I cant leave the house :-(

[aims86]

Hi everyone
I'm having a very bad time at the moment, I have a 5 month old son and a gorgeous fiancé and am generally quite a happy person. Recently my anxiety and panic attacks have returned and I've hardly left the house in 4 weeks!

I had panic attacks also just after I had my son. The doctor prescribed me diazepam and I managed to battle my way through and pick myself back up.

This time I was prescribed citralopram (celexa) and it gave me nasty chest pains and I have had broken sleep for the last 2 nights. I stopped taking them after 1 tablet.

I also tried another diazepam but even that made me feel awful. Basically my panic comes from me thinking about my breathing all the time. That's why it's also very hard to get to sleep or stay asleep!

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Or can push me in the right direction? I currently feel useless and haven't been able to look after my son because of constantly being panicky and therefore I cannot relax.

I am supposed to be getting married next September but at the moment I can't even leave the house so it's not looking possible!

I just don't know what to do anymore, I need to get better for my son as he needs me.

Please help! X

[laura84]

I havent got it so much that i cant leave the house (though sometimes its an effort) but i can definitely relate to not being able to relax and focusing on my breathing so much that i feel like i cant breathe properly and get chest pains too. The more i try to breathe properly the worse it gets.

I tend to go through phases of it but when its bad it really takes over most aspects of my life and my concentration on the simplest of things is awful. Its so frustrating :(

Ive long forgotten what its like to actually sit down and relax properly.