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by amber1726
Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:27 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: The car and driving alone is my trigger.
Replies: 8
Views: 2554

Jenova - There is some comfort in knowing that I'm not alone in this crazy, irrational fear. I was looking back through the archives on here and saw that actually a lot of people with anxiety have difficulty driving. I also saw that Stress Stress Center sells a driving CD. I'm going to check into th...
by amber1726
Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:22 am
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: forcing attacks to over come them?
Replies: 12
Views: 3954

Mrs. T Bones - Your post is a huge encouragement to me. I'm new to the forums, but my biggest trigger is driving. I'm always afraid of passing out, and having three kids 14 and under requires a lot of driving. So I often feel overwhelmed and extremely discouraged because I can't be a normal mother a...
by amber1726
Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:14 pm
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: The car and driving alone is my trigger.
Replies: 8
Views: 2554

I had my first major panic attack almost two years ago while driving. I got extremely dizzy, my heart starting thumping and skipping beats, I got the icy-hot feeling throughout my entire body, etc. I ended up having to pull over and call 911. I seriously thought I was dying. I even called my husband...
by amber1726
Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:08 pm
Forum: General Comments/Inquiries about
Topic: Scared. Abnormal EKG report.
Replies: 10
Views: 4187

Hi there. I had my first severe panic attack in January of 2009. It landed me in the ER. My EKG came back showing premature ventricular contractions. Tons of them. I have had Mitral Valve prolapse for years and have had heart palpitations at times with it, but the way my heart was beating abnormally...