[SueAndHerZoo]

in reply to: Running in place…. literally! #1177578

And you get the extra added bonus of cheering up and calming down. How can you be nervous and irritable when you’re listening to music you enjoy and letting your body respond to it, right?

Of course, next time I’m at the office and I feel that adrenaline rush that makes me feel faint I’m going to get some mighty strange looks when I blast some music and bust a few moves. Perhaps I should just stand up and run in place…. that would look MUCH less strange, right? 😆

[SueAndHerZoo]

in reply to: Running in place…. literally! #1177576

Stymie wrote:

Dancing sounds like a great idea Sue! Have a great time doing it and its a great stress reliever! Diane

Stress reliever? Who has stress? SURELY not anyone with Graves Disease.

brondack wrote:

I love it !!! Nothing beats good ole Yankee ingenuity :}

Did the zoo mind – did they laugh?

Yup, us damned Yankees come up with some pretty creative stuff once in a while, but I’m a little surprised with this racing brain that I was even able to remember which foot went in and which foot came out. (A little Hokey Pokey, anyone?)

LOL Brondack….. the zoo (four dogs were the only ones in that room at the time) all looked at me VERY strangely and to my pleasant surprise, they stayed put and just cocked their heads. But I’m betting if I do it again they will not be confused by it and then jump in and join. Oh joy. There goes the furniture!

Sue

[SueAndHerZoo]

in reply to: I’m with Gabe – this thing has got to go! #1177569

Thanks, Karen….. your post helped a LOT and made a lot of sense. I was at the point where I felt like I needed someone to grab me by the shoulders and shake me or slap me to get the “racing out of control anxiety” to stop for a minute. As you said, it feeds itself and just keeps escalating and you feel helpless to stop it.

In between writing my post and reading your reply I got a call back from my GP, gave him the rundown, and his instructions were to take the beta blocker 4 times a day (instead of 3) and to take my tranquilizers (I always have some for an emergency but hardly ever take them.) He told me this is absolutely the time to take them in addition to the beta blocker (which I was afraid to do) and that he bets if I do that I will see the blood pressure come down. You and he are very wise. I always thought I was very intelligent and full of common sense, but when the panic and anxiety take hold, they spiral out of control even in a reasonable, logical person.

Can you tell me anything more about the “adrenaline dump”? The reason I ask is because I was starting to Google “adrenline rush” because that’s exactly what it feels like when I’m perfectly fine one minute and then, BAM – I get knocked down out of the blue. Did your doc say the adrenline dump was a result of our panic attacks or the thyroid? Knowing that that might be what sets me off will help comfort me a little. At least no one dies from those (even though at times we feel like jumping out a window to make it stop).

Thanks for replying and calming me down. I need to make a coscious decision to NOT obsess or worry about my health for the next 2 days and, who knows, I may even start to feel better if I can do that.

You guys are the best – thanks for being here.
Sue

[SueAndHerZoo]

in reply to: Introduction & A Question #1177489

Thanks for the warm welcome and for sharing all your stories, both good and bad. It’s so true (sad, but true) that misery loves company. Reading what others are experiencing and have experienced makes me feel more “normal” and sometimes grateful that, so far, I haven’t been through the hell that some others have.

I think the part that bothers me the most lately (no, I’m sure it is) is the emotional, anxiety aspect of this. I thought I was finally over the panic attacks I had most of my life and never even thought about them anymore and now I find myself obsessed with the thought of having another and living in terror of when and where it will happen and, as you know, that’s sure to bring one on. So today I am depressed and defeated, but maybe after a good night’s rest I will find my usual, optimistic attitude.

Thanks again for being here. I’ve got lots of reading and catching up to do on the forum so I’m off to read, read, and read some more.
Sue

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