Breatheon
03-06-06, 16:56
Hi everyone
Thanks for having me on this wonderful website. I've already read through many of the messages and found a lot of comfort from them.
Well my name isn't really Breatheon but it's Chris and I'm 33 and from London. That is Chris as in Christopher rather than Christine but I would prefer not to be called Christopher!!
Well I've been having all the anxiety symptoms for several months now. The scary thing is that I don't know what started them off (unless an accumulation of work stress over several months?) and also the symptoms seem to come on during the day when I am not in particularly stressful situations.
Until a couple of months ago I was getting several panic attacks a week but these have now diminished. However I still get anxiety symptoms every day and they seem to come in sequence. I may start off in the morning with dizzy spells and after a few hours these will fade away and be replaced with palpitations, breathing discomfort etc etc.
I was quite reassured (although sorry to the sufferer) that someone else on here had the same breathing problem as me, a feeling that you are going to stop breathing especially at night time. I sometimes feel like I have paused breathing for 20 or more seconds and then it comes back again.
I used to think that was the worst anixety symptom but in the last week or so had one that has really scared me. Again I will not be in a particularly stressful situation and suddenly it will feel like my heart has stopped breathing, there is a big THUMP and I come over light headed and dizzy for a while. I had an ECG done about an hour after it happened and it came out fine but still terrifying. I take hayfever / asthma treatment so maybe it is a side effect of that?
Anyway sorry to go on so much and I will stop now before you need sandwiches brought in! I look forward to being a member of this site and hope that my shared experiences can also help you... I am still looking for the magic cure!!
Take care and at least on a positive note England won 6-0!!!!
Chris
:)
Thanks for having me on this wonderful website. I've already read through many of the messages and found a lot of comfort from them.
Well my name isn't really Breatheon but it's Chris and I'm 33 and from London. That is Chris as in Christopher rather than Christine but I would prefer not to be called Christopher!!
Well I've been having all the anxiety symptoms for several months now. The scary thing is that I don't know what started them off (unless an accumulation of work stress over several months?) and also the symptoms seem to come on during the day when I am not in particularly stressful situations.
Until a couple of months ago I was getting several panic attacks a week but these have now diminished. However I still get anxiety symptoms every day and they seem to come in sequence. I may start off in the morning with dizzy spells and after a few hours these will fade away and be replaced with palpitations, breathing discomfort etc etc.
I was quite reassured (although sorry to the sufferer) that someone else on here had the same breathing problem as me, a feeling that you are going to stop breathing especially at night time. I sometimes feel like I have paused breathing for 20 or more seconds and then it comes back again.
I used to think that was the worst anixety symptom but in the last week or so had one that has really scared me. Again I will not be in a particularly stressful situation and suddenly it will feel like my heart has stopped breathing, there is a big THUMP and I come over light headed and dizzy for a while. I had an ECG done about an hour after it happened and it came out fine but still terrifying. I take hayfever / asthma treatment so maybe it is a side effect of that?
Anyway sorry to go on so much and I will stop now before you need sandwiches brought in! I look forward to being a member of this site and hope that my shared experiences can also help you... I am still looking for the magic cure!!
Take care and at least on a positive note England won 6-0!!!!
Chris
:)