Posted by D03 on December 31, 2003, at 7:36:55
In reply to Re: Chest pains and panic disorder, posted by John Sandy on December 18, 2003, at 18:09:56
I am 31 and have suffered from anxiety my whole life. I just didn't know what it was until about 2 years ago. Like most others I have made many trips to both the emergency room and my PCP had all the ekg's etc done and all came back normal. It wasn't until 2 years ago when I had my first full fledge panic attack that my Dr. gave me ativan for the anxiety and she wanted me to take paxil for depression. The paxil only made the anxiety worse so I didn't continue using it.
I started to do holistic things like, Reikki, Quantum Healing, Bach Flowers (Rescue Remedy) these all worked but only for a while. Lately my anxiety has gotten alot worse. I've had the dull chest pains for a month now every day I have them all day long. The only time I dont' have them is when my mind is truely occupied w/something else. My anxiety started up the week before thanksgiving and has never fully gone away since then. xmas day I had a full fledge panic attack while I was cooking.
I too like so many am under a huge amount of stress, I'm the youngest of 7 kids and the only one that takes care of my mom (she has memory loss and it's only getting worse by the month) my full fledge panic attacks & depression started 3 years ago after my dad died.
Because the holistic things aren't working anymore (I think they would if I didn't have to stress of my mom 24/7) I am going to go to my Dr this week to request to be put on Zoloft. I have two nieces on this as well as a few friends and they all swear by it. They all had the same anxiety symptoms that i have as well. I'm hoping this will help. Since my dads death I have changed I'm not the person I used to be. I used to love going out all the time to coffee shops, shoping, movies etc. Now I stay in all the time and only go out to go food shopping or to take my dog on a few walks a day. I used to be a really organised person too. I really can't stand the person I've become. I think mine is anxiety and panic and possible some depression.
I know sometimes bed time for me is tough too as thats the time of day your are just laying in bed letting your mind wander and sometimes the slighest pain will start freaking you out.
Sometimes somethign as simple as getting sick w/a sinus infection has made my anxiety go into full gear. Since my dads death I can not go into any hospitals w/out literally passing out.
I'm glad I found this site as well I think having someone else to talk to about this helps. I know my neighbor has anxiety and we used to help talk eachother out of it or help calm eachother down, now that she is on Zoloft she doesn't get anxiety anymore, neither do my nieces who take zoloft have the anxiety anymore as well. So i'm hoping my Dr will put me on this. I have never been one who likes to take any medications but as of late I think taking a pill a day is better then living the way i have been the last 2 years and especially these last 2 months.
Wish me luck at the Dr's I'm hoping she can see me today.
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