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haighy
21-12-11, 11:33
hi there folks not entirely sure what to do here. ill explain to you what happened and if someone could tell me if it is definately a panic attack it would be very much appreciated. 2 weeks ago i whent to bed as usual around 12.30 am and at about 1.10 am i woke up with my heart beat going mad my left arm was numb and tingly and the left side of my jaw was sort of achey. i thought i was having a stroke at the time i whent straight to the hospital and they thought it was a panic attack. it has been 2 weeks now my left arm still quite numb and tingly and i start to panic like im terminally ill. the pain moves from my arm to my shoulder and into my back. im only 25 and very scared can someone help me. what techniques r they to help me sleep im on beta blockas and diazepan:weep: but now im not eating which is scarying me and i just want to run to the doctors asap. please tell me other people have lost there appetite too omg what is going on
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Veronica H
21-12-11, 11:57
:bighug1:Yes many will report not having an appetite with panic anxiety. Once you know what is going on with you, fully understand it, and lose the fear, then you will feel like eating again. In the meantime try to keep your fluids up, have some soup, 'complan' or similar take your vitimins. Your nerves are sensitised and giving you some very powerful symptoms which although frightening, can not harm you. Your fight or flight response has kicked in inappropriately and has asked your body to prepare to run, this can not harm you, though I know this is hard to believe.
There is a brilliant book by Dr Claire Weekes;SELF HELP FOR YOUR NERVES published by Thorsens ISBN 0-7225-3155-9.This is available from the NMP shop. Dr Weekes was a physician and scientist. She was a fellow sufferer (nominated for the nobel prize for medicine) and really understood this illness. She took the mystery out of it, and devised a simple programme for recovery. I can't recommend this enough.( It is a bit old fashioned, but still so relevant).
Here is a link to her site;
http://www.claireweekes.com.au/ (http://www.claireweekes.com.au/)


This will get better. Veronicax