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aniexty and depressison with attention defist disorder
it began in january of 2006. i felt really weird at work one day. i asked my boss to go home i dropped to the floor 2 times. shaking really bad and feeling sick to my stomach.it is the most awfulest feeling a person can have.i was so scared. instead of going home i went to the hospital. they told me my blood pressure was 220 over 98 and my sugar was way low.they told me i was hypoglocemic. i said okay and came home. everyday when my feet hit the floor i start shaking and feel like my heart is racing. i have never felt anything like this before and it really scares me.my doctor put me on prozac and celexa.its worked for about 2 weeks . you know i get to the point to where i feel like im going to black outand i start freaking out. it scares me so bad i dont trust myself driving unless i have someone with me at all times.when i feel really bad i will call my dad and tell him to come and watch me so nothing happens. i also call my husband and if hes able he comes home to be with me until it passes.i will be 37 this year and i really dont know this is happening to me ive always done for everybody andput myself on the back burner and now im trying to care of myself but i feel im failing.is there anyway to get around this and maybe some good advice for me.im not working now because of this problem and i am starting to slack with my housework and its really getting to me.
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It deffinatly sounds to me like you are experiencing panic and anxiety attacks, i suffer terribley with them so i know how awful they are and how badly hey can affect and disrupt your life.
With these attacks you feel sick, shake uncontrolably, your stomach feels wierd, your chest feels tight, you can't breathe properly and you feel dizzy and faint.
Like me, your panic attacks started with a bad experience of feeling unwell and they are already affecting how you live, relying on your dad and husband, being too scared to drive.
I deffinatly think you should talk to your doctor about these attacks and how they are disrupting your life because if your not careful you may end up becoming agoraphobic, that is where you are too scared to leave your home, in extreme cases, too scared to leave your bed.
I have no knowledge of blood pressure or hypoglocemia but your doctor should know how to control this, i really do think it's the anxiety and panic that are making you feel so much worse.
He might also refer you to a therapist to help with your anxiety and depression, most likely a Cognative Behavioural Therapist, these kinds of therapist work woth you to change your hought patterns so you no longer feel terror in certain situations.
There are also tablets and natural remedies that can help with this though and support groups.
I've been severly agoraphobic for nearly 5 years, i was bedbound for most of that and completley housebound but i joined a support group online called "the phobic nest", a fe months ago i couldnt even go to the bin without having huge panic and anxiety attacks, but with the support of the people on this nest (it's a small close group so everyone makes friends very quickly) and alot of hard work i managed a 2 day break away and managed to go in 6 shops in one afternoon, something i have not been able to do since 2001.
Also, the people on the nest all have anixiety and panic and depression so they know what medication helps and what doesnt.
The address is;
www.phobicnest.com
You have to sign up but its free and once you are a member you have access to all of the forum, theres loads of sections. (my name on the forum is miss_moose)
I hope to see you on there :-) and i really hope you get the help you need.
love chakra xxx
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