do I have anxiety and panic attacks

I have been dealing with this for a few years now, but in recent years, it has gotten so much worse. Th e physical ailments I have are as follows my throat and chest are tight all the time.. rarely ever do I feel that I can breath normal. Completing a deep breath or yawn is nearly impossible. On the occasion that I can complete breaths, I usually feel like I'm over expanding my chest and get pain in my lower right throat. My ent removed my lingual tonsil a few months ago, but it did noting. My primary care Dr believes that I have anxiety and panic disorder. I have been to the err 4 times year with my blood pressure up to around 146/98 and a heart rate of 125 to 155..they have done all imaginable heart tests and say I'm fine. I have palpitations daily. They claim that these are okay too. I can do very little physical activity before i get exerted.. sound like cardio to me, but noone else seems to agree.

You guys deal with this every day. It's this anxiety? I know that sometimes I freak out in a crowd and have to leave right away. I also completely freak out for absolutely no reason. I was watching tv without any trigger, my upper abdomen tightened up my throat hurt really bad, I began shaking like crazy. My heart rate was over 140 and b p was high.

Hi Daryll,

Yeah, i'm sure it's anxiety,especially the freaking out in crowds. The symptoms of anxiety are many and varied i'm afraid, a tight chest being one of the main ones.

When you are in a crowded place, do you ever feel like running away? If so, that's another classic symptom too.

All the best mate.

Thank you for the support. My health had been up and down I'm 38 years old and feel 70. The doctors blamed reflux for years. Seemed that no matter the symptom, reflux caused it. I have been tested and tested again. Gastro to cardio. I absolutely had reflux, but now that it is gone, all these other symptoms continue. All it can be at this point is anxiety.. I just know I'm so very sick of feeling this way. It isn't really all that often I get anxious in crowds. It does happen, but rarely the biggest thing is totally random. Can be sitting here watching tv and my heart rate will go crazy with palpitations and racing. Shaking and complete overwhelming feeling of doom sometimes more subtly, other times instant and intense

Thanks Larry

I have talked to my Dr about anxiety. He agrees that I have it. Problem has been that I drive a truck for a living. I'm very limited as to medications. He first put me on buspar. It seemed to help, but made me unbearably tired. Was afraid to drive on it. Tried for a bit. Seemed like it may have helped. That or I was just too exhausted to stress out. Ativan seems to help, but he doesn't want me on it cause of the possibility of addiction. Plus, I'm pretty certain that I cannot legally drive on it. I take it as needed. Which is becoming more and more common.

My job has been a real source of stress. I just finally stopped driving and took an office job. Maybe now i can explore more meds

Doctor prescribed Celexa today.. said to keep the Ativan handy for emergency panic attack, but says if the celexa works, in a couple of months, I will not need the Ativan. Anyone have experience with this drug?