genegenes
03-04-2008, 12:12 AM
Hi,
Im new to this forum, i just happen to stumble upon it whilst on my frantic search on the net on how to cure anxiety. I would like to share my story here with all of you hoping you might be able to give me some insight as to whether this does get better or not.
I am 25 years old and i experienced my first panic attack back in May 2007 whilst i was on a plane travelling from Sydney back to the Gold Coast. I thought nothing of it at the time untill i experienced another attack in June this time it was magnanimous! Iwas sweating,trembling,dizzy, heart palpitations(thought i was having a heart attack) had this intense fear of going crazy and fear of dying. I did not sleep or eat for a whole week. After this frightning experience i went to a naturopath to help me who then prescribed all these freaking tablets to help with stress and mood disorders, and something for sleeping. This helped calm everything although i still wasn't feeling 100% like myself. I continued taking these tablets untill november but then it started to feel like it wasn't working as i found myself getting worried about everything again and the breathlessness came back. This continued untill i had another full blown attack in December this time it lasted for two weeks and i also developed depression. Because i wasn't eating or sleeping i had lost 6 kilo's in that span of time. I felt so ill that i was convinced i was dying of some undiagnosed illness and that i was crazy. I was scared. Im still scared because now im on anti depressants and the whole suicide thing has really freaked me out... My anxiety is still present. I just cannot shake the feeling that i have an undiagnosed illness and it is driving me mad with worry. Does this happen to anyone else? Can anyone suggests tests i need to get done in order to make sure that i am healthy and that there is nothing physically wrong with me?
Im new to this forum, i just happen to stumble upon it whilst on my frantic search on the net on how to cure anxiety. I would like to share my story here with all of you hoping you might be able to give me some insight as to whether this does get better or not.
I am 25 years old and i experienced my first panic attack back in May 2007 whilst i was on a plane travelling from Sydney back to the Gold Coast. I thought nothing of it at the time untill i experienced another attack in June this time it was magnanimous! Iwas sweating,trembling,dizzy, heart palpitations(thought i was having a heart attack) had this intense fear of going crazy and fear of dying. I did not sleep or eat for a whole week. After this frightning experience i went to a naturopath to help me who then prescribed all these freaking tablets to help with stress and mood disorders, and something for sleeping. This helped calm everything although i still wasn't feeling 100% like myself. I continued taking these tablets untill november but then it started to feel like it wasn't working as i found myself getting worried about everything again and the breathlessness came back. This continued untill i had another full blown attack in December this time it lasted for two weeks and i also developed depression. Because i wasn't eating or sleeping i had lost 6 kilo's in that span of time. I felt so ill that i was convinced i was dying of some undiagnosed illness and that i was crazy. I was scared. Im still scared because now im on anti depressants and the whole suicide thing has really freaked me out... My anxiety is still present. I just cannot shake the feeling that i have an undiagnosed illness and it is driving me mad with worry. Does this happen to anyone else? Can anyone suggests tests i need to get done in order to make sure that i am healthy and that there is nothing physically wrong with me?