Hi, i dont know if anyone feels similar. I feel like im really struggling with anxiety, it been a sudden onset since my grandad was very ill on intensive care centre and husband nan passed away. I have a feeling it been underlying for some time due to very stressful situations at work and bullying.
My family and husband are quite negative, saying i need to get over it, which is something i would love to do in an instant but i know its not that easy. Im having many panic symptoms now almost on a daily basis. Heart beating strongly, waves of what can only be described as panic, then i start to panic if i have a heart condition. Its like a horrid cycle.
Does anyone else feel similar? I hate feeling like this, its only been these last 6 weeks but its been horredous.
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Go and talk to your doctor about it, maybe ask receptionist to find out which doctor they recommend to be sympathetic to this area?
I also had an onset of very severe anxiety and panic. I went back and fourth to the doctor as I thought I was going mad, the symtoms I had were horrific. I left my job/home and the country to get help. I was prescribed propranolol at first, it's good for the physical symptoms, but doesn't help the mental aspect of anxiety. Then my doctor prescibed me diazazpam (it's OK but not a long term solution as it is addictive, so only able to take that for no longer than 2 weeks). Then she put me on Citolapram (anti depressant, known to help with anxiety/panic). I'm not on 40mg of this. I found it didn't really help (but maybe I didn't give ity long enough, been on 6 weeks now). Then I saw a specialist in the field (I was lucky enough I could get health care in Austria - it is second to none, not like here I'm afraid). She prescribed me 30mg of Mirtazapine and I felt better almost immediately. Maybe try this. I also try and follow The Linden Method, look it up it is a great way to try and start living by once you are well again. Look it up on Amazon.
Thank you, this has been helpful. I feel ready to go to the gp, i know i cant go on like this. As i feel better at the min, i feel more postive. I know i need to break the cycle of negative thinking. Im oing to look up the linden method. Ive downloaded a few apps which seem to help. I think im in a cycle of panicing about having a panic attack. Its quite distressing how horrid you can feel.
I want to return to my normal self. I always felt people run a fine line of mental issues and can wobble throughout life, i feel like im wobbing off.
Hi Kelly , seems as if you have been on a slow burn for some time now. I am sorry too that you feel like this it is horrible to say the least. You must go to your GP as I know you need some support and guidance. Not necessarily medication. It's a very hard condition for other people to understand. It's hard enough for us who are feeling it. My family make " allowances " for me, but they haven't a bloody clue how it feels to be frightened all the time. You are certainly not alone Kelly love. It's because nobody wants to talk about it. Rest assured the people on here are so warm and welcoming and they know exactly how you feel. You are safe on here. Make that appointment and good luck xxx
Hi Kelly, yes I too have very similar feelings, I don't think a day has passed over the last 18 months I haven't felt/thought I was going to have a heart attack and panicked with some big attacks but they have got lesser and spread out over time but big or little they drain the life out of me that I'm no use to anyone. I would follow the advice above and see your GP, I don't do medication, that's not to put you off, it's just not for me I do see a therapist though and receive a kind of specialist form of CBT. If only we could just pull ourselves together eh? Wouldn't that be wonderful. We all want nothing more than these feelings to go, I don't want to feel pains, feel my heart pounding out of my chest, feel my legs turn to jelly and my head feel detached. Speak to your GP about accessing some CBT. Good luck and come back and let us know how you get on.
hi Kelly, you sound like me, or much as i was a couple of weeks back. My dad died 8 weeks ago and that set me off along a panic journey that i was kind of managing before.
As the others have said, go to your doctor. Even if they don't recommend pills, ask for counselling and therapy. You have to wait for it so the earlier you go and get your name down the better. I was told the other day during my initial assessment for therapy that there is actually a 3 month wait for CBT in my area and so they are going to try something else that will involve me having to push myself, scary...
Have a look at getselfhelp.co.uk as they have some MP3 downloads that can help. The one i use is called Master alarming adrenaline (physical sensations of anxiety) male voice with music. I am also reading a book called Mindfulness, finding peace in a frantic world by Mark Williams and Danny Penman. That comes with a CD to help and is quite useful in the way it makes you think and has an 8 week programme.
What you have to remember is that it just adrenaline making you feel like this. I was, and to some extent still am, trapped in the same cycle. I can't breathe in fully so the panic remains in my head because of this and round i go. The panic will not kill you as much as it feels like it will. Your doc can rule out heart problems and that alone will make you feel better.
Hello yes as you've probably read their are a lot of us fighting with this condition you say you've had a few sad events which have been making your mind work overtime to come to terms with and you maybe feeling low and tired as for negative help from your family iv told mine don't try the pull yourself together line unless they want a row because we're telling ourselves that everyday morning till night some days it will work some it won't as for worrying about your heart get yourself checked out for reassurance but you'll probably find out its anxiety. I do have heart disease and have had a heart attack not through worrying about it but because of fry ups and smoking I do have panic attacks most days thinking I'm gonna die my hearts gonna burst all that and I'm still here 35yrs later I have some great days when I can get out and I have some bad days anxiety and all that comes with it usually every imaginary illness under the sun and worry is horrible but you can be boss of it and days when you beat it are the best and I wish you more of them. Mel
THANK YOU EVERYONE! Your experinces have beeen very thought provoking and assuring. I will try getselfhelp.co.uk that sounds great. I have today been saying its just adrenaline and trying to mange it with positive thinking. I honestly think its the most terrifying expericne to go through, my husband is extremely laid back ( a quality i would like to aspire to) and i find it tricky to talk to anyone as you feel like you are needy or just cracking up. My family have not got any ounce of patience with any mental health things. (my nan is a very very hard lady) For the ladies amongst us im leading up to a period and dreading it....my last one resulted in terrible anxiety. I am in the mind set that i need to power through and keep thinking positively. I cant express how all your comments have made me feel. Its very much appreciated.
They offer CBT and other types of therapy and sometimes you can just call for advice. With a bereavement, counselling can be more effective than CBT, but important to talk to someone and get some help i think. And keep talking. Find a good friend if you can, and get some rest if you need to.
The IAPT service should be able to confirm what their waiting list is like. If the wait is too long or the service is too far away, you could try anxietyuk. They have a free helpline and therapy for members but therapy sessions are paid for. They are at anxietyuk.org.uk
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