Just coming down from terrible panic -feel awful!! Please help me feel better!
So my husband and I just went out to the canal, couldn't get a more peaceful place but because it's about a 1/2 hour drive from home my anxiety levels tend to rise as we ride there I have noticed.. however I didn't think I would have a panic there.
I noticed my body felt funny standing when I got out the car -I'm 6 months pregnant for 1st time and I get worried about what's going on and whether my body is coping. I was feeling kind of pressure in my body when walking along. Then my husband said something and I totally overreacted -got emotional which started my heartrate going up, which started me feeling I couldn't sit still by the bank (which my hubby tried to coax me to do) I decided I wanted to go back -there was a fishing match on and as I fought my escalating breathlessess etc I realised we had to walk back past all these fishermen, which somehow made me feel trapped, and I got more and more breathless as I waddled along (must have looked weird as I'm only slim!) -my heart was racing and I was sure it was bad for the pregnancy.
When we got to the car it continued after a brief reprieve. My hands started to get pins and needles and I felt I couldn't get my breathing or chest to feel right -really wondering how I would cope even with the drive home at this point and thinking of hospitals!.. then I got a sudden chest pain and that was it -I couldn't wait an longer so my kind and forbearing hubby drove us home with me shaking like a leaf!
Anyway now we are home and I still don't feel right though over the worst, my chest feels overworked somehow and I feel awful that my husband's trip got cut short - we were only there a few minutes! =( Please help me feel a bit better and tell me I'm not alone in this sort of experience!
Really struggling to cope right now and think I'm going to have go try a diff antidepressant (been took off citalopram because of pregnancy)
All this stuff about 'sticking it out' through a panic attack but I have found it impossible so far I get in such a bad state!!
Last edited by VioletWings; 13-09-14 at 17:21.
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