Hi, peeps i'll try to keep this suckers as
possible and sorry for all the spelling
mystakes but my main question is is the
head thing I get part of a panic
attack........Read on.
Ok i've suffered from very mild panic
attacks for a while like going to the
dentist, flying on a plane etc but calm it
with breathing.
Now 8 weeks ago I had my appendix out, no
big deal really but. After I had the
appendix out I had a very bad doria
problem. Thinking I had one of these new
hospital bugs I think I had a bad panic
attack,( i'll explain the symptoms in a
mo).
Went to the hospital a&e for a check
up, blood tests found nothing.
Went to my doctor and she gave me some
antibiotics, took one in the morning and
one lunch time and by the evening I was
off the planet and back down the hospital.
Now the vital part. What I mean by of
the planet is. Hot flushes, racing
heart, feeling very hot but no temperature
tingling but most off all a totally
suicidal state of mind, after about 5 hrs
this calmed down but has left me concurned
about it as I have had it a couple of
times since after eating something.
Latest event is the last 3 days where I
got up on sunday with no worries in my
mind what so ever I decided to have some
serial for breakfast, crunchy nut. After
starting to eat this within seconds I
became very ill indeed all the same signs
as before hot flushes, tingling etc etc
and the suicidal state of mind. This
lasted 4-5hrs and then went until the
evening where it has come and gone and has
subsided only 3hrs ago when I got back
from work and had a glass of orange juice.
I have been off food over the last 3 days
because of whats happened.
I've been to the doctors etc and i've told
them I think I have a food allergy or some
kind of toxin problem but I think this
brings on these so called panic attacks.
Now these are what I get in these panic
attacks.
# palpitations, pounding heart, or
accelerated heart rate
# sweating
# trembling or shaking
# sensations of shortness of breath or
smothering
# feeling of choking
# chest pain or discomfort
# nausea or abdominal distress
# feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded, or
faint
# derealization (feelings of unreality) or
depersonalization (being detached from
oneself)
# fear of losing control or going crazy
# fear of dying
# paresthesias (numbness or tingling
sensations)
# chills or hot flushes
all of them apart from the heart rate
thing which seems to be fine.
Now its the fear of losing control or
going crazy part that i'm questioning and
only other people on here could probably
answer this.
Is the mental state of my mind the
suicidal feeling I get part of the panic
attack as it is this part that I cannot
handle or is this something else.
Now the closest thing I have read on the
net to what I am feeling is this.
you need to change the h in the .Html to a
small h as it puts a cap in for some
reason.
Now i'm not saying that i'm hypoglycaemic
but it is because of the food/stomach
thing I seem to have.
What you recon on the head thing???????
Cheers
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KellyR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 90
Posted: 08-02-05 16:13pm
Your mental state is typical to panic
attacks. One suffering from panic attacks
feels worthless, is suddenly unable to see
a purpose in life and sees suicide as the
solution, the "salvation". So you are not
crazy or anything like it. Take a look
for yourself: http://www.Ada
a.Org/gettinghelp/selfhelptests.Asp .
But not being crazy doesn't mean you don't
need help. Not eating will make you
worse. As well as panic attack on a
regular basis. Have you taken any drugs
to make you relax and avoid the panic
attacks? Have you tried talking to a
psychologist? Think about that.
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blackjack
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 6
Posted: 08-03-05 01:23am
Thank you for the reply.
I have not taken any drugs and the doctor
did not suggest I did so I didn't ask.
I rang my doctor yesterday to ask if she
could recommend a private councillor I
could see about the attacks but she never
rang me back. I get the feeling that
i’m being a pain in the arse to her but
all i’m doing is trying to get someone
to take notice because I need help dealing
with it.
I’m going to look around and see if I
can find one myself in my local area.
I did go to the pub last night with my
friends although I felt that I shouldn't,
I drove because i’ve told them about
this and I may of had to leave early if I
started to have an attack and although I
wasn't feeling 100% as I was hot and
sweating it did get to a point were I got
into the conversation so much that it did
seem to switch off like a button which I
found strange as I have read about this
and the feelings went instantly and have
not come back now its morning. Let’s
hope they stay away.
I’m trying a gluten free diet at the mo
as it was the breakfast serial or the milk
that made me ill in the first place which
I recon brought on the attacks. Just
trying different things as its all I can
do at the moment.
Thanks for the replies as they mean allot
to me.
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JamesUK
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Posts: 19
Posted: 08-03-05 16:08pm
It sounds to me like you have anxiety.Keep
going to your gp until you feel
satisfied.Goodluck mate.
