Hello everyone, I'm new to this site and have found it very helpful so far. It helps to know that I am not alone, that I am not the only one who feels this way.
I had my first anxiety/panic attack back in 1995 I think(wow, almost ten years ago) and at the time I had never heard of anxiety and panic attacks, never knew they existed. Boy, I really fell apart. I was convinced there had to be a medical reason for the way I was feeling, I had heart problems, a brain tumor, cancer, anything that would explain the symptoms I experienced. I went from doctor to doctor seeking different opinions, but the diagnosis was the same, panic attacks!!!
I refer to that epriod of my life as the Dark Ages. I was a walking anxiety attack, I fell into a depression. I refused to admit that I had a problem, I was convinced I could make myself better on my own. I couldent. I finally went on medication, started seeing a counsellor, and over time I was able to manage and control my anxiety attacks, for once in my life it didn't control me. It has a been a very long and very hard road for me.
About 2 months ago I started having panic attacks again, not sure why. I was on meds, Zoloft-50mg, yet my anxiety was unbearable. And ever since I have been plagued with anxiety and panic. Why the relapse? I have no idea, all I know is that my quality of life has diminished. My doctor tried me on a new med and it was disatraous. So now I am back on the zoloft and trying very hard to overcome this again. I'm hoping this site will help, I'm hoping the members here in the support group can help me. Thanks to everyone for listening.
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