MY NIECE HAD PANIC ATTACK
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| Tue, 11-08-2005 - 4:21pm |
I FEEL SO BAD FOR HER.SHE PACED THE FLOOR ALL NIGHT,STARTED VOMITING AND HER HEART FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING OUT OF HER CHEST! ALL TO FAMILAR FOR ME.WHEN SHE STARTED SAYING SHE DIDNT FEEL CONNECTED TO HER BODY........I CRYED AND COMFORTED HER AS BEST I COULD,BUT AT A TIME LIKE THAT,SHE BELIEVED NOTHING I SAID TO HER.SHES 17,SAME AGE I WAS WHEN IT STARTED!!!!!!!SHE TOLD US SHE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK,OFF TO THE HOSPITAL AT HER REQUEST.THEY RAN THE GAMOT OF TEST,STARTED IV WITH ATIVAN,WHICH KNOCKED HER OUT,DID TEST ON HER HEART,FOUND OUT SHE HAS MITRO VALVE PROLAPSE,SAME AS I,WELL SHE HAD FOLLOW UP TODAY,WHICH SHE DOES INDEAD HAVE PANIC AND anxiety.DR.wanted to also rule out pregancy.....CAME BACK POSITIVE!!!!!she isnt even thinking or talking about the pregancy.she cant get past this disconnected feeling and feeling cut off from reality.hospital did blood work but must not have checked for preg.which concerns me with the ativan.they gave her a script but,shes all of a sudden scared of meds.so mitro valve,panic & anxiety and pregant all dx in same 24 hours is alot.i feel so bad for her.pregancy isnt even registering yet.my concern at this point is to stop her mind some how from whirling as it is.fear is taking over.arggg.this is such a big blow to all of us.strange as it may seem,shes on her period.i feel so bad for her shes been calling me all day in absolute panic.i calm her now as best,but i feel my own issues waking up in the mean time.


What a lot for someone her age to be dealing with. I am not sure what to say except to be there for her since you know what it's like (the anxiety/panic). Sending prayers and positive thoughts to you and your niece.
Alison
Jeanie,
WOW, that is a lot to handle right now.
The loss of reality feelings will
thanks ladies for your kind words,and heather i will certainly keep in mind to email you,thank you for that.my niece is pretty much the same maybe a little worse.my heart is aching for her as i wish i had the magic word.i am not complaining and am glad i can help her but,i think i have become the safe person as she wont let me off the phone and when i had to shower she ask me to just lay the phone down and she would stay on.this breaks my heart as i know the feeling it all causes.i offer to go pick her up and bring her to my home but,(whats the word)she is house bound.her biggest prb is feeling NOT REAL.she says that if she says someones name and they dont answer (they didnt here her)she goes into panic bcuz what if they didnt here her bcuz she dont feel real and is cut off from our world.geezzzzzz,i am kinda worried to mention therpy at this point as she is scared to death that shes crazy so talkin about that will be slow.i mentioned this board to her and she asked lots of questions.i am angry with her mom i guess,not real supportive.gosh i guess if it were my daughter i would have her sleeping in my bed to comfort her verses locking the door with a dead bolt to keep her out.she has a new man whos more important.sry to ramble but.....its true.
Poor thing. It sounds like so much to digest in a short time. It is great that she has such loving family to support her.
When I was pregnant with both my sons, I suffered terrible, horrible anxiety & panic attacks. A lot of it is the hormones acting up. They called it post partum but during pregnancy. PERIPARTUM I think it's called. I took zoloft throughout my first pregnancy and Lexapro during my second pregnancy. I have two beautiful and healthy boys. You might want to suggest to your neice to stay on antidepressants through her pregnacy. Poor thing. She's a baby herself. Best of luck to you.
XXOO Jolie