Aprilfool
13-10-05, 23:08
Firstly, what a fantastic site this is. It has really given me comfort to know that I am not alone, but as we all know, sometimes that's just not enough!
I have suffered panic attacks for the last 11 years and have been taking Seroxat on and off for 10 years. I am trying my hardest to come right off it but the side effects are vile. I am now down to 2mgs at night and am proud that I have come this far but worried about coming totally off it as I am weaning very slowly (over last 9 months).
Anyway, I have had ectopic beats now for about 8 years,slowly getting worse and worse to stage where I now never have a clear day or probably clear hour without these awful things. But worse still is the chest pain I have had now for about a month. I have seen the cardiologist and he diagnosed ectopic beats after doing an ecg, echo and blood tests. (By the way my BP is always v. high when at docs or cardiologist and he is keeping an eye on it in case it is white coat syndrome). I went back to see him after having these awful stabbing pains / dull aches in my chest, top of my ribs and right in the middle of my upper back. It really makes me panic!! Coupled with ectopics in between, its just so awful yet everyone thinks I am such a bubbly person (great actress I would say!). Anyway, I went back to the cardiologist and he took more bloods, chest xray and I am now waiting to have a stress test next week then back to him for the results. I almost find it hard to believe I am still alive with the pain and fear, I keep thinking "this one is gonna get me", yet I am still here!
I eat very healthily, drink tons of water, dont drink or smoke (all the enjoyable things make the ectopics worse!), cycle on my exercise bike about 5 miles a day, but I am overweight.
I just wondered if anyone else gets these vile pains, that scare the life out of you, making you rush to the loo for the umpteenth time....?!
Its just so debilitating to have this, but I am almost relieved I am seeing the cardiologist again next week, I find it comforting to see him (Ideally I would like him to come and live with me and reassure me all is OK every minute of the day!). I really dont want this to consume me and be obsessed with my heart, but I suppose I am. It is my greatest fear to have a heart attack and it appears I have every symptom.
I would really welcome anyone's advice on how to deal with this.
Thanks so very much xaprilx
I have suffered panic attacks for the last 11 years and have been taking Seroxat on and off for 10 years. I am trying my hardest to come right off it but the side effects are vile. I am now down to 2mgs at night and am proud that I have come this far but worried about coming totally off it as I am weaning very slowly (over last 9 months).
Anyway, I have had ectopic beats now for about 8 years,slowly getting worse and worse to stage where I now never have a clear day or probably clear hour without these awful things. But worse still is the chest pain I have had now for about a month. I have seen the cardiologist and he diagnosed ectopic beats after doing an ecg, echo and blood tests. (By the way my BP is always v. high when at docs or cardiologist and he is keeping an eye on it in case it is white coat syndrome). I went back to see him after having these awful stabbing pains / dull aches in my chest, top of my ribs and right in the middle of my upper back. It really makes me panic!! Coupled with ectopics in between, its just so awful yet everyone thinks I am such a bubbly person (great actress I would say!). Anyway, I went back to the cardiologist and he took more bloods, chest xray and I am now waiting to have a stress test next week then back to him for the results. I almost find it hard to believe I am still alive with the pain and fear, I keep thinking "this one is gonna get me", yet I am still here!
I eat very healthily, drink tons of water, dont drink or smoke (all the enjoyable things make the ectopics worse!), cycle on my exercise bike about 5 miles a day, but I am overweight.
I just wondered if anyone else gets these vile pains, that scare the life out of you, making you rush to the loo for the umpteenth time....?!
Its just so debilitating to have this, but I am almost relieved I am seeing the cardiologist again next week, I find it comforting to see him (Ideally I would like him to come and live with me and reassure me all is OK every minute of the day!). I really dont want this to consume me and be obsessed with my heart, but I suppose I am. It is my greatest fear to have a heart attack and it appears I have every symptom.
I would really welcome anyone's advice on how to deal with this.
Thanks so very much xaprilx