panic attacks.......

United States
September 9, 2007 1:07am CST
My husband told me the other night he gets panic attacks.. I don't think that's very good in my oppion.. He says it's from the electric boxes that we have on each conner of the house.. This house has more than any house i've ever been at or lived it.. Do these Electric boxes cause panic attacks does anyone know?
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
9 Sep 07
I have panic attacks but I think it is a sun-consious type fear, mine started after my father passed away, it is an awful feeling , sometimes I think I am going die and I have to tell myself this is just something that keeps happening.
• United States
9 Sep 07
thats scary... I don't ever recall every having a panic attack, oh wait yes I have actually I think more than I know like when my son hides outside and i am out looking for him I panic cause he don't answer or I can't find him and he's giggling when I do...
@sunshinecup (7871)
9 Sep 07
There is a theory that yes, they can cause many symptoms to arise in a person such as panic attacks. However, he should see a doctor to rule out other things that may be the cause of them as well. I am not sure, but I am thinking a Doctor may be able to tell him if that is one of the reasons. I can say this, when I did not have my panic attacks under control, I subconsciously found my self blaming what ever I was doing when they kicked in as the cause for them. For example, I felt the internet caused them because I had a few while surfing. Now I know it was a chemical imbalance. My body was producing why more adrenaline than it should have and my body & mind was just reacting to it. So he really needs to go see a doctor to be sure and to find treatment to alleviate his attacks.
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@AmbiePam (94125)
• United States
9 Sep 07
He's trying to continue to stay sober, right? Maybe panic attacks are happening because he feels such a need to drink, but he doesn't. I've known people who have gone through that. Their urge to drink, but not following through with it, manifests itself in a different way. Because although electrical waves are responsible for some things, I don't think they could cause panic attacks. But I'm no expert.
• United States
9 Sep 07
I never said anything about him drinking... Nore does he have a problem with drinking either... He is having panic attacks from a Electric box those on the outside of the house.. I just don't know he's having them..
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• United States
11 Sep 07
"He's trying to continue to stay sober, right? Maybe panic attacks are happening because he feels such a need to drink".... I Think so... Yikes though my husband seen that and didn't like the response on that one..LOL... I told him I am sure you were talking about someone else cause he did read the whole post that I made and it didn't say anything about drinking!!
@AmbiePam (94125)
• United States
10 Sep 07
Yes, I know you didn't say anything about him drinking. But maybe I'm confusing your husband with someone else's. I just thought that this could be like a withdrawal symptom of NOT drinking. But like I said, I'm probably thinking about someone else's husband.
@wotfpatty (2065)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I have panic attacks and have since I was a child and I can say with 99.9999% certainty that those boxes don't cause panic attacks. Panic attacks are our body's reaction to what it THINKS is some kind of danger. Our hearts race, we feel shaky, we may feel light headed, we are ready to run, we feel all sorts of things as though a bear were chasing us or a MAC truck just narrowly missed slamming into us at full speed. But there is no danger. Our brains just think so. So, if the electric boxes are the "cause" it is because your husband is anxious about something having to do with them or THINKS they caused them. I blamed KMart for my panic attacks and didn't go there for 4 years. Then it was the lights in all stores. Then it was any public building. Eventually, I didn't go anywhere. He needs to talk to a doctor to be sure it isn't physical and then learn to best deal with the attacks. There is therapy, medication, relaxation, many things to help people with panic attacks. But they come from within not from anything out there. We just think that at first until we better understand what is going on. Feel free to write if you have any questions. I am an expert considering I was about 5 when I had my first panic attack and am 43 now! Best of luck!
@wotfpatty (2065)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I hope all goes well and the attacks don't elevate at all. That would be the best thing for all. Patty
• United States
9 Sep 07
I think if it gets to a point where he needs to be seen by a doctor he will... My husband is the kind of person who will seek help if needed... I made him that way he never liked to until of course i forced him into going to the doctor to get check out and things like that...
@realgem1 (260)
• India
9 Jun 08
panic attacks and exlectic boxes no cause panic attack. I have never hard of it myself. But i was a victim of panic attacks and i was very worried and scared. However i never took any medics or advise. I had a fried who suggested me to enroll a panic away course wchih helped me to reduce the panci attack up to 95%. I am feeling very good now. You can check the details of the same byvisit my profile and my site from there.
• United States
22 Jun 10
I have heard of someone whose insomnia was remedied only after removal of all electrical appliances, wiring, and even conduit in the bedroom. Another report suggested a different person scored better (heart rate and blood pressure, I suppose) when walking outside in comparison with walking on a(n electric) treadmill indoors. Other studies suggest heavy cell phone use may be associated with a higher incidence of cancer of the brain. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is a known phenomenon, if apparently rare, although generally rejected by the dentistry profession in the US. I have never heard of a person's panic being caused by electromagnetic fields from household power supplies, and I suppose dramatic reaction to electric power or appliance output is at most rare--otherwise most of us would already have heard of it. Nor do I know even any reasonable mechanism by which a person's panic attacks might be triggered by electromagnetic radiation in the home other than by way of emotional association, as has been suggested. I would be interested to know if metal poisoning in the body (e.g., lead, cadmium, mercury, nickel, aluminum, and so on) might predispose certain people to negative reaction to electromagnetic fields, but again I suppose that possibility would already be known, and I do not know if any of the typical heavy metals poisoning humans are much affected my magnetic fields, though reactions in the brain to heavy metal poisoning might possibly create a sensitivity to the fields for all I know, or possibly only with some other condition present. I had been diagnosed with lead poisoning (hair analysis), supposedly chelated and flushed out by heavy dosages of chlorella and the excretory mechanisms of the body. Cilantro is also useful for this purpose. Some recover best after removal of mercury alloy fillings in the teeth. Otherwise, most panic attacks are usually remedies by other mechanisms http://panic-attackrelief.com.
@kate44 (100)
12 Oct 07
Hi there, my husband has been having panic attacks for about 6 months now and he is just starting to finally feel a bit better, there are loads of ways you can help to releive the symptoms, panic attacks and anxiety are caused mainly due to stress or a sudden loss and often a person who is suffering with panic attacks will usually be depressed too, they are not caused by electric boxes. ;-) Here is some info which should help him which includes treatment options , x www.panickattacks.blogspot.com
@Curt6887 (26)
• United States
24 Jan 08
Hello Wisconsin26, Tell your husband to Check out: http://www.panicattackrelief.com I hope this helps