alexm
13-10-05, 16:36
Hi guys - first of all let me thank you for reading.
My story began 3 years ago when i broke up from my partner at the time (see was a crank) i was 22yo.
I had to move back with my parents, at the time they were on holiday.
i moved all my stuff back to my old bedroom and to chear myself up put my computer in the spair room to play on. i wanted to get on the internet and my folks didnt have broadband so i was looking for the phone socket and found it behind the book case. while knelt on the floor pulling the roof hight book case away from the wall i wabbled it too much and a solid silver candilarbra fell off the top and cracked me on the head. i didnt pass out just fell forward and felt crap as you can imagine. i went to look in the bathroom and i had blood all over my face.
Stoopidly i took it upon myself to drive to my grans. who cleaned me up and patched the gash. went back home and had a good sleep. on the way to work the following day i found it realy hard to concentrate and nearly blacked out a few times. once at work i called NHS direct and the nice lady advised me to go to casualty.... which i did.
They checked me out and said i was fine... and that i may have the feelings for a few days.
i know you're sat there thinking ... what has this to do with anxioty.. but please read on.. im just filling you in on the background.
after a week i still felt odd so i went bacl and they checked me again and told me i was fine.. i felt better a reassured.
as a month went by and we were approching christmass i felt terrible most of the time at work and while out with friends. dizzyness and problems focusing and a couple of random panick attacks at work. many times i had gone out and had to come home because i felt soo bad. once home i was fine. i convinced myself i had a brain tumor or blood clot on the brain.
i eventualy whent to the doctors and was tested and diagnosed with anxioty related depression due to recent events. they put me on some anti-depressants which realy fixed me.. i felt great and was on them for 12 months. i found it hard to come off them... well not hard becuase i didnt want to but because of the nasty side effects.. after a few months i did and was fine for a few months.
the dizzyness/balance and focusing/odd head aches/shortness of breath returning. i knew what it was so it wasnt as bad and i thought i could control/live with it.. since then its got worse. and the past few weeks have been very stressfull and strange.. i seem to have almost lost the dizzyness/focus/balance etc. instead i now feel the folloing
*my ribs feel sore all the time
*heart occasionaly races/pounds
*short breath - breath taken away feeling/heart in mouth
*tingling etc
*pains in my chest like someone stood on me with high heels in the center or left or right
i am also having problems sleeping
i have now convinced myself i have a heart condition.
these probs i have had in the last month seem to manifest themselvs at work towards the end of the day
while preparing to go out with friends.
i just need a lil support and guidance.
thanks for reading (appologies for spelling and grammer) [8D]:D
My story began 3 years ago when i broke up from my partner at the time (see was a crank) i was 22yo.
I had to move back with my parents, at the time they were on holiday.
i moved all my stuff back to my old bedroom and to chear myself up put my computer in the spair room to play on. i wanted to get on the internet and my folks didnt have broadband so i was looking for the phone socket and found it behind the book case. while knelt on the floor pulling the roof hight book case away from the wall i wabbled it too much and a solid silver candilarbra fell off the top and cracked me on the head. i didnt pass out just fell forward and felt crap as you can imagine. i went to look in the bathroom and i had blood all over my face.
Stoopidly i took it upon myself to drive to my grans. who cleaned me up and patched the gash. went back home and had a good sleep. on the way to work the following day i found it realy hard to concentrate and nearly blacked out a few times. once at work i called NHS direct and the nice lady advised me to go to casualty.... which i did.
They checked me out and said i was fine... and that i may have the feelings for a few days.
i know you're sat there thinking ... what has this to do with anxioty.. but please read on.. im just filling you in on the background.
after a week i still felt odd so i went bacl and they checked me again and told me i was fine.. i felt better a reassured.
as a month went by and we were approching christmass i felt terrible most of the time at work and while out with friends. dizzyness and problems focusing and a couple of random panick attacks at work. many times i had gone out and had to come home because i felt soo bad. once home i was fine. i convinced myself i had a brain tumor or blood clot on the brain.
i eventualy whent to the doctors and was tested and diagnosed with anxioty related depression due to recent events. they put me on some anti-depressants which realy fixed me.. i felt great and was on them for 12 months. i found it hard to come off them... well not hard becuase i didnt want to but because of the nasty side effects.. after a few months i did and was fine for a few months.
the dizzyness/balance and focusing/odd head aches/shortness of breath returning. i knew what it was so it wasnt as bad and i thought i could control/live with it.. since then its got worse. and the past few weeks have been very stressfull and strange.. i seem to have almost lost the dizzyness/focus/balance etc. instead i now feel the folloing
*my ribs feel sore all the time
*heart occasionaly races/pounds
*short breath - breath taken away feeling/heart in mouth
*tingling etc
*pains in my chest like someone stood on me with high heels in the center or left or right
i am also having problems sleeping
i have now convinced myself i have a heart condition.
these probs i have had in the last month seem to manifest themselvs at work towards the end of the day
while preparing to go out with friends.
i just need a lil support and guidance.
thanks for reading (appologies for spelling and grammer) [8D]:D