Advice/suggestions : Panic attacks GAD for 10 years Posted: 08-28-07 18:19pm
Hello all I am new to this site and wanted
some feedback from anyone suffering
anxiety. Basically I have had panic
attacks GAD for 10 years now and at first
it was come and go now it is ever single
minute of every single day and I can not
take it anymore. I have had breaks with it
through two past pregnancies and although
I am pregnant again it will not go away. I
can NEVER breath and always feel like I am
smothering to death. My jaw/arm and chest
always hurt and I feel like no one will
listen to me. I have been diagnosed with
anxiety for the past 9 of these 10 years
and feel like the Dr's are nott aking the
time to hear me. My heart constantly
races. skips and tumbles and yet they say
it is nothing. I can not get an EKG out of
these ppl and they said the shortness of
breath was hyperventilation syndrome.
Everyday I have new symptoms and can not
live my life anymore like this. If I
didn't have anxiety my life would be
perfect. My husband makes great money my
kids are very well behaved and loving and
my family is supportive. I have no
insurance (until I have the baby since its
classified pre-exsisting and I can't get a
new policy) so I can't just run to the ER
and suffer here in silence because
everyone I know is sick of listening to me
complain. After 10 years I don't blame
them. I have wasted thousands on help
programs and therapist out of my own
pocket. I am not a martyr I want to be rid
of this. I went to med school so I am not
uneducated about anxiety at all. I really
need some help because I want to be happy.
Any advice/suggestions are much
appreciated.
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Seanyboy1985turbo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 39
Hi Posted: 08-29-07 04:55am
Please look up hyperventilation syndrome.
WHen you get short of breath try and fight
it. You will find this will help you
loads. Try and breath normally. Its worth
a try.