panic from drinking??

tbaymusicman

Hi guys just wondering do any of the rest of you not drink because it scares you??iv not drank in 15months because i get panic attacks when im hungover thing is used to love drinking and being drunk with my friends just wondering does anybody have a simular problem to me:(:():( i hate been this dry arse haha:rolleyes::rolleyes:

SpitfireIV

tbaymusicman wrote: »

i hate been this dry arse haha:rolleyes::rolleyes:

We resent such comments around these here parts! :pac:

Genghiz Cohen

Never heard of panic attacks.
Might have something to do with the body trying to fight off the depressant alcohol...
Maybe you should consult your GP, might have meds or some treatment so you can get back to not being a... "dry arse"...
Ya dry arse! :pac:

CianRyan

I stopped drinking cause i was killing myself slowly, and it scared me, also i just figured, i didn't like it so why the hell drink anymore?!


I am ANYTHING but a dr arse thank you very much.

tbaymusicman

clearly ye missed the pun!!!was the haha and eye's rolled not a clear enough indication that i dont like being called a dry arse and was being tongues firmly in cheek

deco05ie

Are you sure there panic attacks and not just increased anxiety?

red_ice

deco05ie wrote: »

Are you sure there panic attacks and not just increased anxiety?

they are more or less the same thing. I know what the OP is talking about. I had a spout of heavy panic attacks for 6 months a few years back. When i stopped getting them i had an unmerciful hangover and i felt another panic attack coming on.

Whats happening is that the OP is scared of getting a panic attack and now associates the hungover feeling with a panic attack. So when ever he gets hungover he feels like a panic attack is coming.

If you get a stomach type hangover, it can be a similar feeling to that of a panic attack, so i know where the OP is coming from.

OP, if you want to drink, do what i did.. Force panic attacks on yourself. (i know it sounds weird..). Why? So you can sit back, relax yourself and think.. "why am i panicing? What have i to be scared of?". Then come to terms with the fact you have nothing to worry about.

Its all mind over matter, if you dont mind - it doesnt matter!

tbaymusicman

ye i know myself its so stupid a fear to have like but iv left it 14 or 15 months and it is so hard with the added anxiety it brings:(:(:( i know if i could just have the first drink it would be ok and id get back into the swing of it il keep trying i guess

poisonated

tbaymusicman wrote: »

thing is used to love drinking and being drunk with my friends QUOTE]

That just says it all there I think.You say you used to love drinking,you should go back to it.Try and find the source of your panic attacks,did you fear you did embaressing things?Figure these things out and take precautions to prevent these panic attacks(not drink so much) but why give up something you love?People seem to have the impression that drinking is bad,drinking is not bad but drinking so much that you dont remember what you did is bad news.I dont mean to sound patronising,I get these panic attacks when I drink too much.Thats just my advice.

tbaymusicman

I dont mean to sound patronising,I get these panic attacks when I drink too much.Thats just my advice.[/quote]

ye maybe your right i really did love it and my friends dont go out as much anymore bcoz i used to be the one ringing them to go pub for a few it was just the hangover made me feel panic not the actually drinking i think:D:D:D

red_ice

just out of interest... was it the stomach illness that made you feel hung over?

if so, i know just what you need. Carbon.

Go get a bag of salted manhatten popcorn. When im about to get sick from the stomach hungoverness. I eat a bag (even tho i feel if i eat ill get sick) and litterally within 10 minutes of it, i feel 100% again. Defo give that a go, its the muts nuts!

tbaymusicman

hmmm i see no it was just the terror of being hungover i guess haha

red_ice

funny enough yea, its a strong possibility.

tbaymusicman

and i swear i used to absolutely love having a few drinks with my friends i paid a hypnotist nearly 1200 euro and he didn't even cure it or help what so ever:(

CDfm

tbaymusicman wrote: »

I dont mean to sound patronising,I get these panic attacks when I drink too much.Thats just my advice.

ye maybe your right i really did love it and my friends dont go out as much anymore bcoz i used to be the one ringing them to go pub for a few it was just the hangover made me feel panic not the actually drinking i think:D:D:D[/quote]

maybe you need to get out more:eek:

the odd meal coffee and stuff like that -you may just be getting used to sober socialising

tbaymusicman

ye i was out last night with all my friends drinking it was a great night but i didn't drink

zero_nine

tbaymusicman wrote: »

ye i was out last night with all my friends drinking it was a great night but i didn't drink

Panic attacks are very common in heavy drinkers, particularly if they are already prone to anxiety and ar generally not taking care of themselves. Its happened to me, its happened to a friend of mine and it continues to happen to a girl I know. Its caused by the withdrawel of the alcohol's depressant effect on the brain leading to heightened neural and particularly anxiety responses. I've had to get off buses because of it, and more than once. The girl I know went to the doctor about it and he gave her beta blockers to prevent it from happening (because she refuses to stop drinking). You could be better off not drinking tho, panic is an aweful experience

Doublin

I've also had increased panic/anxiety attacks since quitting drinking (I was a very heavy drinker). I read up alot of stuff on the internet on how to deal with them and they work to some effect but they can be overwhelming at times. A very good book is 'When Panic Attacks' which I got in my local library.

Something else that has happened occasionally since stopping drinking has been that I am having delusions - seeing things that are not there, hearing things, having conversations in my head with people who are not there. The Doctor said this is normal from years of heavy drinking and could still happen for months, but it really freaks me out. Anyone else had these experiences and found an effective way to deal with them as they really freak me out

chardonnay

CDfm wrote: »

ye maybe your right i really did love it and my friends dont go out as much anymore bcoz i used to be the one ringing them to go pub for a few it was just the hangover made me feel panic not the actually drinking i think:D:D:D

maybe you need to get out more:eek:

the odd meal coffee and stuff like that -you may just be getting used to sober socialising[/QUOTE]

I haven't had a drink for 4months for exactly this reason. There is a 'cure' of course. Though its not advisable and really only gets you into deeeeper pooo with panic attacks but in the short term its lovely: benzos. Take a xanax and hey presto panic gone, hangover gone. but like i said not really the best advice....

seanybiker

I get panic attacks if I smoke to much hash.
So I just drink twice as much instead.
Just make sure your well hydrated if your drinking.