Bez
01-19-2010, 10:02 PM
Hi...I came across this forum and looks like a great place for answers. This is my story.
I'm Bryan and I'm 37. My 1st bout of anxiety was in 2008 when driving home at night from school I had a panic attack on the highway...out of the blue. Since then I'd be scared to drive on the highway either doing it in he slow lane barely the speed limit or I'd take back roads. That was my only issue with anxiety until last summer when I work up from a sleep having a panic attack thinking I was having a heart attack. Went to the ER and everything was fine. As I explained to the dr I was going thru a divorce, stressed at work and school she said it was stress.
On advice of my gf, a RN, she said I should go to a counselor which I did. I got about once a week and they sent me to a psychiatrist too look at meds. I've tried 3 ssris that all made me so sick I sent back to what the ER gave me...Ativan. I wanted something extended so my dr gave me xanax xr which I now take once a day. It works better well, it's helped my driving and I haven't had to pop an ativan I can't remember.
I still have alot of stress in my life with work and finishing school this semester plus selling my house I'm still not out of the woods. I don't find therapy helpful...an I have tried some self help books which helped a little but I still have pretty frequent chest pain/tightness which only feeds my anxiety. If I didn't have that I'd be fine. I've already did the heart dr thing with ekg, blood, sonogram, stress test and they were all clean but I still have the chest issues that make me nuts sometimes.
I wished my heart issues were actually real like a short that could be fixed but it isnt. I can't explain why I get it but once I feel it I can't get it out of my head. I feel hopeless that I'll never figure out why I get this way. I don't want to be on xanax but that's the only way I can get thru.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Nice to be here...i always have a million questions and like feedback from people that seem to have what I have and what they did to get better. Thank you.
Bryan
I'm Bryan and I'm 37. My 1st bout of anxiety was in 2008 when driving home at night from school I had a panic attack on the highway...out of the blue. Since then I'd be scared to drive on the highway either doing it in he slow lane barely the speed limit or I'd take back roads. That was my only issue with anxiety until last summer when I work up from a sleep having a panic attack thinking I was having a heart attack. Went to the ER and everything was fine. As I explained to the dr I was going thru a divorce, stressed at work and school she said it was stress.
On advice of my gf, a RN, she said I should go to a counselor which I did. I got about once a week and they sent me to a psychiatrist too look at meds. I've tried 3 ssris that all made me so sick I sent back to what the ER gave me...Ativan. I wanted something extended so my dr gave me xanax xr which I now take once a day. It works better well, it's helped my driving and I haven't had to pop an ativan I can't remember.
I still have alot of stress in my life with work and finishing school this semester plus selling my house I'm still not out of the woods. I don't find therapy helpful...an I have tried some self help books which helped a little but I still have pretty frequent chest pain/tightness which only feeds my anxiety. If I didn't have that I'd be fine. I've already did the heart dr thing with ekg, blood, sonogram, stress test and they were all clean but I still have the chest issues that make me nuts sometimes.
I wished my heart issues were actually real like a short that could be fixed but it isnt. I can't explain why I get it but once I feel it I can't get it out of my head. I feel hopeless that I'll never figure out why I get this way. I don't want to be on xanax but that's the only way I can get thru.
Sorry for the long-winded post. Nice to be here...i always have a million questions and like feedback from people that seem to have what I have and what they did to get better. Thank you.
Bryan