Posted by Guy on November 14, 2009, at 18:35:37
I have an anxiety disorder from hell which has plagued me for many years--chronic, daily tension headache, a feeling of breathlessness, derealization and dizziness (exacerbated by blindness in one eye). I have tried many meds and seen many shrinks but nobody seems to be able to do anything for me. Anti-depressants make me infinitely worse. I'm back at work after a two year absence but things are not going well because of all my symptoms. I'm sure my GP thinks I'm a chronic whiner as he keeps encouraging me to continue working and tries to reassure me by saying that he also has days when he doesn't feel like going to work. This comparison really pisses me off! Today I went for a 6K run and when I had finished and settled down my heart suddenly started racing as if I have ventricular tachycardia. It lasted for half an hour and I ended up on the floor because my brain was being starved of oxygen. I finally asked my wife to drive me to the clinic. Unfortunately, the racing heart (200 beats per minute) returned abruptly to normal before the doc could see me and I am again left feeling like a fool. I know it's a combination of stress and physical exertion as I have seen a cardiologist who says I'm OK. Current meds: .25 mg Zyprexa for sleep and 5 mg Valium as needed for anxiety attacks when I can't sleep (which is almost every night). The constant anxiety is killing me...I'm 55 now and can't recall any point in my life when I felt really calm. Can anyone relate?
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