[ceepei]

I had my first panic attack a year ago and I totally went healthy but as time went on I relaxed and went back to my old habits....welll not totally back I have learned alot and have come a long way but the past few months my anxiety is coming back and I am again on the verge of having another attack....the same scared feeling like I am going to lose control. that sick feeling of dread like something is going to happen, I hate that out of control feeling!
I just started my monthly's and as usual that was the release and I would think oh it's the p.m.s and now it will be better like it has been, but this time the scared feeling creeps up on me. I also started a higher dose of blood pressure meds, can this be the culprit is it a trigger or is it the new puppy we got my son, you know all the house training....my house is a disaster..hubby is really no help..he does not want to know of my anxiety, I don't blame him he has his own anxiety to deal with. So he get's upset and yells that he doesn't care.....I know no one else who suffers with this except for him and he says he's had enough and I should just deal with it.
So I came here and read everything once again..why can't I just be normal..I mean everyone has problems why does mine have to effect my body the way it does..it's so physical that's what I hate about this. my heart races and pounds...so very anxious! My dr gave me ativan a year ago to take the edge off. I know have one left and am savouring it for when I really need it, I feel so desperate and am terrified I am going to have another major panic attack and end up in the E.R because I think I'm having a heart attack!

[sabby]

Hey ceepei

Sorry you are having some difficulties. I don't know what kind of meds you are on, but I found this site at the American Heart Association that may help answer your question -

http://www.americanheart.org/present...identifier=593

I hope you are feeling better soon! Hang in there.


sabby

[MissCharlotte]

Ceepi,

Some blood pressure meds can cause palpitations and some can interact with other meds. Your pharmacist might be able to help also.

Good luck.

[multipixie9]

ceepei,

my husband does not support my struggles with anxiety and some other issues, but i love him and think he does love me. he's flawed just like i am. so...

could you talk to your doctor about the physical symptoms and see if he could find an appropriate medicine to help you. perhaps a new script of ativan. you've done well if you made the script last a year.

i know the sickening and scared feeling of anxiety - like the world is coming to an end even though you know it is not your body won't seem to believe you. i'm sorry you are going through this.

try the website sabby wrote above and continue to come to pc.com and let the folks here support you. it will NOT always be this way, it will get better. just don't quit. hugs to you,

leslie and her pixies

ps if i can help, feel free to pm and i will do whatever i can.

[gimmeice]

((((((((( ceepei ))))))))))))

I think everybody has had some really good suggestions, I don't know much about blood pressure meds but I have known a few people who are put on anti anxiety meds while on those type of meds, so I agree that maybe this is something you should talk to your doctor about.

It is hard when you don't have anybody in real life that is supporting you so please feel free to lean on us here, we will listen and do what we can to support you.

[ceepei]

Originally Posted by _sabby_

Hey ceepei

Sorry you are having some difficulties. I don't know what kind of meds you are on, but I found this site at the American Heart Association that may help answer your question -

http://www.americanheart.org/present...identifier=593

I hope you are feeling better soon! Hang in there.


sabby

Hi thanks for responding, the meds I am on are beta blockers which is supposed to help my anxiety and blood pressure. I have had a bunch of other tests to rule out anything wrong with my heart and all tests say it's fine.
I have had a major stress in my life a few years ago and I think because I never really dealt with it, it had to come out and unfortunatly it's coming out with physical symptoms that I can't seem to control....I was breifly on zoloft and the doc said " when your episodes stop for longer then 9 months you can go off them...so I did..that was last Sept. now since my meds(beta blocker) were increased dosage 3 weeks ago, the ugly anxiety and panic is there again and I am just afraid right now and so stressed!

Thanks everyone I'll be back..it does help to read and have someone listen.

[Fuzzybear]

(((((((((((((((((( ceepei ))))))))))))))))))

[ceepei]

Originally Posted by multipixie9

ceepei,

my husband does not support my struggles with anxiety and some other issues, but i love him and think he does love me. he's flawed just like i am. so...

could you talk to your doctor about the physical symptoms and see if he could find an appropriate medicine to help you. perhaps a new script of ativan. you've done well if you made the script last a year.

i know the sickening and scared feeling of anxiety - like the world is coming to an end even though you know it is not your body won't seem to believe you. i'm sorry you are going through this.

try the website sabby wrote above and continue to come to pc.com and let the folks here support you. it will NOT always be this way, it will get better. just don't quit. hugs to you,

leslie and her pixies

ps if i can help, feel free to pm and i will do whatever i can.

Thanks so much..I know my husband loves me but it still hurts so much wen he says these things. I could only imagine what it's lke to live with me! I would do the same thing and try to run away instead of dealing with this. The one thing I guess that learned was " Cognitive Therapy" for myself....I read an read on how I am suppose to deal with this, but when the anxiety just happens on it's own it's terrifying. I hate the feling like I am going to lose my mind.

This can be so crippling, I have absolutely no energy to go for a walk ad get some fresh air..I am my own worst enemy. I need a good kick in the keester! But I knw that tough love would drive me over the edge...that's theform of love my hubby uses when it comes to this. I try to tell him...don't talk to me that way..it makes things worse,but he thinks not. Maybe h's right, my own self pity doesn't help either.