Floyd)I think its becasue we're so sensitized to everything, that weird-ish things freak us out. I try not to think about it too mcuh and just turn the offending music off!
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| Devonnsgirl |
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07-07-2003 @ 2:54 PM |
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Yep, I am the same way! Years ago, I used to do drugs and that kind of music reminds me of those times, and then I'll start to get really panicky and anxious. You're not alone on this one!!!! Lisa
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| Kathy |
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08-15-2003 @ 1:59 PM |
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I have a comment and a question about weird triggers. I can totally relate to the 'weird trigger' thing. It may be something someone says, a movie involving some type of human suffering, a song, something I eat, etc. My question is, does anyone ever feel like they just can't breath? I'll be sitting wathcing a ball game on t.v., eating dinner, working, or whatever, not even thinking about anything panicy or otherwise and all of a sudden, I feel this overwhelming feeling of "I just can't get enough air." I am obviously breathing or I would probably keel over, but then again, AM I having shortness of breath? It doesn't happen at the same time every day, just throughout the day at different times. If I can make myself think of something else, it sometimes goes away. I have tried to question the breathlessness within myself by asking "Am I really having trouble breathing or is it just a FEELING?" Can anyone relate? It is so scary and it always brings on a panic attack.
I have been researching herbal remedies for panic and wondered if anyone had any thought on this.. Any replies are appreciated.
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| electrobelly |
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08-23-2003 @ 7:40 AM |
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music totally triggers me-- hard trance/house w/ a heavy 4/4 tempo above 120 b.p.m. pushes me right into either rage or panic, ditto on thrash metal & discordance. i don't know why, except that the rapid beat mimics my pounding, panicking heart. it's been a real issue lately, because my husband likes to play records in his sparetime and lately i just can't take it. i like r&b, hiphop, folk, jazz, swing. syncopation calms me and enervates me.
have trouble breathing as well. since i haven't died yet, and there's no observable obstruction in my airway or lungs, i must surmise that i am suffering delusions. BUT IT FEELS SO REAL AND TERRIFYING! the heat seems to make it worse, as if i am choking on air that is thick enough to be tactile in my throat: like the tail of a beast i have inadvertantly swallowed. nothing seems to help except a cool bath or shower.
valerian root helps w/ anxiety for me, w/ less of a hangover than ativan or the other benzos, but is sometimes not stop enough to help. i drink chamomile, mint, or rooibos tea at night to help me get to sleep. kava kava also helps, but it's recently been linked to liver damage... so use at own risk. it has been banned in canada, where i live, so i don't get to use it anymore. lavender can make a soothing compress. ginger root tea or bitters help calm a worry sick stomach. clove tea can knock you out pretty good, if it's strong enough. marijuana makes me anxious if i smoke too much, but sometimes one pull on a joint hits the spot just right, and can calm me down. i heard that st. john's wart can help w/ anxiety, but when i tried it, i hurled like a crazyfool, so no having that.
peace. tai
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09-01-2003 @ 1:06 AM |
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Totally totally know the deal on the weird triggers, especially music. I think I just get so hypersensitive and overstimulated that I can't filter out anything and some music can really add to the chaos. So can the lights and aisles filled with tons of merchandise in a store (especially a supermarket). It reminds me of the old LSD freakout days. I don't know the neuroscience behind it, but it's definitely TOO MUCH INPUT!
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| trish |
09-01-2003 @ 10:44 AM |
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Kathy, The way I can try to distingush if I am actually "short of breath" or is it the symptom of anxiety, is to put my hand on my stomach. If you stomach rises and falls as you breath, you are truly getting air (oxygen). If your stomach is not rising and falling, and only your lung cavity is, that is anxiety, as our muscles are tightened, and we are not doing the correct breathing techinque, therefore you feel short of breath because of this, this I stress again is anxiety, you would truly only be short of breath, after example exerting yourself and having the panting feeling. I used to sometimes feel, I was breathing but not getting enough air, which would be identified as "yawning" type effect to gather as much air as possible. It was my anxiety.
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| pan |
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09-01-2003 @ 12:36 PM |
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Mizlizb- I so know what you're saying. Let me tell you, anything that reminds me of the LSD days totally weirds me out. I am so happy to hear someone else say thta because I thought that I was the only one. I can't watch CHarlie and the cho. factory or listen to stuff like Pink Floyd because of that very reason. Is that kind of how you are?
ALso, the breathing thing...I am right there with the person that mentioned that. I always do the yawning thing! So, Liz you said you had this problem what did you do about it. It totally ****es me off...all my other symptoms are getting netter except that. SO, I finally gave in and started Klonopin...the difference is alot better. I only take .5 mg at night so there sre still sometimes when I have trouble. Does anyone have experience with this med? I know all the hoopla about addiction and da da da da da. But, I have traveled down spo many routes to kick this anxiety totally and nothing is getting rid of it totally. I exercise, stopped drinking and smoking, take vitamins and fish oil supplements, B;complex, etc. Any new suggestions?
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| electrobelly |
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09-01-2003 @ 5:31 PM |
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it's funny but i think i'm the same w/ the music i cited as "triggering": i used to do alot of crystal meth and e back in the day, and techno reminds me of those days, too. i don't get a weird feeling, tho. i just want terribly to get high, something i haven't done in a long time. i think it's been so long that my brain doesn't even identify the feeling as the urge to get high, but feels the residual anxiety sharply.
i have taken klonopin, atavin, imovane, xanax, effexor, and paxil for anxiety. right now i've been taking xanax, ativan, effexor, and paxil. i used to drink booze to stifle the panic attacks, but that quickly got out of hand. like pan i've quit alcohol and cigarettes... neither of which has made much difference (well, except to make me miserable and drive most of my friends away)... i exercise compulsively... so, i can't give you any suggestions, either... i take the xanax all day long, or else i get crazy hyper and anxious.
to answer your question- all the benzos are addiction like booze... that means you need more and more to get the desired effect, and the hangover (which is actually withdrawal) is much the same as booze... sometimes i take so many pills that i puke the next day, until i can hold one down. don't get stuck like me. lol. then again i'm a drug addict, so maybe you could use them responsibility.
have you tried an anti-depressant? i had pretty good luck on effexor the first few months, until i started getting crazy side effects and had to reduce the dose to non-therapuetic levels (hence the xanax and ativan)... i am supposed to start taking paxil this week.
peace tai.
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