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Has anyone been diagnosed with this?
Last Friday I was on my way to work and my left arm was numb and my hands were clammy. I didn't think anything of it.
I met my DH for lunch that day and all of a sudden the room spun I got clammy, shaky and my heart just pounded and thought I was going to faint. I told him to call 911... then in a blink I was fine so I told him not to bother... then it hit me again and I told him to just take me to ER. I was seen right away and was given an EEG to check my heart and blood tests to make sure I was not having a heart attack.
They gave me an ativan and that finally kicked in after a while and calmed me down. The doc asked what has happened in my life lately and I told him all about Kaili... so then he went and checked out all my symptoms and diagnosed me with PTSD. I went and seen my doc yesterday and she confirmed it.
It is scary stuff... now I am paraniod that I am going to die and constantly check my heart beat... I am on meds and I pray that those work.
Has anyone else been diagnosed? What are your symptoms?
Last Friday I was on my way to work and my left arm was numb and my hands were clammy. I didn't think anything of it.
I met my DH for lunch that day and all of a sudden the room spun I got clammy, shaky and my heart just pounded and thought I was going to faint. I told him to call 911... then in a blink I was fine so I told him not to bother... then it hit me again and I told him to just take me to ER. I was seen right away and was given an EEG to check my heart and blood tests to make sure I was not having a heart attack.
They gave me an ativan and that finally kicked in after a while and calmed me down. The doc asked what has happened in my life lately and I told him all about Kaili... so then he went and checked out all my symptoms and diagnosed me with PTSD. I went and seen my doc yesterday and she confirmed it.
It is scary stuff... now I am paraniod that I am going to die and constantly check my heart beat... I am on meds and I pray that those work.
Has anyone else been diagnosed? What are your symptoms?
deleted_user
i have not been diagnosed with PTSD but now i'm going to go to the dr because i have had all those symptoms... it scares the hell outta me and i usually just go lay down... is it really bad? should i be worried? do i need to go to the dr immediately?
deleted_user
i would go to the doctor just to be on the safe side. apparently it is more common than we think. most people just have anxieties, but i guess if we let that go to long it can turn into something worse. i also have to go and see a psychologist, so i am hoping that helps as well. the meds i am on so far seem to be helping *touch wood* but i don't want to stay on them forever. my advice to any of you ladies out there who have any anxieties, go to the doctor and get it treated before it gets out of hand. i know we are all strong women and just shrug the small stuff off but we need to take care of ourselves as well.
Leosmommy
I'd like to second what gingerello wrote. A doctor or licensed therapist can help you work through this treatable condition.
deleted_user
I have not been diagnosed , but since losing Tyler, this happens to me all the time, I hate it and cannot control it.
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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