redrobin
02-02-08, 16:37
Hi all,
I havent been on here for a while because, i always felt anxious reading about anxiety lol, sounds funny but it's true, i have been hiding from it, I thought if i ignored it it will go away!! we all know that doesnt happen right?
I did go through a few months of feeling relatively better, felt ok on my own again, which i mentioned in my last posts that i couldnt face.
But now I have had a hard time since Christmas with work, money and family problems and the panic attacks are back. I had the usual, cold/hot feelings, wanting to run, not be alone, shivers, racing heart, fast breathing, trouble sleeping and the actual attack would last minutes to a couple of hours, but then my son had a sudden medical emergency and since then my symptoms have got worse, i started with feeling like my tongue was swelling, I couldnt swallow, major panic, up n down to the loo, real scared feeling that lasted until i fell asleep, which was 5 hours after it started. Then nothing for 2 weeks, then the same again and i went to the dr, (a week ago) and she wants to see me on tuesday to see if i want to go on one or combination of fluoxetine & cognitive behaviour therapy & see a psychiatric nurse for her opinion. I really dont want to take fluoxetine but i am now constantly feeling like my tongue is not mine, i have no control of it, i cant swallow, cant eat and cant drink without really concentrating on swallowing, I'm hoping that someone understands what i mean because it is really distressing me. the attack started last night about 10.30 lasted til i fell asleep around 5.30am!!, had to get up to go to work and at 2pm today this feeling is back and i really dont know what to do. I am keeping as calm as i can but this sensation will not go.
Has anyone else had this? ive read its a normal symptom of anxiety but iv never had it so bad.
I came on this sit before and wrote about my problem but was holding back abit coz i felt silly, but its gone beyond that, this is really scaring me and i cant function.
The tongue problem always starts at night so maybe its because im then getting tired and today iv got it may be because i never slept last night??
so sorry to go on but i needed to blurt this all out because its driving me nuts.
Regards
redrobin
I havent been on here for a while because, i always felt anxious reading about anxiety lol, sounds funny but it's true, i have been hiding from it, I thought if i ignored it it will go away!! we all know that doesnt happen right?
I did go through a few months of feeling relatively better, felt ok on my own again, which i mentioned in my last posts that i couldnt face.
But now I have had a hard time since Christmas with work, money and family problems and the panic attacks are back. I had the usual, cold/hot feelings, wanting to run, not be alone, shivers, racing heart, fast breathing, trouble sleeping and the actual attack would last minutes to a couple of hours, but then my son had a sudden medical emergency and since then my symptoms have got worse, i started with feeling like my tongue was swelling, I couldnt swallow, major panic, up n down to the loo, real scared feeling that lasted until i fell asleep, which was 5 hours after it started. Then nothing for 2 weeks, then the same again and i went to the dr, (a week ago) and she wants to see me on tuesday to see if i want to go on one or combination of fluoxetine & cognitive behaviour therapy & see a psychiatric nurse for her opinion. I really dont want to take fluoxetine but i am now constantly feeling like my tongue is not mine, i have no control of it, i cant swallow, cant eat and cant drink without really concentrating on swallowing, I'm hoping that someone understands what i mean because it is really distressing me. the attack started last night about 10.30 lasted til i fell asleep around 5.30am!!, had to get up to go to work and at 2pm today this feeling is back and i really dont know what to do. I am keeping as calm as i can but this sensation will not go.
Has anyone else had this? ive read its a normal symptom of anxiety but iv never had it so bad.
I came on this sit before and wrote about my problem but was holding back abit coz i felt silly, but its gone beyond that, this is really scaring me and i cant function.
The tongue problem always starts at night so maybe its because im then getting tired and today iv got it may be because i never slept last night??
so sorry to go on but i needed to blurt this all out because its driving me nuts.
Regards
redrobin