My hubby is 45 yrs old and has been suffering from panic attacks. It started in late Oct with chest cold, congestion, cough which he was treated with antibotics and Medrol Dose pack. He continued to feel tightness in his chest and the cough lingered for several weeks. The chest tightness lingered even longer. Due to the fact that his father and grandfather both had heart attacks at the age of 50 and died my hubby is very scared. My hubby has had several tests done and there is nothing phyically wrong with him. He has had normal EKGs, normal stress tests and normal blood tests. We have been to the Emergency Room about 6 times since Oct due to his chest pains. He was put on Xanax which sometimes calms him down. During his last visit to the ER he was given Ativan which seems to help him more than the Xanax. Yesterday he went back to his regular doctor and was given Cymbalta and Klonopin. He took 60 mgs of Cymbalta yesterday about noon and took 1/2 pill of 0.5 mg of Klonolin about 3PM. He said the Klonopin made him feel weird and really didn’t calm him down like the Ativan does. Last night he seemed calmer but did not sleep all night. This morning he woke up with dry heaves, nausea and feeling really weird like dopey. He did start therapy last Tuesday and will go again next Tuesday. His doctor is going to do another stress test and 2D echo as well for peace of mind. I know Cymbalta takes up to two weeks before it starts to work but does it work. Could it be causing the insomnia, nausea? Did the Klonopin cause him to feel dopey this many hours later? He doesn’t want to get addicted to any of these meds and he was told to take them as needed except for the Cymbalta. Can anyone give any insight on Cymbalta, Ativan and Klonopin?

Does anyone have anxiety or panic attacks? sHow were you treated and did it work?

For the past 3 weeks I’ve noticed that when I’m in class, I start to feel naucous, lightheaded, dizzy, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, chest pains, and I feel like I’m gonna pass out and my mouth is really dry.

But sometimes I can be at my house and I’ll feel this way for a little while. At night I feel fine (most of the time) when I know everyone is sleeping and safe.

Can an event trigger this? This started to happen after my boyfreind got really sick. I was always worried, then I got a sinus infection. As soon as I got better, this started.

By the way, this exact experience happened to me at the end of my Senior year in high school. I took two years off and I’m now in college and it’s happening again.

Can someone help me out? What kind of doctor do I see? How did you cope with your anxiety? And do you think this is a panic attack that I’m experiencing?

Lasts for 10-40 minutes.

I have had panic attacks and generalized anxiety for awhile now and I get short of breath and have chest pains. I have been to the er and my family dr. many times and they all say that my chest pain and tachycardia is due to panic/anxiety. I am having a hard time believeing this! So, do the beta blockers work and how long are they usually prescribed for this and how long do they take to work? I still am havong symptoms. I am also just starting effexor xr 150mgs. Any advice would be helpful!

lately I have a weird feeling I’m swaying when I’m just sitting. Then today I woke up with chest pains, shortness of breath (pretty sure not heart attack) and feeling generally weird… I had stomach issues and took tums and went to the bathroom but I want to feel good… It sucks because I feel like I just had a big fight with my boyfriend.. its kind of that same feeling and the chest annoyance keeps coming back.

my symptoms are random chest pains,shortness of breath ,tingling in hands and face,,bad dizzyness..almost something every day,,
had stress test,bloodwork,,eccocardiogram all was good,but im having trouble believing this or stress can cause this but thats what doc says ….what to do ???

i have been suffering from panic attacks now for 3 months and really cant learn to deal with them. when one comes on, i automatically think i am going to die ie im having a heart attack, i have a blood clot. its ruining my life. i have had acupunture, tried yoga taken tablets, used bach remedies but nothing. i know i have a fear of death but this is beyond control. i have been checked and i have a healthy heart and healthy lungs. but what are the chest pains i always get?? help someone please