Fallenfree
27-09-09, 20:41
I've suffered with Panic Attacks ever since going to the doctors struggling to breathe - only for her to panic me to death by saying she thought i had a clot on my lung and rushed me straight to hospital, luckily it turned out to be a case of mild asthma. Well that was over 3yrs ago I am no closer to preventing them coming or calming my mind when one if happening.
If i can i would like to describe what happens to me when i have a panic attack in hope that someone will say i am not alone and that it is perfectly normal (well as normal as the next Panic Attacker, sorry what do we call oursleves?)
I can be sitting watching tv or out with friends having a great time when i will notice my heart beating, then i will panic and it will start beating faster and faster causing my hands to get clammy and i will get an urge to go to the toilet. The heart thing can be so bad that i actually do think i am going to have a heart attack - numerous times i have been to the doctor (a different one) and hopsital who have done countless ECG's, blood tests and everything is perfectly normal apart i do have a slightly fast heart beat.
Sometimes it is so intense that i wont notice anything going on around me, my whole body tenses causing shoulder and arm ache which conviences me more that i am having a heart attack, other times my throat feels swollen and it feels like something is stuck at the back no matter how much i drink to flush it down.
The worst thing is the lack of sleep!! I can have a good day and then go to bed when the heart thing will start again, so there i go thinking if i fall asleep i might not wake up - i cant keep working on less than 2hrs sleep a night!!!!
Luckly i have a fabulous husband who is understanding (at first he was confused and thought a parcetamol would fix it :blush: ) but i want to get back to 'normal' for his sake aswell as my own.
I am sorry for rambling but just one person to tell me this is ok might make all the difference, its such a scary, frightening experience that noone seems to really understand. I am only 26 and recently married - please help.
Thank you for reading this x
If i can i would like to describe what happens to me when i have a panic attack in hope that someone will say i am not alone and that it is perfectly normal (well as normal as the next Panic Attacker, sorry what do we call oursleves?)
I can be sitting watching tv or out with friends having a great time when i will notice my heart beating, then i will panic and it will start beating faster and faster causing my hands to get clammy and i will get an urge to go to the toilet. The heart thing can be so bad that i actually do think i am going to have a heart attack - numerous times i have been to the doctor (a different one) and hopsital who have done countless ECG's, blood tests and everything is perfectly normal apart i do have a slightly fast heart beat.
Sometimes it is so intense that i wont notice anything going on around me, my whole body tenses causing shoulder and arm ache which conviences me more that i am having a heart attack, other times my throat feels swollen and it feels like something is stuck at the back no matter how much i drink to flush it down.
The worst thing is the lack of sleep!! I can have a good day and then go to bed when the heart thing will start again, so there i go thinking if i fall asleep i might not wake up - i cant keep working on less than 2hrs sleep a night!!!!
Luckly i have a fabulous husband who is understanding (at first he was confused and thought a parcetamol would fix it :blush: ) but i want to get back to 'normal' for his sake aswell as my own.
I am sorry for rambling but just one person to tell me this is ok might make all the difference, its such a scary, frightening experience that noone seems to really understand. I am only 26 and recently married - please help.
Thank you for reading this x