tufftodealwith
04-15-2008, 07:36 PM
Hello...my first post. I have been having a lot of anxiety/panic lately for the first time in a few years. I went off Zoloft a year or so ago and have been fine until now. My anxiety/panic began when I went through thyroid cancer - seemed like the second they took my thyroid the panic attacks set in. My doctor then felt it was totally due to what my body was lacking after my thyroid was gone. The doctor I have now unfortunately does not believe my thyroid controls any of my anxiety problems (which I find hard to believe). Just had my levels checked and sure enough my thyroid is off again, and here comes the panic, so I totally believe the doc is wrong and I want a new one!
My question is, does anyone have days of feeling great and then all of a sudden it hits? I was fine for about the last three or four days (felt completely totally great) and then today suddenly out of nowhere, I had the rubbery legs, feeling "out of my head" as I call it, hands going from sweaty to freezing cold, rapid heart rate, etc. I always think I'm over it, that my meds must be right, etc and then it hits again - it's so depressing (though i'm not depressed!) I do take Xanax when I feel it coming on which does help somewhat, but I also have the crazy thoughts, think I'm gonna go insane, think I'm gonna pass out, need to break free from wherever I am, etc. I also wake up in the middle of the night sometimes already feeling in the midst of panic.....
Does this sound familiar to alot of you? I think my biggest thing is I need people to tell me that everything will be fine. I just want an explanation for every feeling I get during this and I know there is no explanation, but it's hard to get that through my head sometimes.
I thought it might help me to talk about it on here. I have read through some of the posts and it made me feel better that others experience the same things.
The other weird thing that happens to me is when I am having one of these "attacks", I can't see or read anything violent or it will set me off into a panic - I could just look at the back of a video box and see something violent and that will set me off into panic. Is this a reaction others have? I also love the paranormal and actually have some psychic ability and enjoy ghost investigating, but at these times I don't want anything to do with it, as I feel it will put me into a panic again for some reason and normally I love anything to do with psychic abilities, etc. but I can't scared during the times......it's tough how much this affects every aspect of my life, and yet I'm trying not to let it envelop me.....Anyway, thanks for letting me vent and I appreciate any info and/or reassurance I can get from you all.
Thank you!!! :unsure:
My question is, does anyone have days of feeling great and then all of a sudden it hits? I was fine for about the last three or four days (felt completely totally great) and then today suddenly out of nowhere, I had the rubbery legs, feeling "out of my head" as I call it, hands going from sweaty to freezing cold, rapid heart rate, etc. I always think I'm over it, that my meds must be right, etc and then it hits again - it's so depressing (though i'm not depressed!) I do take Xanax when I feel it coming on which does help somewhat, but I also have the crazy thoughts, think I'm gonna go insane, think I'm gonna pass out, need to break free from wherever I am, etc. I also wake up in the middle of the night sometimes already feeling in the midst of panic.....
Does this sound familiar to alot of you? I think my biggest thing is I need people to tell me that everything will be fine. I just want an explanation for every feeling I get during this and I know there is no explanation, but it's hard to get that through my head sometimes.
I thought it might help me to talk about it on here. I have read through some of the posts and it made me feel better that others experience the same things.
The other weird thing that happens to me is when I am having one of these "attacks", I can't see or read anything violent or it will set me off into a panic - I could just look at the back of a video box and see something violent and that will set me off into panic. Is this a reaction others have? I also love the paranormal and actually have some psychic ability and enjoy ghost investigating, but at these times I don't want anything to do with it, as I feel it will put me into a panic again for some reason and normally I love anything to do with psychic abilities, etc. but I can't scared during the times......it's tough how much this affects every aspect of my life, and yet I'm trying not to let it envelop me.....Anyway, thanks for letting me vent and I appreciate any info and/or reassurance I can get from you all.
Thank you!!! :unsure: