Anxiety and panic disorder is off the chart

I just came back from the hospital with another episode of possible panic attack. i woke up to use the bathroom about 5am in the morning and back to bed. within about just a couple of minutes, i suddenly felt like my heart had stop, can't move and i can't breath. at the point, I'm still conscious. I'm thinking oh my god, i just had a cardic arrest and this is the end, and suddenly movei felt a kick on my chest and my airwave was free again and i jump up. instantly i woke my sister up and had her drove me to the hospital. i had no symptoms other tthan can't move and can't breath.

when i was in the hospital, they check me out, ran ekg, xray and it ws normal, except my blood pressure was elevated a bit. since i told them i think i passed out, the keep me there for the whole day and night. doing my stay, they did a cat scan and a echo of my heart and again, it's normal. my cardio doctor also came by and look into everything, he said he does not think it was a heart problem, it could be something else. after about 30 hours or so in the hospital with monitors hook up, i had no other symptoms what so ever, doctor also said my heart is pumping fine and normal, but a little slow at 50 bpm, but he said tha is normal, so they let me go. what weird was doing the whole time i was there, i had no symptoms, but the hour I'm getting ready to go home, suddenly i feel weird. body getting hot, a little anxious, but without the heart raising, they check my blood pressure one more time before releasr me, my blood pressure was up at 145/92. by the time i got home, i check my pressure again, it was up at 159/101. i took a blood pressure pill and lay down to rest the whole night.

this morning suddenly the same anxiousness happen with short of breath, my mind was going nuts with constant worry and stress. since my blood pressure was up again, i took another pill alone with my anti depression meds. paxil. i felt tired, sleepy, short of breath, and others i can't even explain for most of the day. it was just terrible.

i just want to add, i do have panic disorder and arthritis. my panic was mostly controlled and in good shape, but a month ago, my doctor started me on a new medicine Humira, a biological TNF medication. my panic and anxiety started all over from there and came back with double the trouble. i spoke with my doctor about it after the first infusion, he said that was not one of the side effects, but 2 weeks later, i took the second infusion, my panic got even worst and spoke with my doctor as welk as the manufacture, and found out there was a very percentage of people have that effect. he took me off the med, but my panic continues. (i also mentioned it in the arthritis forum). i had a couple of major attacks where i also black out while i was driving.

i don't even know what to say or what to think anymore, i was off of the anti depression meds and was doing fine, now I'm back on it along with some clonazepam. as a matter of acts, doctor at the hospital told me to stop taking the clonazepam because it can slow down my heart even more. the interesting fact is all these time i feel anxious and panic, my heart rate did not beat fast, i just feel anxious but not fast heart beat. can that happen?

Good Morning Swon,

I do believe that SC has brought up a good possiblibity in mentioning sleep paralysis and perhaps talking with your Dr. about this possibly being your problem would be wise.

I can imagine how scary these symptoms you are having must be for you.  I have been through some other situations very similiar to yours.

Wondering what your blood pressure medication is  if you would not mind sharing ?

I will be looking for your next post.

Kindly,

Kitt

 

Thank you for all of your reply, I actually thought it was sleep paralysis in the beginning, but it was to short for me to notice. I had sleep paralysis before myself as well and it lasted for a few minutes where I see things and hear thing, but can't move or speak. I'm struggling trying to get awake, but this time it was a very short just a few seconds. also I don't believe I had fallen back to sleep from my bathroom run. it was only a couple of minutes after I got back in bed. that was very strange.

Lately I just been having so much issues after issues which lead me to more anxiety and panic attacks, but you know the weird thing, my heart rate is not raising. it remain in the 60s. normally when I have a anxiety attack or panic attack before, my heart rate goes up very high. I also notice between last year and this year, my heart rate had drop from being in the 90s to 60s or 50s. I just came back today from seeing my cardiologist, he assure me my heart is fine and all test are normal.

you also knows what is weird? all day long I was feeling fine, and went on to see my doctor. just after I finish seeing my doc and on my way home, it hit me again, I had a pinch pain in my chest, than follow by short of breath and a bit of dizziness. felt very uncomfortable and weird for a long time. why didn't this happen while I was there at my doctors office so he can check me out doing the attack.

I double my worry because I have other medical issues and taking other medication which can cause a bit of damage as well. I keep thinking to myself that one of these attacks will take me out rather it's my heart or other medication that cause it. I feel so hopeless.

Thanks TroubleFree for bring it up, I actually didn't really black out before, I know it's very dangerous to all, I really don't drive if I don't have to, like getting to and from my doctors office. knock on wood I would never black out.

Thanks Stkitt, I'm taking Diovan for my blood pressure med.

Thanks SC for your input and comfort. I like this formum. just wanted a place to express my feeling where others truly understands what it's like. I was doing so well a month ago being off the anti-depression meds, but now it's back double time.