I am 24 years old, and have suffered from
anxiety and panic attacks since I can
remember. It was just a few months ago
and they became worse, I stopped eating,
sleeping, experienced weight loss, crying,
tacycardia, chest pain, dizzyness, sharp
headaches...etc... So I went to the doctor
and they prescribed APO-Propanolol, Celexa
10mg, and Ativan prn. The pills seemed to
be working. Then my doctor said to
increase my Celexa to 20 mg, and try to
wean myself off of the Propanolol. I
began with headaches everyday, and I am
experiencing panic attacks all over again.
I feel like I am losing it. I went to
the doctor about the headaches and he said
that it could be any number of things but
there were no signs of nerologic problems.
He told me to take the Propanolol 3x
daily and take Ativan up to 3x daily prn.
I am scared, every little pain I have
makes me worry, I think it is due to my
profession being a nurse I see many things
and deal with death everyday. I am
absolutely afraid I am going to die. Any
advice? I feel like I am ALL ALONE.
It does not sound as if you have any
neurological, cardiac or other organic
disease. To be sure, you can request that
standard physical, imaging, and laboratory
examinations be done (standard blood/urine
analyses, EKG, ultrasound, etc.). If
everything is normal, the only possibility
left is that you have psychiatric
disorder. You can’t overcome it only
with medicines. You need expert help from
a psychiatrist. There are many methods of
individual and group psycho-therapy. You
will also need great support from your
family, friends, and coworkers. You must
be strong and believe that you will
succeed.
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