in October I was sitting on the sofa reading the news when I had a stabbing pain in my brain and immediately was weak, shaking, pacing, twitching, trying not to lose consciousness and very unwell.
Went to hospital and was triaged and admitted with suspected brain bleed. Had ct and lumbar which came back clear.
Since then I’ve had similar episodes - sudden onset of pain (although sometimes no pain) and then feeling very out of it and shaky, unwell and nausea.
I’ve been to my dr approx 15 times since October for this and the meds I have tried so far are:
- Propranolol
- fluoxetine (weaning off after 6 weeks when it made it worse)
- diazepam
- pregabalin
- amitriptyline
- sumatriptan in case of migraine
I have hives all over my body and tiny blood blisters under my skin all the time.
I am at my wits end. I have tried everything for panic attacks, I cannot breathe myself or talk myself out of them. They come on with 30 seconds warning where I know it’s about to happen - and it can be anywhere, in bed, having breakfast, on the school run, just walking. I had one today whilst picking up bits for DD’s packed lunch tomorrow.
There was no trigger - no life stress more than being a single mum, no deaths or sudden changes in my life.
I’m trying everything I can but I feel like I’m being told it’s anxiety at every turn even when I’m taking all the medication I possibly can and it’s still happening.
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