Rachy
25-05-07, 18:23
Hi there
I have been an anxiety sufferer for just over six years now. Mine started as a tic/OCD kind of thing which eventually scared me so much that my nervous system kind of collapsed.
Anyway, ive been pretty much ok for the last six months or so (I am on 20mg citalopram), I still have my hideous tics/obsessions 24 hours a day but I have felt quite relaxed and happy.
However, ive started to feel awful again. One of my tics is that I am constantly aware of my breathing to the extent that I can't breathe properly and feel like I am suffocating, or that I have something tight wrapped around my chest. First question: is this an obsession or more of a common anxiety symptom? As a result of this I have a very nervous stomach, the waves of anxiety are coming all the time (Dr Claire Weekes brilliantly describes it as someone squeezing a lemon in your stomach!)
I am very concerned about myself, I have been a bit haphazard with my pill taking over the last few months, could this be the reason? It scares me that without the medication my nervous system just goes mad. I have had horrible experiences at night where I am kind of asleep and awake and my body is doing the most horrendous things to itself, absolutely horrible.
Some reassurance is much neededxx
I have been an anxiety sufferer for just over six years now. Mine started as a tic/OCD kind of thing which eventually scared me so much that my nervous system kind of collapsed.
Anyway, ive been pretty much ok for the last six months or so (I am on 20mg citalopram), I still have my hideous tics/obsessions 24 hours a day but I have felt quite relaxed and happy.
However, ive started to feel awful again. One of my tics is that I am constantly aware of my breathing to the extent that I can't breathe properly and feel like I am suffocating, or that I have something tight wrapped around my chest. First question: is this an obsession or more of a common anxiety symptom? As a result of this I have a very nervous stomach, the waves of anxiety are coming all the time (Dr Claire Weekes brilliantly describes it as someone squeezing a lemon in your stomach!)
I am very concerned about myself, I have been a bit haphazard with my pill taking over the last few months, could this be the reason? It scares me that without the medication my nervous system just goes mad. I have had horrible experiences at night where I am kind of asleep and awake and my body is doing the most horrendous things to itself, absolutely horrible.
Some reassurance is much neededxx