Panic Attacks

Thanks for asking socks,

I'm fine, Just been taking some time out to rest. So many sleepless nights have taken their toll. Need to regroup a little. I'm sure i'll feel better in a week or two. Hope you are OK also.

Coogy

Hi Coogy,

Haven't heard from you for a while. Is everything OK? Hope you are feeling better.

'Socks

Hi socks, No help I'm afraid. No suppot workers other than myself and my husband. To be honest, as bad as it sounds, I kind of prefer it that way now. Badly let down by a targeted youth worker in the past, who didn't even say goodbye to my son when he disappeared. He found this highly distressing.

Time was we used to divide care between myself and my husband, but my hubby's had to up his hours slightly to make up for lost carers allowance. (*** up by CA, Long story.) Trying to muddle on the best we can really, but feeling the stress.

Developed a stammer on top of my tremmor, just after Christmas which I've never had before in my life. Going back to my GP early this week hopefully, but when I mentioned the tremmor last he seemed unphased. My Dad died of Parkinsons and my mum of a Stroke, both very young, so I don't want to over think things.

Once I've seen the GP, i'M going to try and get away for a day this week to lighten the load.

Thanks for all your advice Guy's. You truly are a rock when people are most in need.

Cxx

Coogy,

Have a look at www.nhs.uk/.../Introduction.aspx

Can you reassure us that you haven't got something like angina. (crushing chest pain and breathlessness matches too well for comfort) Perhaps a call to NHS 111 might be in order?

Hi Coogybear.  It sounds like "Global Anxiety Disorder" - check it out.  All the replies have been helpful so I'm sure you'll look into things.  If it turns out to be GAD then your GP may consider giving you a beta blocker which controls the physical symptoms of a panic attack.  You wd need 1 that was quick acting.  It won't get to the psychological root of the problem but will prevent an attack by bringing your bp down etc down a bit.

Hi Coogy,

Some sound advice above, crushing chest pain will get your doctors most urgent attention and I would second the advice that you should really get yourself checked over by your GP.

It sounds to me as though you need some extra help in caring for and managing your sons. Do they have support workers or anything who can lighten your load.

Thanks hun. Cx

Thank you for your fedback guys. I do appreciate it.

Longman I will look into your comments. And yes I am well aware of the connection between the seat of emotion (the stomach) and anxiety. Your research skills are amazing. I really admire you, you are such a rock to others here.

Dr3m3r I think you may have hit on something. Perhaps I'm looking for one specific cause rather than a cumalative effect.

Yorshirelass, like you, I'm unable to attend due to Care commitments now. A person can become very lonely and isolated when faced with such demands. and no I probably am not taking enough time for myself. Faith is a very personal thing though. You don't need to attend to pray, but the community spirit is one that certainly offers support and I miss that.

Life is quite hard just now. One of my lads is a little monophobic and I feel somewhat painted into a corner with him. I wonder if he will ever improve to the point where he's able to initiate more. I hope, with repetition, things will eventually consolidate, but the reliance on me is very draining at times. Friends say he's lucky to have such a supportive parent, but they have little clue what it's like to support such demands.

I take my responsibility as a parent very seriously, but their are days when I feel I'm at breaking point.

Sorry. A bit down today.

Can I just raise a few small points, which I'm sure you've covered, but just in case.

The pains you describe sound like hiatus hernia, which is a fairly common response to stress. It might be you've not had significant attacks before. It isn't necessarily connected with what you eat, as the adverts like to make out. Sometimes it is a manifestation of growing anxiety.

There are other causes of such pain and you really should check with your GP.

I've had hiatus hernia since my thirties brought on by stress. Also if I stress I get pains in the neck and shoulders due, I'm informed, to muscular responses "knotting up"

The stomach responds to stress and anxiety and is often a way of manifesting anxiety that is not surfacing in other ways.

This is important if you are looking for trigger factors, because such manifestations of stress are long term build-up, and it may not be useful trying to relate the onset of pain to a recent cause of stress.

Hope this helps - am not in any way trying to trivialise your pain, just endeavouring to cover some options.