Bellar
07-01-10, 18:09
I've had panic attacks on and off since my daughter was born 5 years ago. Had a really bad one just before Christmas (set off by chinese food) and since then, every day around mid afternoon I've felt weak, lightheaded, a bit panicky and scared and just generally unwell.
Last night was totally horrible and I'm just so fed up of it. I'm on my own during the week with my daughter as my husband works away and I went to bed at 10 quite tired. I just lay there listening to my heart pounding away in my head, whichever way I lay I couldn't get away from it. Then I felt like I couldn't really catch my breath properly and was scared to move around. Seemed like my whole body was vibrating with the heartbeat. Eventually fell asleep at about 4am but today just feeling really down, scared and anxious and breathless again.
I've posted before about possible thyroid symptoms and I'm going back to the doctors this week. In the meantime, does anyone else have this pounding/breathless feeling at night? Can anyone offer any tips to try and bring myself out of it.
I'm just so scared that there's something really wrong and that's why I'm breathless all the time. I'm fed up of feeling like this and it's getting to the point where I'm scared to be on my own, and not wanting to go out of the house.
Last night was totally horrible and I'm just so fed up of it. I'm on my own during the week with my daughter as my husband works away and I went to bed at 10 quite tired. I just lay there listening to my heart pounding away in my head, whichever way I lay I couldn't get away from it. Then I felt like I couldn't really catch my breath properly and was scared to move around. Seemed like my whole body was vibrating with the heartbeat. Eventually fell asleep at about 4am but today just feeling really down, scared and anxious and breathless again.
I've posted before about possible thyroid symptoms and I'm going back to the doctors this week. In the meantime, does anyone else have this pounding/breathless feeling at night? Can anyone offer any tips to try and bring myself out of it.
I'm just so scared that there's something really wrong and that's why I'm breathless all the time. I'm fed up of feeling like this and it's getting to the point where I'm scared to be on my own, and not wanting to go out of the house.