Anxiety, Nausea When Going Out... Please Help Posted: 11-03-05 08:40am
I hope someone here can advise me, because
i'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Since I have returned to college and work
after the summer holidays, I have begun to
experience intense feelings of sickness
and lightheadedness when I venture out -
usually on the way to college or work. I
also find it hard to breathe properly and
am scared of embarrassing myself in public
and often have to find a place to sit down
to try and compose myself.
I suffer from asthma and migraine and this
has worsened both.
Thus I do not even want to leave the house
and even thinking about it makes me feel
ill.
I felt fine all summer. I've only been
getting these symptoms since the return of
a stressful schedule. I thought that as I
got used to it, the episodes would die
down in a couple of months.
They started to go away a bit but now
they've started up again, just as I
thought I was beginning to get better.
I usually feel ok once I have reached
wherever I was going.
Just walking along the street is the worst
time.
I really need help here, because i'm
beginning to skip college and therefore
have fallen behind with work because of it
all.
I keep crying when i'm alone because I
don't think i'm ever going to get over it.
I'm beginning to break down.
I'm going to book an appointment with the
doctor but i'm scared of actually
travelling to the surgery in case I get
another one of these episodes on the
way.
Please help!
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jurplesman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: 11-03-05 23:33pm
Contrary to popular beliefs anxiety
attacks are usually caused by an
overproduction of adrenaline which is a
stress hormone.
This may be due to a hypoglycemic
condition that can be treated by going on
a hypoglycemic diet.
Last edited by jurplesman on 11-07-05 21:43pm; edited 3 times in total
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pinksalter
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 124
Hello Posted: 11-04-05 20:54pm
Hi there,
it definately sounds like anxiety that you
are suffering from and every one of your
symptoms can be explained and are
perfectly normal. I suffer from the
lightheadedness and many other symptoms
the best thing to do is ignore them (
easier said than done)!
If you want any more info or advice please
feel free to contact me as I would like to
help and you shouldn`t have to pay to get
that help! Also medicines are not always
the best approach to this kind of
problem.
Debs
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30kft
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 7 Location: UK
Posted: 11-06-05 11:12am
Jurplesman - thank you, but your link
seems to be broken
pinksalter - many thanks! I really need
to talk to someone about this who is going
through it as well.
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Crystal1111
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 102 Location: Florida
Posted: 11-07-05 10:14am
I have been in the same boat you are in.
There were times when I would go out with
friends and feel so lightheaded, I would
have to hang on to something so I wouldn't
fall. I've also actually gotten
physically sick (vomitted) as a result of
anxiety. My anxiety makes me lose my
appetite. I'm on medication now and
haven't had anything to that extent for
years. But, I know exactly what you
mean. It's the scariest feeling in the
world. I'm here if you need to talk.
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canuck78
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Canada
Posted: 11-07-05 17:29pm
Hey there,
if you would of asked me a few years ago
how to describe my symptoms I would of
written it word for word what you just
did.
I felt fine for my oh... Some 21 years of
my life then all of sudden I felt dizzy,
etc... I thought I may have developed
vertigo. Anyways the good news is these
are (in my opinion) classic anxiety
symptoms, you are fine.
However, I recommend you go see your
doctor, you'll often see/read that when
you do develop these types of symptoms is
to first rule out anything else, such
thyroid gland problems, anemia, etc.. If
anything else it'll give you piece of
mind.
I know it might seem tough at times, I
remember stopping myself from going out,
thinking to myself "what if I pass out?,
what if I make a fool of myself?", I know
alot of people can relate. If I can
suggest anything is don't completely stop
doing anything, but don't jump right back
in either, take your time, you might want
to talk about it to close friends or
family, you'll find that what you have is
more common than you think. If you're an
active individual, there's nothing better
than getting some exercise in, even just a
good brisk walk.
You can always contact me if needed.
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30kft
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 7 Location: UK
Posted: 11-07-05 18:05pm
Thank you for your replies everyone :)
knowing that i'm not alone and that the
symptoms signify classic anxiety makes me
feel a little better at least.
On the way to work today I began to feel
the symptoms coming over me again, but I
held my head high thinking "i will get
through this" and managed to feel better
after a few minutes of positive
thinking.
If anyone wants to send me a pm sharing
experiences that'd be great!
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow.
Wish me luck!
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jurplesman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: 11-07-05 21:49pm
Quote:
jurplesman -
thank you, but your link seems to be
broken
Ok so, the doctor put me on prozac after
realising how awful this thing was making
me feel.
Who's had experience with prozac?
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catswold
Supporter
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Prozac Posted: 11-10-05 12:31pm
Did he start you at a low dosage? I have
been taking prozac for a long time and it
is a wonder drug for me. Just make sure
not to take too much. If you stop caring
about anything and everything, the dose is
too high. I'm not a doctor so I can't
tell you the amount to take, but I take 20
mg and you should probably take less.
The other side effect is that it might
make you very tired. To combat that, I
took it at night all these years before
bedtime and never had any problems.
I think you will find the med helpful.
Don't let anyone put you down for using
prozac. All it is in simple language is
a seratonin regulator which is a chemical
in our bodies that helps how we feel. We
all have seratonin. Some of us are just
a little unbalanced. :) (really, no pun
was intended there.) let us know how you
do with the med.
Take care and god bless...
Carol
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30kft
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 7 Location: UK
Posted: 11-10-05 14:36pm
I've been put on 20mg a day too.
I'll take it at night as you suggested if
there's a possibility it'll make me tired
- I also take a med for my migraines which
can also cause tiredness, so I take that
at night too.
Apparently it's not too hard to come off
prozac when needed unlike some
anti-depressants, which is comforting at
least.
I'll let you know how I get on :)
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catswold
Supporter
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 404 Location: Flint, Michigan
Posted: 11-10-05 15:27pm
Great! Remember to watch your mood. If
you start to get like "i don't care," ask
the doctor if you can reduce it to 10 mg.
That happened to me at the beginning.
Also, don't just stop taking prozac. It
should be weaned off but you can do it
pretty quickly in just a few days of so.
Carol
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 11-10-05 15:51pm
This could be severe "society anxiety
disorder". My daughter has it, but not
so bad. Maybe look it up on internet!!
Any severe type of anxiety makes it hard
to breathe and if you have asthma already
it will make ssymptoms worse when your
anxious.
