robert08
01-07-08, 00:46
Hi Everyone,
I discovered this site when googling manically for answers to my symptoms of anxiety. I find it helpfull to read your posts.
Ive had quite a bad time of it recently with a number of things, including moving flat because of noisy neighbours, and a couple of bereavments recently. All of this culminated in me having a bad anxiety attack whislt travelling as a passenger in a car with a friend. Ended up going to the A&E convinced that i was in serious trouble. After a number of tests including blood sugar, blood tests, xray, and ECG was released by the doc telling me she though it was an anxiety thing. Since then i had another anxiety attack following another bereavment and eneded up again in the A&E and having the same tests and being told the same thing.. As a consequence im fearful of travelling as a passenger in a car and i have attended my Gp. After he done some tests and suggested Citralopam and attend councelling. I have being doing the latter which has proved very helpful but not taken the citralopam as im afraid of the side effects that i have read about. I have not had any more bad anxiety attacks thankfuly as i uderstand what is causing them and try to control it. However i do find myself feeling consatntly short of breath and fidgety trying to avoid feeling anxious. I am trying Saint Johns wort to see if this helps and have tried acupuncture to try help me get back to normal but cannot afford to keep this treatment up..The constant feeling of anxiety is getting me down a wee bit but i feel that i am getting there. Is the breathless thing normal when in this state and if so any suggestions on how to get back to normal whould be most welcome. Thanks for listening and i can sympathise with the rest of you cause this Mental state of mind aint fun!
Robert :blush:
I discovered this site when googling manically for answers to my symptoms of anxiety. I find it helpfull to read your posts.
Ive had quite a bad time of it recently with a number of things, including moving flat because of noisy neighbours, and a couple of bereavments recently. All of this culminated in me having a bad anxiety attack whislt travelling as a passenger in a car with a friend. Ended up going to the A&E convinced that i was in serious trouble. After a number of tests including blood sugar, blood tests, xray, and ECG was released by the doc telling me she though it was an anxiety thing. Since then i had another anxiety attack following another bereavment and eneded up again in the A&E and having the same tests and being told the same thing.. As a consequence im fearful of travelling as a passenger in a car and i have attended my Gp. After he done some tests and suggested Citralopam and attend councelling. I have being doing the latter which has proved very helpful but not taken the citralopam as im afraid of the side effects that i have read about. I have not had any more bad anxiety attacks thankfuly as i uderstand what is causing them and try to control it. However i do find myself feeling consatntly short of breath and fidgety trying to avoid feeling anxious. I am trying Saint Johns wort to see if this helps and have tried acupuncture to try help me get back to normal but cannot afford to keep this treatment up..The constant feeling of anxiety is getting me down a wee bit but i feel that i am getting there. Is the breathless thing normal when in this state and if so any suggestions on how to get back to normal whould be most welcome. Thanks for listening and i can sympathise with the rest of you cause this Mental state of mind aint fun!
Robert :blush: