Juliamidlands
28-11-05, 16:13
Hi all,
Well I've decided that I need a little help trying to get over these damn panic attacks.
I'm not going to explain my story again as I've already done so on the 'introduce yourself' forum, but I've been having panic attacks for about 3 weeks/a month now.[V]
As my original message explains, I've been having attacks whilst driving at night, the most scary symptom being the 'unreal' feeling. Some days I am ok- I drive home from work holding it together but only just..other days it really gets me down.
I find that the unreal feelings are worse when I'm tired, but it's a vicious circle because I've been feeling really tired since I started having panic attacks, even though I've been sleeping really well.
I've been carrying on as normal up until today- this morning on the way to work I went to fill my car with petrol and was standing there thinking ok I don't feel like I am really here- it was awful [|)]
I have decided that I'm going to the doctors tomorrow...and basically, I need to know what I can expect. I'm scared that I am going to be told to pull myself together, and that's it. Without meaning to sound stupid, I've never been to my doctor about anything like this before, so I dont know what his/her reaction will be.
I don't want to be prescribed medication that is going to knock me out or have loads of side effects because I work full time and really enjoy my job and need to be able to work, the last thing I want is to be signed off work, as I know it will make me worse. But at the same time I can't cope with feeling unreal whenever I'm tired- which seems to be quite a lot these days!
Does anyone have any advice for me for when I go to see my doctor, how should I tell him how I'm feeling without sounding like I'm nuts?!
No disrespect to anyone here but this is all really new to me.
Julia xxx
'To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world'.
Well I've decided that I need a little help trying to get over these damn panic attacks.
I'm not going to explain my story again as I've already done so on the 'introduce yourself' forum, but I've been having panic attacks for about 3 weeks/a month now.[V]
As my original message explains, I've been having attacks whilst driving at night, the most scary symptom being the 'unreal' feeling. Some days I am ok- I drive home from work holding it together but only just..other days it really gets me down.
I find that the unreal feelings are worse when I'm tired, but it's a vicious circle because I've been feeling really tired since I started having panic attacks, even though I've been sleeping really well.
I've been carrying on as normal up until today- this morning on the way to work I went to fill my car with petrol and was standing there thinking ok I don't feel like I am really here- it was awful [|)]
I have decided that I'm going to the doctors tomorrow...and basically, I need to know what I can expect. I'm scared that I am going to be told to pull myself together, and that's it. Without meaning to sound stupid, I've never been to my doctor about anything like this before, so I dont know what his/her reaction will be.
I don't want to be prescribed medication that is going to knock me out or have loads of side effects because I work full time and really enjoy my job and need to be able to work, the last thing I want is to be signed off work, as I know it will make me worse. But at the same time I can't cope with feeling unreal whenever I'm tired- which seems to be quite a lot these days!
Does anyone have any advice for me for when I go to see my doctor, how should I tell him how I'm feeling without sounding like I'm nuts?!
No disrespect to anyone here but this is all really new to me.
Julia xxx
'To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world'.