dedubya

I do.

Dee74

I used to, not since I stopped drinking and got through the early recovery period tho, Dub.

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MycoolFitz

I do pretty much, makes me feel anxious

Anna

I used have panic attacks all the time. When I stopped drinking, they became much less frequent.

Elisabeth888

My life was a giant panic attack when I drank.

FlyerFan

When I drank i had them all the time, now that I am sober I only have them occasionally, but i know how to deal with them now.

Tiredman

They say at 40 you have a mid life crisis...I seem to have them mid week every week

Natom

I get some pretty annoying anxiety type attack things. Get all sweaty, kinda twitchy. Don't really know why. It only happens in certain circumstances though.

Natom.

Windancer

Not as often as I did. They have gottes a lot less frequent and a lot less severe the better and healthier Ive gotten.

flutter

All the time when I was still drinking, yes.

Feliciadragon

I had them before I started drinking. My anxiety was one of the reasons drinking made me feel so much better, at least in the moment - it made me less anxious, it made my hands stop shaking. My anxiety was a result of PTSD and panic disorder. I have taken medication for it for the past 8 years, but I have never really felt like I had it "under control."

This is my 12th day sober, and the anxiety is hard to deal with. I am journaling, writing positive affirmations, taking my medication exactly as prescribed, seeing my counselor, practicing all of my coping techniques - and it is still hard. I hope that as I continue in my sobriety that it becomes easier. I know that it would be easy for me to fall into feeling sorry for myself and trying to use it as an excuse to relapse.

I write in my journal every morning - you are in control of your emotions. You can cope with anything that happens today. You are calm and relaxed - I say them to myself anytime I start to feel anxious. At first I thought it sounded silly, but it has helped PM me if you want to talk.

nomis

The more I drank on a binge, the worse the panic attack was in the hangover. I remember having some so bad I could hardly breathe or move. In early recovery, I still get them but, knock on wood, they seem to be decreasing in severity.

Fandy

same for me....it took about 2 weeks and getting some true restful sleep to lessen the anxiety. my rested sober brain deals with life's issues differently than my brain trying to sober up and function on little sleep.

Dominica2

When I was drinking everyday, yes. I went to the doctor whenever I first got really serious about quitting and I was prescribed some meds that have helped me out greatly with anxiety and happiness. Early recovery is tough, but soo worth it when the fog clears. Best wishes to you.

Dom

Fandy

a lot of alcohol every day raised my anxiety, although I was trying to quell the anxiety by drinking. It gets to be a vicious cycle.

are you able to sleep?

MycoolFitz

I have been sober a number ofr months but still have them since about 71 when I go drafted working on it.

Rose2012

I've had four so far today. When I don't drink, I never get panic attacks. I get mild anxiety but it never progresses.

MycoolFitz

I think everyone's life experience is different. One night I dreampt my dad was breaking in and I built this wall of bricks around the door and thought he can never get in now but realized I could never get out. My ex woke because I was screaming. When I went into treatment.