Lepidolite
05-11-17, 08:52
I've been under alot of stress recently and out of the blue started having panic attacks. I do have an anxiety disorder and agoraphobia as I was attacked in 2012 by my brother so anxiety I'm not new to lol. Panic attacks I am and need some reassurance please.
It started as an attack where my face went red hot and I then shake, panic I will faint, fast heart.. My breathing is fine, I don't get pins and needles. I just shake and feel hot in my face. Is this panic? I'm told it is but I'm scared it isn't.
These started 4 weeks ago but maybe 2 a week. In between I was functioning OK, still cooking, cleaning etc... Then 2 weeks ago they hit me hard and in between the attacks my general anxiety was very high. I wake every day with dread in my stomach. It feels heavy like a doom. My bowels churn and stomach, I have nausea all the time and struggle to eat. Recently all I eat are bananas, oat cakes, oats, plain potatoes... It's been awful. I rush to the loo within 10 minutes of waking as my stomach is upset due to that morning dread I feel in my stomach. I then 3 days of the week get these panic attacks where I got a hot rush to my face, shake, fast heart and feel sick. Once I've had one I can calm but then get another rush and thus can go on for hours ans hours. The shortest has been 2 hours so far.
It's tiring me and I'm not struggling to function. I get these panic attacks hit everytime I'm downstairs trying to cook or clean. I get so hot in my face and strong nausea dye to the anxiety that panic hits. I also feel weak in my legs and they shake due to anxiety of how weak and yuk I feel. I'm scared walking around because I feel so weak. The whole dread in my stomach feels worse when I function. I'm spending a lot of time resting on my bed, I'm exhausted from it all. My husband says I need rest. He and the kids are being great but I feel a terrible wife and mother. I can't even cook them a meal right now so I beat myself up terribly. I'm already terrified of the week ahead and if I'm going to cope alone when they're all at work and school. I get these attacks very time I have to go downstairs so I'm dreading it. The kids were off this week so I felt better knowing they were here and my daughter bless her often made me drinks if I didn't feel up to walking about. I'm going to be lost.
I'm just so worried why I'm so unable to function, my husband says I've had a breakdown due to the anxiety and I need rest. But I'm terrified it's never going to go. I'm literally feeling scared it'll never stop, I'm going to be bed ridden and no use to my family forever. I just sit crying when I'm alone because I've never had anxiety this severe or panic attacks so strong. I've had attacks before but no I think it's panic disorder. Ita awful and I'm afraid as the weeks pass this won't get better.
I'm worried why I can't function downstairs. Everytime I go down my legs feel so weak and tremble. I feel it's too much going downstairs right now because I feel so weak. It terrifies me and causes a panic attack. Can anyone relate to this? I feel so useless to my family like this.
I'm even getting afraid it's my health or something very wrong. I'm on medication for anxiety and I stupidly as withdrawing ans that's whwn all this began so I'm now slowly increasing my dose again. I don't want to see my GP as they'll just suggest Diazepam and increase my meds even higher which I do not want to do. I had a breakdown about 4 years ago after I was attacked and thsts all they suggested. It was pointless.
Sorry this got long. If anyone can reassure me I'd appreciate it. I feel so alone right now. I've only got my husband and children.
Thank you
Lep
It started as an attack where my face went red hot and I then shake, panic I will faint, fast heart.. My breathing is fine, I don't get pins and needles. I just shake and feel hot in my face. Is this panic? I'm told it is but I'm scared it isn't.
These started 4 weeks ago but maybe 2 a week. In between I was functioning OK, still cooking, cleaning etc... Then 2 weeks ago they hit me hard and in between the attacks my general anxiety was very high. I wake every day with dread in my stomach. It feels heavy like a doom. My bowels churn and stomach, I have nausea all the time and struggle to eat. Recently all I eat are bananas, oat cakes, oats, plain potatoes... It's been awful. I rush to the loo within 10 minutes of waking as my stomach is upset due to that morning dread I feel in my stomach. I then 3 days of the week get these panic attacks where I got a hot rush to my face, shake, fast heart and feel sick. Once I've had one I can calm but then get another rush and thus can go on for hours ans hours. The shortest has been 2 hours so far.
It's tiring me and I'm not struggling to function. I get these panic attacks hit everytime I'm downstairs trying to cook or clean. I get so hot in my face and strong nausea dye to the anxiety that panic hits. I also feel weak in my legs and they shake due to anxiety of how weak and yuk I feel. I'm scared walking around because I feel so weak. The whole dread in my stomach feels worse when I function. I'm spending a lot of time resting on my bed, I'm exhausted from it all. My husband says I need rest. He and the kids are being great but I feel a terrible wife and mother. I can't even cook them a meal right now so I beat myself up terribly. I'm already terrified of the week ahead and if I'm going to cope alone when they're all at work and school. I get these attacks very time I have to go downstairs so I'm dreading it. The kids were off this week so I felt better knowing they were here and my daughter bless her often made me drinks if I didn't feel up to walking about. I'm going to be lost.
I'm just so worried why I'm so unable to function, my husband says I've had a breakdown due to the anxiety and I need rest. But I'm terrified it's never going to go. I'm literally feeling scared it'll never stop, I'm going to be bed ridden and no use to my family forever. I just sit crying when I'm alone because I've never had anxiety this severe or panic attacks so strong. I've had attacks before but no I think it's panic disorder. Ita awful and I'm afraid as the weeks pass this won't get better.
I'm worried why I can't function downstairs. Everytime I go down my legs feel so weak and tremble. I feel it's too much going downstairs right now because I feel so weak. It terrifies me and causes a panic attack. Can anyone relate to this? I feel so useless to my family like this.
I'm even getting afraid it's my health or something very wrong. I'm on medication for anxiety and I stupidly as withdrawing ans that's whwn all this began so I'm now slowly increasing my dose again. I don't want to see my GP as they'll just suggest Diazepam and increase my meds even higher which I do not want to do. I had a breakdown about 4 years ago after I was attacked and thsts all they suggested. It was pointless.
Sorry this got long. If anyone can reassure me I'd appreciate it. I feel so alone right now. I've only got my husband and children.
Thank you
Lep