IM TRULY UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHATS GOING ON .....

I have not been to a doctor in years. The only health problem I have had all my life is that I was diagnosed with HYPOTHYROID when I was 4 years old (many people in my family have thyroid problems) and took synthroid until I was 14 and the doc at that time said "if you can watch what you eat, and keep your weight down you won't need these pills no more for your thyroid" ... Well none the less I stopped taking them and now I am 25 years old (04/11/90) and have always been a happy go lucky person... UNTIL EASTER SUNDAY 2015. Sitting down with my family to eat everything was going fine until I felt almost like I was drunk. I got almost dizzy, body felt tingly, and out of place, I got super hot and stepped from the table to control my self, I began to feel like I was dying I was so freaked out about what was going on with my body. Took my blood pressure (which I have never had problems with) and it was 173/103 pulse 132.... I WAS SHOCKED AND EVEN MORE WORRIED AT THIS POINT. My father and husband talked me into taking a BP pill to call the levels. WELL, 4 hours later of being shaken up and going through severe chills. I started to feel more like myself. Monday I felt off, and my muscles felt weak. Almost like they do when you have the flu. But no attack :) like the previous night. Tuesday I woke up feeling like my normal self (figured it was all over with and that I was back to normal. Well was I wrong. Cooking dinner I began to feel a little dizzy. After dinner was ready I sat down to eat (just like the first attack) it happened again but I got up and started taking slow deep breaths. It calmed it some but it was full fledge. I ended up driving to the ER and felt like 3 mini ones hit me on the way there. ER hooked me up and monitored my heart, my BP did a EKG took xrays of my chest and ran lab work. I asked them to run my thyroid thinking that it was the cause to these attacks and being I had it in the past but they said it was good. ONLY THING that came back that was OFF was my white blood cell count (slightly off) went home, next day felt weird strange all day, and made an appointment with a doctor.... I told her all the same things I have explained here and she said she felt like it was "generalized anxiety disorder" and prescribed me xanax .5 MG... Well another EPISODE happened that night so I was able to try it out... .5 xanax made me feel like a zombie, it took away all the feelings but made me extremely exhausted and not like my self by any means. Now since then every day when I wake up I feel fine just laying in the bed but the moment I sit up and put my feet on the ground it's this weird feeling that pops up and just sits in the background ALL DAY LONG! It's a hard feeling to explain, ALMOST LIKE a foggy head feeling, body feels like a weird numbing tingly feeling, I get muscle spasms in different mmuscles, I am usually hot natured but lately all through the day I go through cold feelings and back to hot feelings... The last two nights my BP has been having decent readings but my pulse was ranging in the mid 40's which is pretty low....... I JUST WONDER IF SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG WITH ME! Mind you my doc NEVER got to see my labs from the ER as there has been miscommunication problems, But still my doc hasn't asked for me to take additional labs. And now since I called back and told her the xanax makes me feel a little loopy and I have seemed to have gotten worse and even nauseated So now she is trying to get me on ZOLOFT (I don't believe I am depressed).. I am just at a lost for words...... I am so LOST through all of this..

@Scaredy Cat how long have you been dealing with this stuff ?

Over my lifetime, I have been amazed at how many physical symptoms can be caused by anxiety. I have had anxiety attacks off and on over the past 30+ years. Therapy has been the most effective help for me, although it usually takes medications to calm me enough to get the therapy.

These days, I am doing better at reminding myself what I am feeling is a result of anxiety. I can usually breathe and talk (journal) my way through my panic. I also use grounding techniques learned in therapy. If that isn't enough, I have someone who knows my situation (best friend or spouse) talk me through it.

Xanax comes in a .25 mg dosage also, and all the pills are scored to take 1/2 doses. If you feel knocked out by the .5 dose, you might ask the doc if you can take a smaller dose. I believe a lot of us have taken different medicines before we found what worked best. Scaredy Cat's list seems like a good one to discuss with your doctor.

I hope you find something to help you, soon, so you don't have to suffer the way you have been since Easter!

This does sound anxiety related. I had a similar experience last October where I kept on having the same symptoms you are having. I had been going through some medical issues with my son and something just gave. Since then it's been a long journey of therapy, meds, and self discovery. I hope you are able to get a hold on this.

Good Luck

I recommend having further testing of your thyroid done. If possible, with a specialist. With your history, that shouldn't be a stretch to request. Many of your symptoms sound thyroid related to me, and the high bp/pulse could have easily been related to panic. It's not unreasonable to feel paniced when you suddenly feel sick! A pulse of 40 is very low. Unless you had it within a couple hours of taking the xanax I would not suspect the xanax would be responsible.

Good luck!