DeniseCambs
23-12-09, 16:18
Hi all,
I've been loitering for a day or two and have found the forum and articles really helpful.
About 3 yrs ago I developed severe anxiety and panic attacks, linked to months of being unable to breath whenever I tried to get to sleep. Fortunately I saw a very good doctor, who treated my anxiety with a low dose of Citalopram and some Lorazepam (only for when I felt the panic was getting out of control). He also, correctly as it turns out, suspected I had acid reflux, which was causing the sleep time breathing problems and he gave me Omeprazole for that, which I continue to take. Once the acid problems were sorted, the anxiety soon (within about 3 months) was under control. I continued to take the Citalopram for another year as my doctor said that prolongued use would hopefully reduce the risk of future panic disorder. I've been absolutely fine since then.. until this last week.
Out of nowhere I've been feeling really anxious at work, sparked I think by a couple of ophthalmic migraines. I'd never had one before and was terrified as my Mother had a brain aneurysm some years ago that was diagnosed after she suffered some visionary problems. Anyway, it's been spiralling a bit and at work on Monday I kept going light headed and dizzy, feeling sick and generally uneasy. I panic about panicking (I'm sure many of you are familiar with that particular roundabout), and started to worry that I'd lose my job through having time off etc.
I went to the doctors on Tuesday and he has prescribed 10mg Propranolol, which I will take along with the Amlodipine 5mg and Lisinopril 10mg I'm already on for hypertension.
Interestingly he suggested that rather than my acid reflux being the cause of the previous anxiety, the anxiety caused the acid reflux.
So, I wondered first of all.. does anyone else take Propranolol with Amlodipine and Lisinopril? And has anyone else ever noticed severe acid problems caused by their anxiety condition?
Finally - I want to thank all of you who take the time to run and contribute to this site. I've always felt a bit embarrassed about having anxiety problems, as I'd made wild assumptions about anxiety sufferers being weak etc. I felt ashamed of my anxiety because I'm just not the sort of person I expected to get it.
Anyway... here's hoping the propranolol will work, as my daughter and I are due to spend Christmas with my best friend and her family, and I've been working myself up a bit about getting panicky and ruining their Christmas!
I've been loitering for a day or two and have found the forum and articles really helpful.
About 3 yrs ago I developed severe anxiety and panic attacks, linked to months of being unable to breath whenever I tried to get to sleep. Fortunately I saw a very good doctor, who treated my anxiety with a low dose of Citalopram and some Lorazepam (only for when I felt the panic was getting out of control). He also, correctly as it turns out, suspected I had acid reflux, which was causing the sleep time breathing problems and he gave me Omeprazole for that, which I continue to take. Once the acid problems were sorted, the anxiety soon (within about 3 months) was under control. I continued to take the Citalopram for another year as my doctor said that prolongued use would hopefully reduce the risk of future panic disorder. I've been absolutely fine since then.. until this last week.
Out of nowhere I've been feeling really anxious at work, sparked I think by a couple of ophthalmic migraines. I'd never had one before and was terrified as my Mother had a brain aneurysm some years ago that was diagnosed after she suffered some visionary problems. Anyway, it's been spiralling a bit and at work on Monday I kept going light headed and dizzy, feeling sick and generally uneasy. I panic about panicking (I'm sure many of you are familiar with that particular roundabout), and started to worry that I'd lose my job through having time off etc.
I went to the doctors on Tuesday and he has prescribed 10mg Propranolol, which I will take along with the Amlodipine 5mg and Lisinopril 10mg I'm already on for hypertension.
Interestingly he suggested that rather than my acid reflux being the cause of the previous anxiety, the anxiety caused the acid reflux.
So, I wondered first of all.. does anyone else take Propranolol with Amlodipine and Lisinopril? And has anyone else ever noticed severe acid problems caused by their anxiety condition?
Finally - I want to thank all of you who take the time to run and contribute to this site. I've always felt a bit embarrassed about having anxiety problems, as I'd made wild assumptions about anxiety sufferers being weak etc. I felt ashamed of my anxiety because I'm just not the sort of person I expected to get it.
Anyway... here's hoping the propranolol will work, as my daughter and I are due to spend Christmas with my best friend and her family, and I've been working myself up a bit about getting panicky and ruining their Christmas!