hello all sufferers, here is my story

[antbarrot]

Hi

Im anthony and im 30, about 4 years ago I suffered a major panic attack whilst in the shower just after playing football, I had been having discomfort in my chest all week before this happened which I put down to indigestion, I actually had a damaged oesophagus but didnt know it at the time, anyways in the shower my hear started beating very fast and at first I didnt know what was happening, I tried to calm myself down and I went to my girlfriends house, but the symptoms soon returned, she called the medical helpline and that just worried me further and it got worse so i drove up to hosptal to the a and e dept, they put me on there heart monitor and told me I have had to stay in over night for observation, what I remember most is the nurse saying " we have to keep you in to see if you have had a heart attack or not" now what she said has stayed with me, they found i had a damaged oesphagus and gave me treatment for this and it got better however the anxiety and panic stayed with me so I anything that got my heart beating fast the panic set in, playing football going to the gym even sex, I just couldnt do it, I was so frightened, in the end I went to my doctors and they put me on anti-depressants which I have been on for 4 years, If I stop taking them the anxiety and attacks do resurface but I get to live my life as I used to but i dont want to be on these tablets forever I want to beat it, any suggestions would be helpful, thanks for listening

[Buttercup]

have you seen a therapist/counsellor/psych? If not then i'd strongly suggest doing so. The panic and anxiety will almost always return when stopping meds if you haven't had professional help in learning how to cope with anxiety, what exactly it is, why it happens etc etc.

[Enduronman]

PTSD..Like a soldier feels (me).. This memory will not pass because it is inter-connected to an extremely stressful event in your life. A scary sitaution whereas your mind thought that the D word was eminent. However, you're still here and pondering these facts in relationship too "trauma". I would follow the advice of Buttercup and seek therapy, I would also ? the type of anti-depressant/name, I would also suggest an actual anti-anxiety medication in combination with an anti-depressant, and I would also like for you to know what your "vitals" are...BP, pulse rate, etc...you may have hypertension and dont even know it=heightened anxietal state... This can be overcome. Until then, go to a nutritional supplement store and get some siberian ginseng/root, drink water, water, water to flush out toxins, get some vit C and take up to 1500mg a day, and look into licorice root supplement (do some research on this one first, on your own so as there are no possible contraindications with the medications you are taking)!!!.. You WILL kick this in the ass..can I say ass on here??...I hope...Please dont hate if the ass word is wrong, just tell me not to use it...

Nice to meet you...

Enduronman.. :)