Hi there

I am a 45 year old male with a history of GAD, Panic attacks, Hypochondria, depression, various phobias, Tourette's, OCD and all the "usual" maladies that come with the whole anxiety disorder spectrum.

I have been on various benzos, SSRI's, etc over the years and have suffered from a variety of anxiety-related symptoms. Anyway, over the years and especially within the last four days, I have been experiencing shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheadedness and frrom time to time, heart palps (A-fibs).

Now the A-Fibs and shortness of breath are supposed to all be "normal" for someone suffering from anxiety but how about the dizziness and lightheadedness?. Are these normal?. Sometimes they come in waves and sometimes they are constant. Sometimes they really frighten me and I think there must be something terribly wrong with me (rabies, mad cow disease, brain tumor, etc). I was also drinking about 10 beers every other day and I did this for over a year (I'm an alcoholic) however, I quit 13 days ago with the help of God/prayer, meds and the help of my doctor. I also have shoeboxes worth of tests I've had over the last decade or more and of course, everything always comes back "normal" so how do you explain the dizziness and lightheadedness?.

Thanks again and please pardon the length of this post but I wanted to include some history and such.

jumpingjax