Jennie726
10-05-14, 18:53
Hello everyone! I joined today to get to know others who deal with this on a regular basis. Mine has been going on for nearly a year now. My first attack happened last year and for a few months I was better. Then, I started suffering from health issues and the panic attacks returned, happening 2 or 3 times a day. I went to the ER several times for them, thinking it was my heart each time. I found out just a few weeks ago that I have a bulging disc at T5 and annular tears at T5-T6 and T6-T7 as well as modest spondylosis (arthritis) from T5-T9. I had been having pain in the left part of my back for months and it had started in the chest as well, hence why I thought each time it was my heart. I'm on meds for the back pain and chest pain now because I had a bad reaction to the epidural block and ever since I had the block, which was on the 23rd of April, I've suffered from panic attacks even more. I'm on a low dose anti-depressant and a low dose of Xanax but I still constantly feel like I'm in a state of electricity so to speak. I am also on beta blockers as well for the racing heart.
It's hard to describe to your husband the feeling of doom and the fear that you're losing control of yourself constantly. Like this morning I didn't take the beta blocker on time and I was hit by another pretty bad panic attack that had me dying to go to the ER AGAIN because I just knew I was dying. Even caffeine can trigger them. I used to smoke as well and found that smoking would trigger an attack too. I have become super sensitive to any kind of stimulant basically. How do you all cope with the attacks? Would love to hear some suggestions. Thank you for reading!
It's hard to describe to your husband the feeling of doom and the fear that you're losing control of yourself constantly. Like this morning I didn't take the beta blocker on time and I was hit by another pretty bad panic attack that had me dying to go to the ER AGAIN because I just knew I was dying. Even caffeine can trigger them. I used to smoke as well and found that smoking would trigger an attack too. I have become super sensitive to any kind of stimulant basically. How do you all cope with the attacks? Would love to hear some suggestions. Thank you for reading!