northern_sky
04-07-07, 14:28
So... 9 weeks ago I thought I was having a heart attack (38 f v overweight drinker), ambulance was called and very high blood pressure was diagnosed.
Even after an ECG I still thought I was about to have a H.A. I then had another ECG at the doctors again the result was fine. I still felt ill (chest pains dead legs arm pains anxiety extreme tiredness) the doc gave me BP tablets and suggested I was panicking.
I've always been anxious and have had (self diagnosed) OCD all my life but never thought of myself as having panic attacks (I wasn't quite sure what they were to be honest) I still don't know if I do. I have had 2 'attacks' since (both day after drinking alcohol) that make me bed ridden/think I'm having a heart attack with palpitations and dead legs etc and this makes me extremely anxious for up to one/two weeks each time. Both times I've tried to tell myself this has happened before and I survived it etc.
I've given up drinking each time for about a week then slowly started again. I know this time I really have to stop.
I live with family and am fairly lonely I don't like meeting people and am quite low at the mo can't even get out to my weigh****chers meeting, too many people. :blush:
I'm on income support due to anxiety/depression anyway and haven't worked for years. I'm not currently on anti d's.
Hi anyway! :blush: Hope some of this makes sense... I'm back at the docs tomorrow this makes me anxious... :blush:
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Even after an ECG I still thought I was about to have a H.A. I then had another ECG at the doctors again the result was fine. I still felt ill (chest pains dead legs arm pains anxiety extreme tiredness) the doc gave me BP tablets and suggested I was panicking.
I've always been anxious and have had (self diagnosed) OCD all my life but never thought of myself as having panic attacks (I wasn't quite sure what they were to be honest) I still don't know if I do. I have had 2 'attacks' since (both day after drinking alcohol) that make me bed ridden/think I'm having a heart attack with palpitations and dead legs etc and this makes me extremely anxious for up to one/two weeks each time. Both times I've tried to tell myself this has happened before and I survived it etc.
I've given up drinking each time for about a week then slowly started again. I know this time I really have to stop.
I live with family and am fairly lonely I don't like meeting people and am quite low at the mo can't even get out to my weigh****chers meeting, too many people. :blush:
I'm on income support due to anxiety/depression anyway and haven't worked for years. I'm not currently on anti d's.
Hi anyway! :blush: Hope some of this makes sense... I'm back at the docs tomorrow this makes me anxious... :blush:
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