Liam
28-06-07, 13:07
Hi. I just came across this site when I was reading up about panic attacks on wikipedia.com. I read through a few of the other introductions and was surprised by some of the similarities to my own experiences.
A couple of months ago after returning from a weeks holiday I was feeling very jumpy and nervous I thought I was having a heart attack... I ended up going to a late night doctor at about 1 am. I had to spend a terrifying half hour waiting for the doctor. Thankfully I had my sister with me for company. I kept getting waves of panic and had to keep pacing. I had a horrible tightness in my chest and a lump in my throat. The doctor told me to go straight to the A&E which scared the hell out of me. After they took bloods etc I was given a valum or something which finally calmed me down.
Since then I have been getting nervous in certain places like shops etc. I feel like I'm losing controll. I went back to my doctor and she put me on Beta Blockers for my high blood pressure. I also got a full medical check up and I'm in pretty good health. My doctor has also referred me to a Psychotherapist but I have not arranged to see him yet. I had been feeling a lot better the last 2 weeks until this morning.
I'm fed up with this now and really want to do something about it. I have had experiences like this years ago but never so bad that I went to a doctor. I think this is something that has actually effected me for years and I'm only realising it now. Also, when I read some other peoples comments about smoking cannibis I also realised that the first time I ever felt like this was when I got stoned years ago and started panicking. I only smoked cannibis very rarely and irregularly but can't help feeling that this might partly be the cause?
Thanks for reading.
A couple of months ago after returning from a weeks holiday I was feeling very jumpy and nervous I thought I was having a heart attack... I ended up going to a late night doctor at about 1 am. I had to spend a terrifying half hour waiting for the doctor. Thankfully I had my sister with me for company. I kept getting waves of panic and had to keep pacing. I had a horrible tightness in my chest and a lump in my throat. The doctor told me to go straight to the A&E which scared the hell out of me. After they took bloods etc I was given a valum or something which finally calmed me down.
Since then I have been getting nervous in certain places like shops etc. I feel like I'm losing controll. I went back to my doctor and she put me on Beta Blockers for my high blood pressure. I also got a full medical check up and I'm in pretty good health. My doctor has also referred me to a Psychotherapist but I have not arranged to see him yet. I had been feeling a lot better the last 2 weeks until this morning.
I'm fed up with this now and really want to do something about it. I have had experiences like this years ago but never so bad that I went to a doctor. I think this is something that has actually effected me for years and I'm only realising it now. Also, when I read some other peoples comments about smoking cannibis I also realised that the first time I ever felt like this was when I got stoned years ago and started panicking. I only smoked cannibis very rarely and irregularly but can't help feeling that this might partly be the cause?
Thanks for reading.