Darren76
08-01-06, 13:05
hi.....just found this site on the web, and having read through some of the info (and it helping calm me down from my latest panic attack).. wanted to get a post on here and get some thoughts/experiences of people who are/have been having panic attacks to see if i can get any possible solutions....(apologies in advance for the long post)
started having panic attacks at the end of October (while starting a new job) and my second one caused me to call 999 and spend an hour in A&E getting checked out as i was convinced i was having a heart attack (which i wasnt)....went to see the doctor who ran blood tests which all came back fine and he then presscribed me sertraline and propanolol ( a beta blocker) - didnt want to take them so i got some st johns wort and aconite ( a homeopathic remedy)..this kind of worked but i was still getting frequent attacks although not "full blown" ones....late nov.early dec i went back to the doctor as they started to keep me awake all night so i was missing work. he gave me diazepam to take when they got bad and this seemed to work for a while aside from attacks at work (obviously)...picked up a cold in mid december that amplified my attacks and it got to the point just after xmas that i was having at least 1 a day..have been to counselling but had to stop that now due to being released from my contract due to ill health which identified i have a fear of being ill/dying...
im now on citalopram (10mg) and diazepam but still get attacks - im aware of breathing techniques which work sometimes - also have an ear infection and sinusitis as a result of the cold so am going back to see doctor but just cant see a light at the end of the tunnel at the moment.....anybody been thru this kind of situation, and do they have any advice for me?
thanks, Darren
started having panic attacks at the end of October (while starting a new job) and my second one caused me to call 999 and spend an hour in A&E getting checked out as i was convinced i was having a heart attack (which i wasnt)....went to see the doctor who ran blood tests which all came back fine and he then presscribed me sertraline and propanolol ( a beta blocker) - didnt want to take them so i got some st johns wort and aconite ( a homeopathic remedy)..this kind of worked but i was still getting frequent attacks although not "full blown" ones....late nov.early dec i went back to the doctor as they started to keep me awake all night so i was missing work. he gave me diazepam to take when they got bad and this seemed to work for a while aside from attacks at work (obviously)...picked up a cold in mid december that amplified my attacks and it got to the point just after xmas that i was having at least 1 a day..have been to counselling but had to stop that now due to being released from my contract due to ill health which identified i have a fear of being ill/dying...
im now on citalopram (10mg) and diazepam but still get attacks - im aware of breathing techniques which work sometimes - also have an ear infection and sinusitis as a result of the cold so am going back to see doctor but just cant see a light at the end of the tunnel at the moment.....anybody been thru this kind of situation, and do they have any advice for me?
thanks, Darren