Mazzmate
17-02-10, 22:03
Hello, I'm Mazzmate. Been having a tough time recently (4 months). Woke up during the middle of the night in October and couldn't breathe, heart pounding out of my chest, in total panic. It settled eventually but 2 days later same thing happened. Thought I was dying from a serious heart complaint or something, really really scared. Couldn't get out of bed next day, trembling under my skin from waist down, and in my arms, convinced now that I had Motor Neurone Disease, which my sister died of exactly 4 years to the day of the first attack. Got to out of hours doctor, BP up in the sky, off the radar. She was wonderful, reassured me, got me in for all bloods to be taken next day at surgery, did that, still high anxiety, saw own GP few days later, all bloods negative except my under active thyroid TSH was minimally raised. Again diagnosed panic attacks and gave me 10mg Propanalol x 28 tabs to take when necessary to control pulse and heart rate. Felt much better, and when I feel good, its really good, and I think I've cracked it. Couple of days later it all starts again, back to square one, like today for example. Been lovely for 2 weeks, just starting to feel really happy and comfortable....5 a.m this morning wake up, trembling, heart pounding. The attacks I can handle, its the persisent anxiety that follows me, checking on my trembling, looking for other signs and symptoms, becoming totally neurotic these days. Never had anything like this in my life before and I'm 63 years old.