my anxiety attacks story
it all started some ten years back when i sometimes woke up at night feeling breathlessness.i consulted a doctor who prescribed zoldac0.25,i used it for nearly two years sometimes even taking it during the day.then in sept'2009 while driving back from office i suddenly felt a wave of warm feeling followed by tightness in abdomen,chest,racing heart restlessness,drove straight to my doctor and told him i may be having a heart attack or angina,was given panthophine injection for gastritis and made to rest for ten minutes after which i was okay.this episodes happened for 4-5 times especially while driving and my weight dropped from 67kgs to 59 kgs.i was also prescribed pills for gall bladder problems ,gastritis,and vitamins for 3-4 months.i did not have a full blown anxiety/panic attack but could not drive to work alone due to fear of relapsing again.then in feb,2010 i consulted a cardiologist and had ecg,troponin,echocardiography,tsh,etc tests which all came ouy normal.i was just advised to avoid alcohol,smoking,red meat and do exercise and prescribed zapiz0.25 for anxiety.incidendly i was also tested positive for h.phylori ulcer for which i was treated with sompraz hp kit for 2 weeks and sompraz 40mg for a month.but still i used to get uneasy for driving alone to work.i also consulted a psychiatric doctor who prescribed beta cap 40mg,paxidep and lonazep 0.50mg but discontinued the drugs after suffering from dizziness,fatigue and disorientaion.i am now currently taking zapiz o.25 3-4 times in a day and having someone drive me to work.iwas also injured in my chest durin my childhood and also a car crash in my twenties and still having mild chest pains especially ij=n the upper left even while at home .i am also very sensitive and easily get hurt and agitated during confrontations
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