Recurrent Panic attacks/Fear of dying
Hi, I had loss of balance in late July and a really bad attack beginning of August where my legs went from under me and I could not get up, I thought I had a brain tumour and saw a duty doctor who treated me like an idiot and said it was anaemia. When I eventually managed to see my own doc he tested for brain tumour and said he thought I had benign vertigo and I have an app for ENT in December. However the vertigo brought on bad panics, and I mean bad, waking up in panic, scared to be alone and was like this for weeks. I was already on one tablet of 25 amitriptyline from a similar incident 10 years previously and doc upped this to 40mg. I was getting better but my blood tests revealed high inflammation, urine tests said infection (gave me antibiotics) and I had a strange feeling at the top of my legs and the doc insisted on doing ovary screening and getting well turned bad again with the waiting for the result, which was normal, and I was getting better again then my doc phoned me 7pm Thursday to say my inflammation levels had gone up again and he wanted another urine sample (which was done yesterday) I now have to do more bloods in two weeks. I am petrified that I have a serious illness and scared of dying. I would say that I had a really bad heart attack 6 years ago Xmas Eve and although I suffer panic attacks from time to time at the time of my heart attack I had no fear, thankfully I was saved by a brilliant medical team, but now I am panicking over blood tests and I wake in the night in panic and it terrifies me. I just don't want to die now. I now worry about the feeling at the top of my legs though my friend thinks it is anxiety related. Please any advice? I now have no appetite, I have no energy and feel so tired but scared of going to sleep with the fear of waking in total panic
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