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[quote=Anonymous]I have anxiety and also a panic disorder, and anxiety medication has not worked for me - it worsens the panic attacks.

I've learned to live with it. Thanks, PP, for the sour candy trick, I didn't know about it! What I do is lie on my back on my bed, with my head nearly off the edge, so that it dips a little. This apparently triggers the parasympathetic system to lower blood pressure and heart rate. When I panic, I feel like I'm about to die from a heart attack, my blood pressure goes up and so does my heart rate. So this trick is quite helpful. Sometimes, when the panic is overwhelming, I cannot lie still at all. I open the freezer and stand over it; then pull out ice packs to put on my person, and walk about the house with my ice packs. The cold plus the pacing eventually calms me down.

When I've had panic attacks out of my house, I've had to call 911. Or if the attack is milder, I walk about outside until I calm down.

It's hard. I hope your child learns to manage their condition.
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