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Emi_2015
08-22-2015, 06:39 AM
Hi everyone

I'm a 30 year old femail who had my first lot of palpitations at the age of 21 and couldn't understand what they were, I went to the doctors at the point which they just gave my zopiclone as you can tell this did not solve my problem, I became hooked over the years and started buying them online and still never understand why I was having these palpatations, they also gave me other drugs like beta blockers and diazepam which didn't sort the problem, I've done CBT and had so many counselling sessions I've lost count!

My anxiety comes and goes with the palpatations, I work full time and always have, I won't let the anxiety stop me doing my job, I once had 2 hours sleep over a 5 day period but forced myself to go into work as I didn't want this to beat my life, it was bloody hard but I did it!

My anxiety is worse at night when I know I've got to get to sleep for another day at work, so as you can guess I get bad palps and worry like hell and end up popping a sleeping pill, since having this problem I've actually made myself go on holidays even though it scares the crap out of me as I won't let it defeat me.

Right now in my life me and my partner have decided to go travelling around the world for a year this January, I'm so worried and not sure I'll cope :( but I'm going to make myself go, I worry I won't sleep, I'll run out of sleeping tablets and I'll have to come back because of it! Ahhhh

I also feel like I'm the only person with these problems, I love to speak with others so maybe I can understand that this problem really does exist.... Thanks for listing :)

JohnC
08-22-2015, 06:46 AM
Hi Emi_2015, Welcome to the forum. You are now among friends and there is a lot of good folks here. As you travel around the world pop in and let us know how it's going.

Emi_2015
08-22-2015, 06:51 AM
Thank you john that's very nice of you :)