For the last few years I have been suffering from panic attacks. I started to developed these attacks after 911.
Back then I was in college and figure these will disappear as the years progressed. I have been a smoker of cigarettes and weed for many years as well.
A few years ago i got married and moved to a different city, bought a home and the panic attacks came back stronger than ever!!!!
I couldn't drive, do groceries, go to job interviews, it really started to effect my personal life. I tried to get over it on my own but once in a while they will resurface (in very stressful situations).
Two years ago, i became a mother. Ever since i had become even more concerned about all these issues. I became a stay home mom , which also made me feel useless and therefore started to smoke more (never in front of my baby and only at night time) ...
I started to get depressed and useless... panic attacks were back in the mornings..The attacks made me so worried that effect my eating habits....skipping breakfast and even lunch.....sitting biting my nails and hoping that my husband wouldn't get tired of me!
I decided to get checked, blood test, EKG, etc... my MD told me my hearth was well, my blood pressure, my cholesterol...etc...
She recommended to have Zantac every day and to eat at the right times...
Her answer gave me some peace for a while...but still the attacks will continue.
Then, I went to a Psychotherapist, she heped me to learn about meditation and to deal with past issues, she believe that my attacks were cause by stress, my bad eating habits and other bad habits,,,( not eating for hours, too much coffee, too much smoking & drinking)
I feel horrible because i have a beautiful son that needs me and I cant seem to stop this stress and sadness, ( which made me smoke and drink more)
I stopped going to the therapist because of financial reasons. I have controlled a bit my bad habits... but not completely.
Nowadays, the symptoms have changed a bit, i get pains in muscles, back, shortness of breath, chest pains from back to front, headaches. (however, the days I eat, sleep and take my zantac as prescribed i feel good...!!
I just made an appointment to see a gastroenterologist and see if my stomach is the cause of all my malice's.
I do know, the one thing that all my life has been an issue to me its my stomach, i can't eat fatty food, I always had acid reflux, since childhood.
I keep thinking I have develop some sort of cancer..or respiratory problem, etc,,,.which stresses me even more.
My husband tells me; you are just stressed!!! he thinks that if i can walk or exercise for 2 hours there is no respiratory problems.....
can anyone give me a bit of information.....i need to fix this!!!!
thank you!
Back then I was in college and figure these will disappear as the years progressed. I have been a smoker of cigarettes and weed for many years as well.
A few years ago i got married and moved to a different city, bought a home and the panic attacks came back stronger than ever!!!!
I couldn't drive, do groceries, go to job interviews, it really started to effect my personal life. I tried to get over it on my own but once in a while they will resurface (in very stressful situations).
Two years ago, i became a mother. Ever since i had become even more concerned about all these issues. I became a stay home mom , which also made me feel useless and therefore started to smoke more (never in front of my baby and only at night time) ...
I started to get depressed and useless... panic attacks were back in the mornings..The attacks made me so worried that effect my eating habits....skipping breakfast and even lunch.....sitting biting my nails and hoping that my husband wouldn't get tired of me!
I decided to get checked, blood test, EKG, etc... my MD told me my hearth was well, my blood pressure, my cholesterol...etc...
She recommended to have Zantac every day and to eat at the right times...
Her answer gave me some peace for a while...but still the attacks will continue.
Then, I went to a Psychotherapist, she heped me to learn about meditation and to deal with past issues, she believe that my attacks were cause by stress, my bad eating habits and other bad habits,,,( not eating for hours, too much coffee, too much smoking & drinking)
I feel horrible because i have a beautiful son that needs me and I cant seem to stop this stress and sadness, ( which made me smoke and drink more)
I stopped going to the therapist because of financial reasons. I have controlled a bit my bad habits... but not completely.
Nowadays, the symptoms have changed a bit, i get pains in muscles, back, shortness of breath, chest pains from back to front, headaches. (however, the days I eat, sleep and take my zantac as prescribed i feel good...!!
I just made an appointment to see a gastroenterologist and see if my stomach is the cause of all my malice's.
I do know, the one thing that all my life has been an issue to me its my stomach, i can't eat fatty food, I always had acid reflux, since childhood.
I keep thinking I have develop some sort of cancer..or respiratory problem, etc,,,.which stresses me even more.
My husband tells me; you are just stressed!!! he thinks that if i can walk or exercise for 2 hours there is no respiratory problems.....
can anyone give me a bit of information.....i need to fix this!!!!
thank you!
I have the same thing-had panic attacks twice and went to the ER.everything was fine had blood test,x ray,MRI, the only thing they found was I was low on Potassium.I think it's stress! I don't even smoke and eat healthy.My doctor put me on klonopim which help but sometimes not! I just had my hip operation 2 months ago so I am stress all the time and I have 3 kids!I think we all need to pamper our selves cause being a fulll time mom is such a big full time job.I've been going to a chiropractor which help all the pain and tensions that I've been having.I hope you'll find a way to treat your self to a spa or do yoga and meditation it help me alot too! or just talk to a friend or family.
Take care:-P