Universeofhappy
24-03-13, 17:30
Hey Everyone,
I saw this site about a month ago and I thought I would join up as my problem doesn't seem to get any better.
It started a about 6 weeks ago when I nearly passed out at work, felt light headed, dizzy and if all the life was being drained out of me. I sat on the floor for a bit and then had to go home.
I went to the doctors and they arranged a blood test, in the end I had to have 2 blood tests and a chest xray because I felt like I couldn't breath. They all came back clear and the doctor has put it down to anxiety as he cannot find anything else wrong with me.
He has put my on diazepam short term to see if that solved the problem which it hasn't so he has now put me on Citalopram which I have not yet started taking due to reading the scary leaflet that came with them.
I tend to have these panics before going to work and sometimes at work. When I returned to work I have been doing late shifts 3pm-11pm and I seem to cope fine with that. I have been doing 7am-3pm shifts for the last couple of days and have had to take a diazepam to keep myself calm and to get rid of the feelings of wanting to pass out.
I'm here for some support and advice really. I don't really want to start taking tablets if I don't need to but I am starting to think I should take what the doctor has given me.
Before this all started I was the life and soul of the party, I like to go out and party and have drinks but if I take the tablets I can't do that. Don't get me wrong I am not an alcoholic just a social drinker but I dont want to have to revolve my life around tablets if you see what I mean.
The voice in my head seems to be the problem I think. Its chattering way to much and when the diazepam kicks in it tends to go silent, which is lovely. haha!.
Anyway nice to meet you all. :)
I saw this site about a month ago and I thought I would join up as my problem doesn't seem to get any better.
It started a about 6 weeks ago when I nearly passed out at work, felt light headed, dizzy and if all the life was being drained out of me. I sat on the floor for a bit and then had to go home.
I went to the doctors and they arranged a blood test, in the end I had to have 2 blood tests and a chest xray because I felt like I couldn't breath. They all came back clear and the doctor has put it down to anxiety as he cannot find anything else wrong with me.
He has put my on diazepam short term to see if that solved the problem which it hasn't so he has now put me on Citalopram which I have not yet started taking due to reading the scary leaflet that came with them.
I tend to have these panics before going to work and sometimes at work. When I returned to work I have been doing late shifts 3pm-11pm and I seem to cope fine with that. I have been doing 7am-3pm shifts for the last couple of days and have had to take a diazepam to keep myself calm and to get rid of the feelings of wanting to pass out.
I'm here for some support and advice really. I don't really want to start taking tablets if I don't need to but I am starting to think I should take what the doctor has given me.
Before this all started I was the life and soul of the party, I like to go out and party and have drinks but if I take the tablets I can't do that. Don't get me wrong I am not an alcoholic just a social drinker but I dont want to have to revolve my life around tablets if you see what I mean.
The voice in my head seems to be the problem I think. Its chattering way to much and when the diazepam kicks in it tends to go silent, which is lovely. haha!.
Anyway nice to meet you all. :)