robbie1971
12-12-09, 13:44
Hello everyone i'm Rob and i have just stumbled accross this website by accident and am so glad that i have:):):).
My panic attacks started 20 years ago when I was on holiday in Ibiza for no reason at all and ever since i have never been able to get rid of them. I feel sometimes that they are driving me insane and sometimes feel i would be better off dead than have to deal with these bloody attacks all the time. I don't mean to sound selfish but i'm glad that there are other people out there that are like me who understand because my partner and my family think that i have severe mental health issues and should be sectioned but i realise that they just dont understand how i feel. Over the past 20 years i have tried so many different things to get rid of them without may i add any success. I became an alcoholic because that give me temporary relief from them but eventually that made them worse so i spent 5 years in and out of rehab trying to knock the booze on the head and eventully packed it in and i have now been sober for nearly 6 years. After the alcohol i tried cannabis and you would think i woud have learned my lesson and again they gave me temporary relief from my attacks but eventually that made them worse. I gave up the cannabis quite easily thank god but now i am at the stage where i think that i am beyond help. All this is really spoiling my quality of life god knows how i am managing to hold down a full time job and relationship. I manage to go away on holiday a few times a year but i have to be completely sedated with diazapam otherwise i would not get on the plane just being afraid of having a panic attack on board and making a complete idiot of myself. I once had a violent panic attack on a train in between manchester and cardiff and the train had to stop in the middle of nowhere so an ambulance could cart me off to hospital. I just want them to go away but i'm slowly realising that instead of fighting them my best option would be is to try and learn to live with them but belive me its not easy at all. My last panic attack was 3 days ago when i was out shopping and i just had to run and i run as fast as i could until i felt safe. I have recently changed my GP and he seems very sympathetic and he has suggested that i try cbt and as a short term fix he has put me on something called propanalol a beta blocker does anyone know if these really work and whether or not they are safe????? Anyway i have rambled on enough for now but would appreciate some people getting back to me as i feel so alone at the moment
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read this
Warm Regards
Rob :scared15::scared15::scared15:
My panic attacks started 20 years ago when I was on holiday in Ibiza for no reason at all and ever since i have never been able to get rid of them. I feel sometimes that they are driving me insane and sometimes feel i would be better off dead than have to deal with these bloody attacks all the time. I don't mean to sound selfish but i'm glad that there are other people out there that are like me who understand because my partner and my family think that i have severe mental health issues and should be sectioned but i realise that they just dont understand how i feel. Over the past 20 years i have tried so many different things to get rid of them without may i add any success. I became an alcoholic because that give me temporary relief from them but eventually that made them worse so i spent 5 years in and out of rehab trying to knock the booze on the head and eventully packed it in and i have now been sober for nearly 6 years. After the alcohol i tried cannabis and you would think i woud have learned my lesson and again they gave me temporary relief from my attacks but eventually that made them worse. I gave up the cannabis quite easily thank god but now i am at the stage where i think that i am beyond help. All this is really spoiling my quality of life god knows how i am managing to hold down a full time job and relationship. I manage to go away on holiday a few times a year but i have to be completely sedated with diazapam otherwise i would not get on the plane just being afraid of having a panic attack on board and making a complete idiot of myself. I once had a violent panic attack on a train in between manchester and cardiff and the train had to stop in the middle of nowhere so an ambulance could cart me off to hospital. I just want them to go away but i'm slowly realising that instead of fighting them my best option would be is to try and learn to live with them but belive me its not easy at all. My last panic attack was 3 days ago when i was out shopping and i just had to run and i run as fast as i could until i felt safe. I have recently changed my GP and he seems very sympathetic and he has suggested that i try cbt and as a short term fix he has put me on something called propanalol a beta blocker does anyone know if these really work and whether or not they are safe????? Anyway i have rambled on enough for now but would appreciate some people getting back to me as i feel so alone at the moment
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read this
Warm Regards
Rob :scared15::scared15::scared15: