xvolatileheart
27-08-13, 12:50
Has this happened to anyone else? I have taken a quick turn for the worse because I feel like I've lost all control.
My symptoms started 1.5 years ago with the standard panic attack feelings - racing heart, palpitations, dizziness, feeling like I can't breathe properly, sudden feeling of dread, etc. Since then I've had daily symptoms, mostly heart-related and dizziness/lightheadedness.
Over the past few days, my physical symptoms seem to have diminished for the most part, but the psychological symptoms have completely taken over. Derealization, depersonalization, feeling like I'm losing my mind, obsessive thoughts about how I'm speaking and my internal voice, etc. Even when I get really scared from these symptoms, they don't seem to cause the physical manifestations of panic.
Why has this happened? It's so sudden and I can't come to grips with it. As much as I hated the physical symptoms, I at least knew them, they were familiar. I'm now convinced that I have a tumor on my adrenal glands or hypothalamus that has taken over and stopped adrenaline release.
I have an appointment with the GP next Monday but I don't even know what kind of help to ask for. Do I finally bite the bullet and start an SSRI? Do I ask for medical investigations? :confused:
My symptoms started 1.5 years ago with the standard panic attack feelings - racing heart, palpitations, dizziness, feeling like I can't breathe properly, sudden feeling of dread, etc. Since then I've had daily symptoms, mostly heart-related and dizziness/lightheadedness.
Over the past few days, my physical symptoms seem to have diminished for the most part, but the psychological symptoms have completely taken over. Derealization, depersonalization, feeling like I'm losing my mind, obsessive thoughts about how I'm speaking and my internal voice, etc. Even when I get really scared from these symptoms, they don't seem to cause the physical manifestations of panic.
Why has this happened? It's so sudden and I can't come to grips with it. As much as I hated the physical symptoms, I at least knew them, they were familiar. I'm now convinced that I have a tumor on my adrenal glands or hypothalamus that has taken over and stopped adrenaline release.
I have an appointment with the GP next Monday but I don't even know what kind of help to ask for. Do I finally bite the bullet and start an SSRI? Do I ask for medical investigations? :confused: