I've had a rough couple of months, health wise. Luckily it appears that it has been nothing really serious.
Starting in July I woke up in the middle of the night thinking that I was choking and dying. My thoughts spiraled out of control and I couldn't get back to sleep because I was convinced that I was dying. At first I thought that I couldn't breath possibly because I am overweight, but then I began to wonder if I was having panic attacks. Over the months I think it's safe to say that I have been having periodic panic attacks, and I have no idea why the panic attacks just suddenly started.
A couple of months ago, I went to the get a massage and afterward I felt dizzy. I was dizzy for almost a month, primarily when I laid down. It wasn't just the dizziness that was worrisome though. Every time that I laid down my heart would beat hard and flutter periodically. During the day and night, my arms would tremble and I was convinced that something might have been seriously wrong.
I went to the doctor and he confirmed that I had vertigo, and claimed that the shakiness and heavy heartbeat was due to anxiety. He gave me some temporary anti-anxiety medicine and after about a week of using it, I stopped shaking, my heart wasn't beating so hard, and my vertigo eventually disappeared. I can't figure out if I felt better due to the anti-anxiety meds or if it is due to exercise and eating better.
After about four days of taking the medicine, I suddenly felt that my body felt absolutely great. It was then that I realized that stress is going to kill me if I don't get it under control.
Starting in January, I feel off the wagon for about a month and started eating crappy food. And then I suddenly started feeling dizzy and had the shakiness again. I went back to the doctor and he eventually checked my heart by giving me an ekg, and gave me the anti-anxiety meds again. They also cleaned out my ears, and I apparently had a blockage in my right ear, which I am hoping caused the vertigo. The meds didn't work so quickly this time but the vertigo is gone and I am feeling a little better. I am trying to cut back to taking the meds every other day, and I'm doing pretty well with walking and doing yoga.
Wish me luck that when I go off the meds again in about a week that I can try to manage the stress with my exercise, sleep and healthy eating!
I can't wait to tell you about some health books that I have been reading. I'm just about to go on a "21 day plan" for getting more energy. I will blog about that soon!
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I am so sorry for your terrible time. It is the most horrible feeling being dizzy like that. About the panic attack- Have you ever tried meditation? I apologize if you have blogged about it before. If not, try it. It only takes ten minutes and is as simple as just thinking about the breaths going in and out (try to think about only that) for 10 minutes.
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ReplyDeleteWow I hope you get better! Do you really think the vertigo came from the changes in the eating and exercising? At any rate glad to hear that the shaking has stopped.
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ReplyDeleteHeh, I always feel like crap after falling off the wagon, so to speak.
ReplyDeletePanic attacks are scary things, and so is anxiety. I hope that the medication continues to help and that you are able to stick to your healthy eating and exercise!
Keep us up to date, eh? ;)
Panic attacks are created from fear of things that haven't happened yet. I use an NLP technique called "Time Line Therapy" to effectively control this condition. HUGS!
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Hi you have had a bad time. Hope all comes good for you.
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ReplyDeleteYou have experience in vertigo like my mom, sometimes she feel like you and I remember when they feel so dizzy and start to down. So I try some treatment and finally that really help my mom.
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