Brenny
03-06-11, 21:52
Hi, I have just registered here, and am a bit confused with the setup, so I hope I'm doing right so far.
I have only just started getting panic attacks when driving, when I get on roads, duel carriage ways, and roundabouts with traffic lights, it starts and I now avoid these situations. I was fine until 1st March this year, when I was travelling to hospital to have an appointment, when suddenly I felt as though I was going to faint, everything was a sort of grey colour, my heart pounded, my whole body shook, and my back went into spasm, the pain was bad, I managed to see an area where I could pull into, and I just cried, the back pain eased the shaking eased, I only had a short while before the turn off to the hospital, so I set off, still shaking a bit, but I did it. My return journey was worrying me, so I decided to take a different route, I was ok. The thought of this really worried me, for future trips, and I started getting anxious about this. Thinking, what happens if I have to take my husband to hospital, or pick him up, or how could I get to see my son, I have to take that same road, and further, no other route is available. Then the 4 mile journey to the supermarket gave me another panic attack, I do a different route to go there now. I've seen the doctor, she won't give me any medication, but has referred me to a counsilor, which I'm waiting for the appointment. Could anyone please give me any advice. With Thanks Brenny.
I have only just started getting panic attacks when driving, when I get on roads, duel carriage ways, and roundabouts with traffic lights, it starts and I now avoid these situations. I was fine until 1st March this year, when I was travelling to hospital to have an appointment, when suddenly I felt as though I was going to faint, everything was a sort of grey colour, my heart pounded, my whole body shook, and my back went into spasm, the pain was bad, I managed to see an area where I could pull into, and I just cried, the back pain eased the shaking eased, I only had a short while before the turn off to the hospital, so I set off, still shaking a bit, but I did it. My return journey was worrying me, so I decided to take a different route, I was ok. The thought of this really worried me, for future trips, and I started getting anxious about this. Thinking, what happens if I have to take my husband to hospital, or pick him up, or how could I get to see my son, I have to take that same road, and further, no other route is available. Then the 4 mile journey to the supermarket gave me another panic attack, I do a different route to go there now. I've seen the doctor, she won't give me any medication, but has referred me to a counsilor, which I'm waiting for the appointment. Could anyone please give me any advice. With Thanks Brenny.