Chris, I can totally relate!!!

I have been going through horrible anxiety lately. I am a very avid gym-goer, 4x a week faithfully. High impact, the whole deal. I haven't been there though in almost two months because I am scared. I have taken myself to the e.R. Twice in the last 6 weeks because I didn't know what was wrong with me. No heart problems (except high cholesterol), so there should be nothing preventing me to work out once again. I do get horrible dizziness and i'm sure when I get back to the gym it'll happen, but I am going to try to be prepared mentally for it. This very morning in fact I am missing my favorite sports circuit class, which I am bummed about. But I can not seem to get there. Saw my doctor yesterday and she said I need to get back to my normal schedule and that includes the gym. But i'm still apprehensive.

She just started me on lexapro. Not sure if i'm happy about that, I don't like long term meds at all, that's not me. Oh well. In any event chris i'm in the same boat. I'm 34 and have been going to the gym since I was 18, and it's so weird to have this problem now!!!

Hang in!

Oh my goodness I thought I was the only guy going through this. I am a super strong guy and can do more reps than all my friends. My stamina is over the hill and I can break half a dozen sweats before I even get tired and even after I am tired I breath so hard yet never get dizzy or have no fears. I hold bragrights when it comes to being a very strong individual BUT LATELY all that changed in one EXPERIENCE. Not even 2.

One day I was dehydrated and I climbed up a 8 story building and suddenly I couldn't breath. I became so scared that I was going to die and my heart suddenly pounded like crazy. I fell flat to the floor and started to slowly pass out. I felt frightened and my head was gonna explode as well as my eyeballs. My body was completely out of energy and I was like stunned.

I went to the ER that day. Every since that experience I now hold a great fear during any intense workout that it might happen again. It's as if I BLEW my FUSE and no longer can do as I have done in the past. Not strong anymore and have lost a great deal of confident in stamina and ability.

All this happened cause of one major event. I don't know how to fix this but yeah it's a negative in my life.
Anyways just trying to relate and hope you guys recover cause so far I am a FAIL in that department. Even when I thought I recovered I get slammed on days with puire exhaustion and heart pounding fear.