Lissa101
04-09-12, 19:07
Hi everyone,
After a horribly stressful couple of years which culminated in my mum having a stroke I've finally lost the plot :). My story started a couple of months ago when I had a massive anxiety/panic attack out of the blue when walking the dog. I felt fine then suddenly my vision went black and I felt as if I was going to pass out. Everything suddenly became very far away and I felt as I was in some wierd dream/nightmare.
Those first few weeks were pure terror and hell. I had all these wierd dissasociative symtoms - depersonalisation and derealization. Every morning when I opened my eyes a huge surge of adrenaline would surge through me and I knew I had another day of fear ahead of me. I didn't know what I was experiencing or why. I felt suicidal on many occasions as it seemed the only way to escape the unbearable feelings I was experiencing.
I have sought as much help as I can, although I'm still on a waiting list for therapy. My GP prescribed prozac, which I really hated so now I'm on sertraline. It's only been 8 weeks but it has felt such a long journey so far and I haven't had much improvement. I'm a disaster area every morning and I'm terrified of being like this forever. However, I'm trying to accept that this will probably take a long time to go away. That's why I joined this forum so i can hopefully support, and in turn get support, from other sufferers.
Thanks for reading
x
After a horribly stressful couple of years which culminated in my mum having a stroke I've finally lost the plot :). My story started a couple of months ago when I had a massive anxiety/panic attack out of the blue when walking the dog. I felt fine then suddenly my vision went black and I felt as if I was going to pass out. Everything suddenly became very far away and I felt as I was in some wierd dream/nightmare.
Those first few weeks were pure terror and hell. I had all these wierd dissasociative symtoms - depersonalisation and derealization. Every morning when I opened my eyes a huge surge of adrenaline would surge through me and I knew I had another day of fear ahead of me. I didn't know what I was experiencing or why. I felt suicidal on many occasions as it seemed the only way to escape the unbearable feelings I was experiencing.
I have sought as much help as I can, although I'm still on a waiting list for therapy. My GP prescribed prozac, which I really hated so now I'm on sertraline. It's only been 8 weeks but it has felt such a long journey so far and I haven't had much improvement. I'm a disaster area every morning and I'm terrified of being like this forever. However, I'm trying to accept that this will probably take a long time to go away. That's why I joined this forum so i can hopefully support, and in turn get support, from other sufferers.
Thanks for reading
x