mort1874
05-04-16, 21:14
Hi there,
First post so here goes! Not sure what I'm expecting out of this post but feel if i share my experiences with others that may have been through similar things it may be good to hear from anyone!
So I am 27year old professional male from the UK.
In Feb of this year i started having major breathing problems and chest pains every day, went to the doctors to get a physical check but nothing untoward was apparent. At the end of the month i had my first what i now know as anxiety or panic attacks. It was awful i genuinely thought i was having a heart attack and as i was in public at the time someone called me an ambulance and off i went to hospital to get checked out. So after being checked several times I know there isn't any physical problems which is great.
Since then i have been taking 80mg propranolol daily and trying to deal with my anxiety also topping up with 10mg when i need it so i end up taking around 120mg Prop per day. These are helping but not stopping the attacks. It has been the toughest 5 weeks of my life and no-one i know seems to understand what i am going through. It has also led to a break up with a long term girlfriend and moving out as a result of the anxiety issues taking their toll on the relationship.
I spend every day of my life on edge, freaking out that an attack might happen and i am scared to leave my house at the weekends. I struggle through my working week and rush home so i don't need to do anything. I do not know what brings these on or how i can stop these but i am so desperate to have my normal life back, go out with friends, exercise and socialise but i am too scared to be in these situations incase an attack were to take place.
Sorry for the long post guys I don't know where else to turn and i feel like I giving up on everything.
Cheers.
First post so here goes! Not sure what I'm expecting out of this post but feel if i share my experiences with others that may have been through similar things it may be good to hear from anyone!
So I am 27year old professional male from the UK.
In Feb of this year i started having major breathing problems and chest pains every day, went to the doctors to get a physical check but nothing untoward was apparent. At the end of the month i had my first what i now know as anxiety or panic attacks. It was awful i genuinely thought i was having a heart attack and as i was in public at the time someone called me an ambulance and off i went to hospital to get checked out. So after being checked several times I know there isn't any physical problems which is great.
Since then i have been taking 80mg propranolol daily and trying to deal with my anxiety also topping up with 10mg when i need it so i end up taking around 120mg Prop per day. These are helping but not stopping the attacks. It has been the toughest 5 weeks of my life and no-one i know seems to understand what i am going through. It has also led to a break up with a long term girlfriend and moving out as a result of the anxiety issues taking their toll on the relationship.
I spend every day of my life on edge, freaking out that an attack might happen and i am scared to leave my house at the weekends. I struggle through my working week and rush home so i don't need to do anything. I do not know what brings these on or how i can stop these but i am so desperate to have my normal life back, go out with friends, exercise and socialise but i am too scared to be in these situations incase an attack were to take place.
Sorry for the long post guys I don't know where else to turn and i feel like I giving up on everything.
Cheers.