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emma.usher2@ntlworld
28-04-07, 11:28
Hi, my name is Emma, i am 31 years old and my first panic attack happened when i was 18. They were infrequent to start with, but from the age of 20 they got silly! I was put on beta blockers and anti depressants and was having two panic attacks every day for 3 years straight. I never left the house and my life ground to a halt, i was a chronic insomniac as i was afraid to go to sleep as the panic attacks were worse if i woke in the middle of one. This carried on till i was 26 then suddenly they disappeared, poof! No panic attacks, no anxiety, nothing. I began to get my life back and it was great. Now, i'm 31, my mother has terminal cancer and my panic attacks are back, different and vicious and i don't know how to handle them as it's been a long time! I'm back on the beta blockers but i don't get the racing heart like i used to, i just get a flood of adrenaline in my gut like i just got startled, then i struggle to breathe in, then i start to shake, feel very dizzy and "drunk" like then i need to find a loo.......fast!!!!! In the old days i would hyperventilate, get palpitations and throw up, it was much easier for me to deal with!! I have had a bad attack every night this week, they always happen at night, and i'm terrified that i will end up how i was, locked in my self made prison, too afraid to face life and wishing it would end. I have a bundle branch block in my heart which is harmless but the skipped beats trigger attacks which doesn't help. If you can offer any tips, i would be grateful, i have never heard of panic attacks going away, then coming back different, but if you have, fill me in...please!!!! Thanks for the chance to blurt!!
Emma.
Hi Emma and welcome to the forum :)
I hope you get the help and support you need, i'm sure you will....
Sarah x
emma.usher2@ntlworld
28-04-07, 11:34
Amen to that!!!
Hi Emma,
You will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends
Take care
Trac xx
Scarlett77
28-04-07, 12:43
Hi Emma,
Welcome to the site, hope you find it helpful,
Scarlett
Hi Emma and a big warm welcome
Love Sandy xxx
groovygranny
28-04-07, 13:14
Hi Emma, big :welcome:to you!
You do have a lot on your plate don't you?:huh:
I can't comment on the 'heart' bit of your post, but I know how you feel about not wanting to go to sleep because of the fear of having a panic attack in the night. For me that was the worst time and lack of sleep just increased the likelihood of having one:weep:. They went after I was on meds for 6mnths. But now I find I tend to wake in the morning feeling a bit 'iffy' and those familiar feelings - like the 'fizzy' rush of adrenalin - try and creep back. I have had a couple of PA's cince I came off meds and yes, they were different - or at least they felt different.
So, you're not alone!
You'll get plenty of help and support here, I guarantee it!
:flowers:
nomorepanic
28-04-07, 15:12
Hi Emma
Welcome aboard and lovely to see you here.
There are quite a few members that have night time panics on here.
Here are some of their posts.
Night panic
Nothing like a panic attack at 3:30 am (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2701)
Sudden nighttime attacks (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24)
Waking Up With A Panic Attack In The Night (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5211)
Bad Morning !!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5692)
Panic attacks during sleep. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5796)
It's Back! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5769)
Waking Startled at Night (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5951)
Panic Attacks....During Sleep (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6385)
panic attack in sleep (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7118)
Hope they help to reassure you that you are not alone.
honeybee3939
28-04-07, 17:01
Hi Emma
A BIG warm welcome to NMP, its lovely to see you here, i hope we can be of some help.:)
Love
:hugs:
Andrea
xxxx
Southern_Belle
28-04-07, 18:33
Hi Emma,
Sounds like you need a :hugs: . You will receive alot of support and information here at NMP. I'm sorry for your Mum and I imagine that doesn't help your panic attacks. I'm glad you found the site.
Hugs,
Laura
Pink Princess
28-04-07, 18:35
hi emma welcome to the site, hope to talk soon. take kare xxxx
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