Sheltoes
18-08-08, 21:54
Hey!
have stumbled across this site after spending hours once again researching my symptoms to see if im about to drop dead!
Have been diagnosed with panic disorder for about five months, at present I seem to have around five panic attacks a day on average particularly at night! If im honest despite being on medication (citilopram) I feel so much worse recently and am getting to the stage where I can't leave the house and I want to stop this before it becomes a major issue, and im being disciplined at work for the time I have off or if im late because of having a panic attack!
What worries me the most is the fear that im going to have a heart attack, i feel constant chest pain, check my pulse about 100 times a day and my heartbeats are irregular, and get tingles and pains in my arms neck and arms and in particular my left arm aches a lot which obviously only intensifies the heart attack fear! After looking over forum posts here I ve found loads of you with the same symptoms so Im trying to let that be a comfort, though I still think that obviously my symptoms are different and Im actually going to die of a heart attack!
Im just glad ive found somewhere with people going through the same thing as its ruining my life and I can no longer try and deal with it on my own without talking to someone about whats going on. Im 21 and just finish university I should be out trying to find my place in the world and instead im stuck in a rut of riduculous fears and anxieties that I have no control of!
I was also wondering if anyone else gets major mood swings with their anxiety, I go from feeling quite hyper and happy (apart from the panic attacks) for a few weeks to incrediably low and lathargic to the point I can;t drag myself out of bed...either way the panic attacks come but at least when I am happy I can distract myself....rigt now Im in a low point and just wondering if anyone knows how I can balance this out!!!
Anyway sorry for wittering on, I really hope this site can help and I wish everyone all the best with their own NMP journeys!
have stumbled across this site after spending hours once again researching my symptoms to see if im about to drop dead!
Have been diagnosed with panic disorder for about five months, at present I seem to have around five panic attacks a day on average particularly at night! If im honest despite being on medication (citilopram) I feel so much worse recently and am getting to the stage where I can't leave the house and I want to stop this before it becomes a major issue, and im being disciplined at work for the time I have off or if im late because of having a panic attack!
What worries me the most is the fear that im going to have a heart attack, i feel constant chest pain, check my pulse about 100 times a day and my heartbeats are irregular, and get tingles and pains in my arms neck and arms and in particular my left arm aches a lot which obviously only intensifies the heart attack fear! After looking over forum posts here I ve found loads of you with the same symptoms so Im trying to let that be a comfort, though I still think that obviously my symptoms are different and Im actually going to die of a heart attack!
Im just glad ive found somewhere with people going through the same thing as its ruining my life and I can no longer try and deal with it on my own without talking to someone about whats going on. Im 21 and just finish university I should be out trying to find my place in the world and instead im stuck in a rut of riduculous fears and anxieties that I have no control of!
I was also wondering if anyone else gets major mood swings with their anxiety, I go from feeling quite hyper and happy (apart from the panic attacks) for a few weeks to incrediably low and lathargic to the point I can;t drag myself out of bed...either way the panic attacks come but at least when I am happy I can distract myself....rigt now Im in a low point and just wondering if anyone knows how I can balance this out!!!
Anyway sorry for wittering on, I really hope this site can help and I wish everyone all the best with their own NMP journeys!