Well, I used to have anxiety attacks, where my heart would race, my blood pressure would pound in my head, and I felt "very aware of the world around me" I felt fear from nowhere, etc...- classic anxiety attack. They would last a few minutes, I would go lay down or drink something, eat some food and I'd be fine.
Recently, after major Crohn's surgery, I was at my house with my wife, and I had an anxiety attack that continued into what I can only describe as a conscience seizure: Muscle tightening, hyperventilation, uncontrolled rhythmic movement. I thought I was going to die, I was so terrified. I would thrash and drool for about
1-2 minutes, then I would pass out for 5-10 minutes. when I came to, I would start breathing heavy again and seize again. I cycled through this pattern for about
an hour. It was hell.
At first we thought seizure, so I got an EEG. During the test they had me hyperventilate, and induced an episode. Diagnosis: "textbook panic disorder triggered by hyperventilation leading to non-epileptic seizure-like activity".
At this point I was taking: Lexapro-20mg/day, Vyvanse 40mg/day and Imuran 100mg/day, Colestid 1gram/day (for Crohns).
So they put me on .25 mg xanax /day and said good luck on life. Well, The attacks kept coming, a few times a week. I began to get scared to go into public, what if I had one in a place I could not get safe? My PCP has since dropped the Lexapro in exchange for Cymbalta, and given me Klonopin 1mg tabs for when I feel one coming on.
I know I am on TOO MANY MEDS. I need to simplify, there is no way all these meds can be good for me.
Well, that's me
Just another guy trying to climb through the poo life throws at you to reach the sunshine above.
-ZZ