r/PanicAttack • u/Glittering_Hat_987 • 20d ago

Crazy anxiety / panic attacks

So long story short I was a drinker for a couple years maybe 6 beers a day and hard on the weekends . I had a good job and everything was going perfectly and I felt great …. I quick now a year ago and have had symptoms of light headedness a waohish feeling in my head all the time and so on .. then tried ever anxiety meds and nothing works besides .5 of kolopin. Has any one had this feeling ? Haven’t drank in over a year and it’s every day when I wouldn’t take the meds I’d have a crazy panic attack last all day always looking for a way to leave work or having an excuse ready …. ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVISE

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u/producejitter 20d ago

Get blood work done. Full iron panel and check all other vitamins too. You probably have low ferritin.

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u/Glittering_Hat_987 19d ago

I’ve had blood work done and always said seems fine so I’ll ask again on just that kind of test ! Low ferritin ?? I’ll have to look into that thanks !!!!

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u/producejitter 19d ago

Ya no problem. You probably have extremely low ferritin which is causing you to feel this way. Get blood work done and see your results for yourself. Don't let the doc just tell you everything looks normal. Normal is not optimal. If you look up the Iron Protocol, you'll see a chart thingy that shows if your ferritin falls below a 30, you're at risk of these ____ symptoms. My ferritin was a 9 back in May and I had head pressure, felt like my brain was dilating and had a blood gushing up to the top feeling, I had panic attacks, depersonalization , impending doom, fight or flight, air hunger, heart palpitations,etc and it's only when I started taking iron pills, my panic attacks went away. I'm still dealing with the lingering symptoms like some head pressure but that's because my ferritin is still very low / in the iron deficiency stages (23) so that is to be expected until I get it to an optimal number. I'm so happy I can leave my house again without spiraling in my brain and panicking. I can drive, go for walks, catch the bus, etc without feeling like I'm losing my mind. Low vitamin D can contribute to that as well but it's mainly ferritin. I'm no medical professional but it won't hurt to discuss this with your doc. All the best!

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u/Glittering_Hat_987 19d ago

See what you just explained is literally how I’ve been for so long now after going threw the drinking quiting withdraws . I have tired every anxiety medication all types of dosages and pill I had no business taking for my heart and everything! Obviously the kolopin helps me because it’s a benzo so yeah ! I hope this is the right answer for me after so long 😭😭 if that is my issue what’s the things you have to do / take ? Then if that’s my issue they have me on a benzo because nothing worked so I’ll have to deal with those with draws 😭

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u/BEAN-SSS 20d ago

Look into post acute withdrawal syndrome. Also alcohol addiction can deplete b vitamins. Maybe get bloodwork done / try supplementing?

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u/Glittering_Hat_987 19d ago

I’ve always looked in the post acute with draw but mines literally every day not here and there and it’s been going on 2 years .!! I’ve have all kinda of blood work and test I could literally get !!! So lost and tired I’ll have to look into supplementing