justine
03-12-09, 14:03
HI, my name is justine, i was 40 last month and have become very unwell with anxiety, panic and aggoraphobiafor the second time in my life.
Last time it happenend was 15 years ago after the birth of my 2nd child (i now have 4) i did make a full recovery then and have had 11 years symptom free (well maybe not entirely istill couldn't fly or tolerate heights)
so i have had 11 great years of getting out in the world, gettig married having 2 more kids, then this year things tarted to go a bit wrong. i have a longstanding health problem with my lungs and had started to feel stressed by this and other situations - hubby lost job, started a degree at uni -had an operation. Then suddenly had a panic attack and couldnt tolerate being in lectures. went to doctor who signed me off sick for 2 weeks and prescribed citalopram. i took them because i wanted to get sorted quickly and get on with my life. that was a big mistake! i had an extremely severe reaction to them and after only 2 doses had complete mental breakdown. have not been the same since, have become aggoraphobic, constant anxiety especially when at home on my own.( which is a lot) also discoverd that my adrenals are shot after using steroid medication. sorry so long. also a bit maudlin but its honestly like living in a nightmare. all i want now is to get better. thanks for listening.
Last time it happenend was 15 years ago after the birth of my 2nd child (i now have 4) i did make a full recovery then and have had 11 years symptom free (well maybe not entirely istill couldn't fly or tolerate heights)
so i have had 11 great years of getting out in the world, gettig married having 2 more kids, then this year things tarted to go a bit wrong. i have a longstanding health problem with my lungs and had started to feel stressed by this and other situations - hubby lost job, started a degree at uni -had an operation. Then suddenly had a panic attack and couldnt tolerate being in lectures. went to doctor who signed me off sick for 2 weeks and prescribed citalopram. i took them because i wanted to get sorted quickly and get on with my life. that was a big mistake! i had an extremely severe reaction to them and after only 2 doses had complete mental breakdown. have not been the same since, have become aggoraphobic, constant anxiety especially when at home on my own.( which is a lot) also discoverd that my adrenals are shot after using steroid medication. sorry so long. also a bit maudlin but its honestly like living in a nightmare. all i want now is to get better. thanks for listening.