Don't believe that I have panic disorder - Panic Disorders Message Board

thinkimcrazy · 02-18-2005, 01:32 PM

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][COLOR=Black]I don't really believe that I have panic disorder but that's what my dr. thinks. I rushed to his office Oct 04 with severe chest pains, I'm only 35 (to me that's pretty young). My blood pressure was high, and heart was racing. Never had anything like this before. My heart rate seemed to stay above 100 even when sleeping. He sent me to a cardiologist who did stress test, and holter monitor. Heart rate was from 70 - 140. Nothing wrong with my heart. He put me on Toprol XL for the heart rate which it does seem to have helped but a month ago I actually passed out in my house. Now I'm going to a neurologist. I just don't believe I have panic disorder. I don't seem to have the same symptoms as everyone on this site. Any clue? I really am starting to think maybe its in my head....... He asks me everytime I rush to him, what were you thinking about? I wasn't thinking about anything....... I have read through some of these other articles and I don't have a panic about anything. All I worry about now is what in the world is wrong with me.

I've had an mri of the brain and it was normal. I've had an EEG and the doctor wants me to repeat the test and stay up all night the night before this time. I really don't understand this but I guess I'll know why soon enough. I just want some answers.

1blueangelz · 02-18-2005, 05:33 PM

Hello, I have had the same thing... My heart rate will jump up and blood pressure goes up but no feelings of panic...Doc said I could be surpressing the panic feeling....Keep up the tests just to make yourself feel better that it is nothing more...Good Luck to you..

thinkimcrazy · 02-21-2005, 01:12 PM

Well what did they do for you? Did they put you on meds? I'm just trying to figure out what in the heck is going on. They are testing me this week for Epilepsy. I don't have any idea what that has to do with anything but I'll go along for the ride I guess. The doctor says that since I had a loss of consciencesness that it is not related to the other.

1blueangelz · 02-22-2005, 05:28 PM

I had a whole mess load of tests run on me and they put me on Paxil (though I still have not taken it ) I found that just laying down and concentrating on my breathing twice a day tends to help a little with it.

hanelo4 · 02-23-2005, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkimcrazy

[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1][COLOR=Black]I don't really believe that I have panic disorder but that's what my dr. thinks. I rushed to his office Oct 04 with severe chest pains, I'm only 35 (to me that's pretty young). My blood pressure was high, and heart was racing. Never had anything like this before. My heart rate seemed to stay above 100 even when sleeping. He sent me to a cardiologist who did stress test, and holter monitor. Heart rate was from 70 - 140. Nothing wrong with my heart. He put me on Toprol XL for the heart rate which it does seem to have helped but a month ago I actually passed out in my house. Now I'm going to a neurologist. I just don't believe I have panic disorder. I don't seem to have the same symptoms as everyone on this site. Any clue? I really am starting to think maybe its in my head....... He asks me everytime I rush to him, what were you thinking about? I wasn't thinking about anything....... I have read through some of these other articles and I don't have a panic about anything. All I worry about now is what in the world is wrong with me.

I've had an mri of the brain and it was normal. I've had an EEG and the doctor wants me to repeat the test and stay up all night the night before this time. I really don't understand this but I guess I'll know why soon enough. I just want some answers.

Hi there

I am sorry you are going through all of this mess at this time. I was diagnosed with having panic over a year ago and like you, I didn't think I had it either. It came out of the blue for me. I was actually sleeping when it happened, but as I investigated more, I had all the classic symptoms of panic. You don't have to actually be stressed or "thinking" about anything at the time of a panic attack. They usually come from nowhere. I can be extrememly relaxed and boom, I am all of a sudden having an attack, for no reason at all. These attacks come from your subconcious mind, so you don't have to actually be thinking of anything at the time, but your subconcious is. Either way though, I would still take a few more tests just to make sure.

P.S.- I forgot to add that when all of this started for me, my blood pressure was a little high too. My doctor told me that it was from being so stressed out and sick.

Chantel