BenLondon
12-04-14, 12:00
Hello, my name is Benjamin. I have suffered from severe anxiety over the past five/six years. The majority of this time I have been medicated and this has helped. Two months ago I tapered down with my psychiatrist two drugs: Venaflaxine and Mirtazapine, I know longer take those drugs. I felt reasonable for four weeks and even decided to knock 50mg off my quietiapine script. A few weeks later I was suddenly hit by a freight train size of Anxiety, and panick attacks...the latter I am not use to.
It hit me first when my tube train stopped in a tunnel for no reason...the wave of fear hit me and, this is new to me, I could not breathe. Days later at Waitrose my hands were shaking and I could not breathe when I was at the till trying to pay, I wanted to run. Days after that I had a basket of shopping and I was moving along the queue but kept letting people go in front of me as I tried desperately to control my breathing. I wanted to run and escape, and I did. I dropped my basket on the floor and left...embarrassed and humiliated. That was two days ago and I have yet to manage to buy any food.
I assume others on this site have similar experiences, if you have, how did you overcome them?
Kind regards
Benjamin
It hit me first when my tube train stopped in a tunnel for no reason...the wave of fear hit me and, this is new to me, I could not breathe. Days later at Waitrose my hands were shaking and I could not breathe when I was at the till trying to pay, I wanted to run. Days after that I had a basket of shopping and I was moving along the queue but kept letting people go in front of me as I tried desperately to control my breathing. I wanted to run and escape, and I did. I dropped my basket on the floor and left...embarrassed and humiliated. That was two days ago and I have yet to manage to buy any food.
I assume others on this site have similar experiences, if you have, how did you overcome them?
Kind regards
Benjamin