I am terrified

How are you feeling now?

In the good-and-bad aspect, as you've no doubt read from the many previous threads, morning anxiety seems to be one of those hot-topics and common complaints. I experience it as well and have yet to fully accept it. I'm working on it, but it's tough.

Do these symptoms pass as the morning progresses?





M.

I'm so sorry you are feeling this way scrumking.

you've had your heart checked out before?

i know for me when the panic hits, it truly feels like i am about to die. sometimes reminding myself that i have felt this way before and didn't die helps a bit.

maybe at some point you could schedule the full work-up - like stress test, echo, etc. just for your peace of mind? i had all these tests and it helped knowing for sure that this was not the problem.

i know some people say don't focus on your symptoms or getting more tests but for me it certainly helped to rule things out so i could tell myself when i was panicking that that was not the problem.

of course that hasn't stopped my panic attacks yet (!) but it does help to know.

i wish i could be more help but again i am so sorry you are feeling like this, it stinks.

how are you feeling now?

are you by yourself? is anyone there with you?

sk,

You are not dying ! Picture a stop sign in your mind and tell yourself to Stop the what-if thinking now.

Holter monitoring gives doctors a constant reading of your heart rate and rhythm over a 24-hour period (or longer). The Holter monitor can record heart rate and rhythm when you feel chest pain or symptoms of an irregular heartbeat. While you had the monitor on did you push the button when you felt a fast heart rate or skipped beats?

I would recommend that you see your Dr. and ask to go over each step (event) noted on your Holter monitoring.  Sometimes it helps to sit down and have the irregular episodes explained to you in layman's terms.

Remind us, please, what medications are you on?  Are you seeing a therapist?

Here is a link to an article re morning anxiety.  Read it carefully as it may help you understand how the body works.

http://talentdevelop.com/articles/UEMA.html

Kindly,

Kitt

  

Kitt,

I am on 20mg of cipralex as I refuse to take benzos and have no insurance to cover therapy as my wife lost her job and her new employer doesn't cover it.

Little,

I am off the train now and at work trying to settle down but not finding it very easy at the moment

SK.,

Great job on making it through your commute!

Try to recall all of the times that you have felt this fear before, and that you did indeed make it through.

That is how anxiety works. It is a liar, and tells us that something must be horribly wrong because of the symptoms that we are experiencing.

Remember just the other night, it tried to tell you that you would not wake up if you fell asleep? Well you proved it wrong!!

I hope that shifting your focus towards work will be enough of a distraction to get you through this rough time.

We are all here understanding and cheering you on.

S.C.