Originally Posted by Brokenfriend

Gosh. I understand everything that you are saying.

I was lying down watching TV,and everything went dark,and I woke up later. It's scary when they say they can't do anything more for you.

I've been on Ativan before,and it's addictive,but not if you where just on it for a week. The imaginations can run wild though,and obsessions can make you feel afraid.

I've stood up,and sat down feeling like I was going to faint,and sometimes I feel a jolt of electricity flash through my body.

I have the pressure feelings in my head,and pain in my chest when I'm tense.

I have had a loud ringing in my left ear. I'm not sure when it started. Sometimes the ringing is a whistling sound,with 3 different pitches. It might be the seroquel. I don't know. Then the ringing goes away,then it comes back.

I understand what you are talking about,and the helpless feeling that you feel when those panics come.

When my panic attacks started,I felt like I was going to die,then I'd go into that panic zone,feeling like a gray cloud had come over me. At these type of times,I cannot think of anything good. They say it's a biochemical imbalance,and inherited from the family tree. No one understands it if they haven't been through it.

I hope that your family are giving you love,and support. This type of secure feeling of being loved will help you.

I have learned a few things that help. There are some verses in the bible that I read,and I pray for help.

My friend,my heart goes out to you in sympathy. People don't understand phobias unless they have been through them.

People that I know,and family members get this subject all mixed up. There are so many misunderstandings that happen with phobias,and trying to get understanding from people.

I have multiple anxiety problems on top of the phobias. I have OCD,and some sort of learning problem. I have depression,on top of focusing on what people are saying,and etc.

I understand. Brokenfriend

Originally Posted by PanicStriken

Yeah, I definitely get those electrical shocks. Sometimes they are in my chest, sometimes in my legs, but it feels like my veins are being split open when it happens. The pressure in my head is usually confined to the middle, or maybe off the side.

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I can get this sorted out, hopefully. Until then I may end up back in the ER. I just don't know what to do anymore and I know they are tired of seeing me in there.

Thanks for your support and love and I hope you get better!

Originally Posted by PanicStriken

It turns out I do have a real medical issue. I ended up going to the ER again and they confirmed that I do actually have mild dehydration and need more salt in my diet. So the previous doctor was correct. Luckily, I was given a sheet to use to adjust my diet and get more protein, and much more fluids.

5-6 glasses a day or more was reccomended, and I'm starting to feel a tad bit better. It will still take 2 weeks for my body to get back to normal and for the faint feelings to subside. I still have anxiety that I will faint, and it's really scared me into avoiding simple things like taking a shower (I take a bath instead) or get up too often.

Even sitting sometimes I feel faint. Then again, I'm on Xanax now, so while it does make the panic attacks go away, it also makes me dead tired so it's kind of bad that most of my days for the next 2 weeks will be like this. Afraid to get too active and always having to watch myself. Like getting up slowly, not turning too fast, etc.