Ive had anxiety and panic attacks ever since i was little. Im finally being treated for my panic attacks with "clorazepate" 3.75 mg. (half at bedtime). i movedup to one full one but was making me have crazy dreams and wake up in the middle of the night not remembering what i was doing the next morning.
today i had a mini panic attack for about 30-40 seconds. i was stressing about a math test now and doing homework and i feel a fluttering in my chest. this happened several times. heart palpatations? i also felt like a twitching in my left leg. i dont think this is a side effect of the meds. could this just be stress? or should i get it checked out? i had a friend who recently died of a heart condition a month after having a baby (which stressed her heart) so now i am paranoid. am i over reacting?!?
My doctor is getting my dosing figured out, but it seems like it is not working. I have had to go to the trauma center several times recently. When I do, they tell me to take the remainder of the day off.
Today I called my employeer and told her that I was suffering from an anxiety and panic attack and was going to the hospital, she started jumping me about these and told me that she couldnt put me on the schedule and have me calling in all the time. In addition she said that she expected me to come in and finish out my shift when I got through at the hospital.
Can she fire me for this, especially under the auspices of the Americans With Disability Act? I can document that I have been treated for this for the past several years as well.
I have an anxiety disorder in which i take citalopram and budeprion daily. I also take diazepam when i have panic attacks. I used to have panic attacks several times a month but since i have been taking this medicine it has cut down a lot. Now they rarely come… except for that last few weeks. I have experienced a rise in panic attacks lately and am concerned. So please answer this question if you know the answer…. can excessive panic attacks be a sign of something worse. Or am i just giving myself more anxiety by thinking like this?
I have been prescribed Xanax for the anxiety by my doctor but it hasn’t helped. My anxiety attacks feel like I have a weight in my chest (can’t catch my breath), I keep checking my pulse to make sure my heart is beating, I feel like my blood pressure is either really high or really low, and have a general feeling of impending doom. These attacks come and go several times every day. The dizzy spells are short lived and more sporadic. Any idea what this is? Thanks in advance for your help.
