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I'm only 24 and I have the same problem as you all do!! Please don't tell me that it get's worse! By the time I'm 40 I'll have to have a chamber built around me so nobody get's hit with them!! :roll

Thank you so much for the words of wisdom and assurance I need that things will be ok. I KNOW that this is what I want for my daughter's life as well as mine, and I KNOW that I can handle it. I will try the deep breathing, and have been trying to do positive self talk, but that's hard too (I am getting better at it though! :) ) I will keep you posted at how I'm doing. Thanks again.

Eric, I've never had an attack like this. The anxiety I've suffered from has gone away with my xanex, but that didn't work at all last night. It was a different feeling than it normally is. I've thought about holding out until she is older, but I don't think I can. It was a hard decision to make when I made it for the simple fact that I won't get much time with her, and I made that decision after A LOT of thought and consideration. I figure she will need me more as the years go on and it will be better to do it now so I can have that time later with her. She is in good care while I am in school and while I'm working, and I do get to see her 2 nights during the week and on the weekends, plus she's there every morning when I wake up. I guess I just needed to vent.

I had probably one of the scariest experiences last night during clinical. My teacher was on me asking about my patient, and I didn't know all the patho on them. I was nervous and I guess she could tell cause she kept asking me different things. I felt myself getting upset so I excused myself to the bathroom, I'm an emotional person to begin with. To make a long story short, I wound up hyperventilating, my body went numb, my bp was 167/116, pulse was 150, O2 sat was 94%, had to go to the ER and make sure everything was ok. It was scary. I have a history of anxiety and high bp, but I've never experienced anything like that before. My teacher was getting annoyed cause I couldn't pay attention to her when she was in my face while I couldn't breathe, so that was making it worse. As I'm sure all of you understand, I'm stressed. I work full time, go to school 3 nights and clinical 1 night a week, I have a 3 year old daughter who let's just say isn't the easiest to get along with, I'm a single mom and don't really get much help from her father, I live on my own and can barely pay my bills. You get the idea. I guess last night just put me over the edge. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to manage without committing myself to a psych ward? Is there anyone else out there who suffers from panic attacks? I mean, I knew it was going to be stressful when I started nursing, but I didn't know it was going to make me crazier than I am! Thanks for any input!

The Star Ledger is one place, or local newspapers. Also, Monster.com and HotJobs.com. I'm from Jersey also, wish I was in able to help you out more!

Maybe check with your local library to see if they could use them, or else check with a Nursing school in your area.

I'm on Paxil, and am able to miss a dose, possibly 2. But, if I miss 3 days in a row, I get wicked side effects. I get jittery, headaches, moodiness, shakes, dizzy spells. It's a horrible feeling to run out of meds for more than a day (at least for me) He may be having side effects but he may have missed more than 1 dose. Maybe it's just affecting him differently.

I know exactly how you feel. I have my first skills test today on vitals, and I'm scared to death about it. I'm sure you'll remember how to do everything and I'm sure your teachers will cut some slack since you are a new student (at least that's what I'm hoping!) Good luck!!