cairojones
13-06-14, 09:42
I have suffered from attacks on and off for about 20 years. At the worst, a couple of years ago, I had a complete breakdown after having attacks every day for about 3 months.
Now they've come back again. Every night I wake up at 4 or 5 and instantly have stomach cramps and have to dash to the toilet. Then that's it - crippling fear that lasts anything from a couple of hours to all day. I can't eat and am losing weight and just feel absolutely exhausted.
I've tried medication - Amitryptiline worked for a while but not completely and gave a horrible side effect of speech defect/stammer. Have tried homeopathy which worked in the past (lypocodium) but when I went to a different homeopath (I've moved away since original one) he wouldn't give me that and his remedy didn't work. I've breathed till blue in face and read zillions of self help books. But they still keep coming back.
I've been menopausal for 13 years and I'm convinced that the attacks are linked to abnormally long changes in my body. I got referral to menopause clinic but they were crap and didn't want to know. My doctor just prescribes small amounts of valium but that doesn't work either.
I'm 61, I live alone, have no family and there are no close friends locally that I can talk to. I've got a dog and have to keep things together for her but I dread taking her for walks. Most days I just wish I was dead.
Don't know where to turn.
Now they've come back again. Every night I wake up at 4 or 5 and instantly have stomach cramps and have to dash to the toilet. Then that's it - crippling fear that lasts anything from a couple of hours to all day. I can't eat and am losing weight and just feel absolutely exhausted.
I've tried medication - Amitryptiline worked for a while but not completely and gave a horrible side effect of speech defect/stammer. Have tried homeopathy which worked in the past (lypocodium) but when I went to a different homeopath (I've moved away since original one) he wouldn't give me that and his remedy didn't work. I've breathed till blue in face and read zillions of self help books. But they still keep coming back.
I've been menopausal for 13 years and I'm convinced that the attacks are linked to abnormally long changes in my body. I got referral to menopause clinic but they were crap and didn't want to know. My doctor just prescribes small amounts of valium but that doesn't work either.
I'm 61, I live alone, have no family and there are no close friends locally that I can talk to. I've got a dog and have to keep things together for her but I dread taking her for walks. Most days I just wish I was dead.
Don't know where to turn.