I have this horrible feeling!! I am scared!

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I realise some of this might be in my head since my psych (i cant spell the whole word!) halved my dose of anti psychotic meds (quetiapine)

He halved it because my symptoms have been increasing

Today for the first time in ages I nearly had a panic attack at work so needed to go outside.

Now I have this horrible feeling that something bad is about to happen and my heart is poundng. I feel like I can't breath.

Please tell me this is just in my head. I need calming down

I can't take this anymore. I am sick and tired of fighting to feel well again. I am so angry!

I'm so sorry you feel like this. It is in your head. Logically you know that. What can you do to distract yourself? Would putting the TV on help?

Maybe see your psych again if this dosage isn't working for you.

R u aware of the physiology of our body's reaction to when we have feelings that something bad is about to or is going to happen, its called fight or flight responce. I have severe anxiety and panic disorder and I have what is called hyper vigilance, basically my body is constantly prepared for battle, freezing or absaloutly legging it. In fight or flight responces our body unconsciously and automatically prepares so heart beats faster, blood flows to major organs so u may feel pins and needles in yr hands, face because blood has been drawn away from face and limbs, adrenaline is released for power and energy and that's why we feel angrier, its to enhance our performance in our survival so use that anger yr carrying into positive stratagies.
Anxiety is a very frightening experience but its there to keep u alive because what it triggers in our body.
Look at ways to relax and destress.
Do u have any guided relaxation cds.
When yr having the bad thought and u could have someone there with u what would u like them to say to u. Write them down and then say the words back to u.
U have to replace the bad with good, so u get a bad feeling something bad is going to happen straight awaythink of something nice is going to happen like I'mwalking along a nice warm beach, sand under my feet, the waves lashing slowly towards me, ect I could go on and on, iv loads of guided CDs u can tell hey.
Yr not alone feeling these feelings, its a minuete by minuete task. It's exhausting and it can make u very angry and frustrated,

Good explanation, Silvermirror. Thanks.

That's a brilliant response I am going to try it.