hmmm
14-01-06, 18:32
I'm getting musscle spasams in my chest, and an electric shock type feeling rarely mainly on the back of my head.
I'm not sure in myself that the panic is the cause, not the response of what I'm feeling.
I do "panic", in that I start breathing shallowly/rapidly and feel faint - and this brings on more muscle spasams/shivering.
This happened twice before and I didn't identify it as a panic attack, I now know really it is.
I'm thinking of going to see a Doctor, but surely he'll just dismiss it all as "in my mind" once I say stuff to him that describes myself as having "textbook" panic attacks.
I went to an ER in april - my first painc attack and came out after test thinking it was a strained muscle (it was I think I'd strained it shivering!) and was fine after that once it was better-- a few non-serious events since then until a couple of weeks ago I was at the hospital again... this time realised it was anxiety and when i came to look it up on the net it certainly appears to be the case. The whole thing makes no sense to me - I'm still thinking there must be a physical cause!
I don't know if I should got to see a regular doctor - and what I'd say if I did. I do have another worry - I don't really want "he's crazy" on my medical records! Can you have an "off the record" discussion with a GP in the UK?
I'm not sure in myself that the panic is the cause, not the response of what I'm feeling.
I do "panic", in that I start breathing shallowly/rapidly and feel faint - and this brings on more muscle spasams/shivering.
This happened twice before and I didn't identify it as a panic attack, I now know really it is.
I'm thinking of going to see a Doctor, but surely he'll just dismiss it all as "in my mind" once I say stuff to him that describes myself as having "textbook" panic attacks.
I went to an ER in april - my first painc attack and came out after test thinking it was a strained muscle (it was I think I'd strained it shivering!) and was fine after that once it was better-- a few non-serious events since then until a couple of weeks ago I was at the hospital again... this time realised it was anxiety and when i came to look it up on the net it certainly appears to be the case. The whole thing makes no sense to me - I'm still thinking there must be a physical cause!
I don't know if I should got to see a regular doctor - and what I'd say if I did. I do have another worry - I don't really want "he's crazy" on my medical records! Can you have an "off the record" discussion with a GP in the UK?