kellyw
02-06-08, 10:44
hello everyone,
im finding it so hard to write this so please have payience with me......
about 8 years ago i suffered an unexplained epileptic fit. it came totally out of the blue, had loads of tests, all came back normal and i was told that it was probably a one off and i would be fine. i felt ok about it until i went for a follow up appointment with a consultant, he listened to what had happened and saiod very bluntly, " you are now an epileptic and you will have seizures for the rest of your life and you will need medication forever and that it is almost impossible to control" at the time i had a two children under the age of 5 and was a stay at home mum, my husband worked very long hours. i absolutely freaked out. i spent the weeks feeling anxious and analysing every aspect of my health and at the weekends i would just lie in bed whilst my husband took full charge of the house and kids. this went on for about 6 months, it nearly finished off my marriage but in the end i started to climb out of the fear and i got fit and healthy nad seemed to get a grip. but the fear has never gone not really not for a minute, i have just got better at hiding it. anyway fast forward to now and i was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in novemeber after yaers of suffering with svt. i spent two days in hospital and i am now on long term meds to control it. the meds are working very well. but 2 weeks ago i was sitting with my cousin and i suddenly felt really faint, it was like all the blood drained from my head and my stomach bounced up into my throat, my legs turned to jelly and my heart was pounding so fast i felt like a weight was on my chest and i started to shake and went pure white, this all happened in the space of a few seconds. it was terrifying, but with me my initial thought when i feel this way is that im having a seizure, which i havent had since that first and only time, this understandibly drives my family mad as they cant believe i still react in this way after 8 years. and to be honest neither can i.
since then i have had this happen 4 or 5 times. and when i googled(bad idea i know) i found this site and for the first time i am thinking i may be having panic attacks. i am a very anxious person i worry a lot about things and seem to get fixated on my health. its exhausting.
my question is this,
does a panic attack hit this fast with no warning? and how am i ever going to be able to put the seizure experience behind me and move on, i feel like i have tried everything but as soon as i feel anything at all physically i am convinced its going to happen.
god im sorry to go on so much but i really need some help with all this.
anyway thats me
hope you are all feeling okay
take good care
kelly xx
im finding it so hard to write this so please have payience with me......
about 8 years ago i suffered an unexplained epileptic fit. it came totally out of the blue, had loads of tests, all came back normal and i was told that it was probably a one off and i would be fine. i felt ok about it until i went for a follow up appointment with a consultant, he listened to what had happened and saiod very bluntly, " you are now an epileptic and you will have seizures for the rest of your life and you will need medication forever and that it is almost impossible to control" at the time i had a two children under the age of 5 and was a stay at home mum, my husband worked very long hours. i absolutely freaked out. i spent the weeks feeling anxious and analysing every aspect of my health and at the weekends i would just lie in bed whilst my husband took full charge of the house and kids. this went on for about 6 months, it nearly finished off my marriage but in the end i started to climb out of the fear and i got fit and healthy nad seemed to get a grip. but the fear has never gone not really not for a minute, i have just got better at hiding it. anyway fast forward to now and i was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in novemeber after yaers of suffering with svt. i spent two days in hospital and i am now on long term meds to control it. the meds are working very well. but 2 weeks ago i was sitting with my cousin and i suddenly felt really faint, it was like all the blood drained from my head and my stomach bounced up into my throat, my legs turned to jelly and my heart was pounding so fast i felt like a weight was on my chest and i started to shake and went pure white, this all happened in the space of a few seconds. it was terrifying, but with me my initial thought when i feel this way is that im having a seizure, which i havent had since that first and only time, this understandibly drives my family mad as they cant believe i still react in this way after 8 years. and to be honest neither can i.
since then i have had this happen 4 or 5 times. and when i googled(bad idea i know) i found this site and for the first time i am thinking i may be having panic attacks. i am a very anxious person i worry a lot about things and seem to get fixated on my health. its exhausting.
my question is this,
does a panic attack hit this fast with no warning? and how am i ever going to be able to put the seizure experience behind me and move on, i feel like i have tried everything but as soon as i feel anything at all physically i am convinced its going to happen.
god im sorry to go on so much but i really need some help with all this.
anyway thats me
hope you are all feeling okay
take good care
kelly xx