Daily panic attacks

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I'm sure it's work related, I'm fine when there but I get home and it's like my body finally allows me be to break down.

I'm under so much pressure with my projects. Deadlines have passed by, redundancies likely (not for ne but site teams), constant pushing to get these over the line and snide remarks at me. My director has reassured me that he knows I'm doing everything possible within my control, and have come up with innovative ways to work around problems but so much has cropped up that's been completely unexpected (very unusual stuff, niche).

I feel like I'm about to break under this pressure. I've always loved responsibilities and a challenge, dreamed of a promotion and working towards MD one day but I can't even cope with this.

Writing this and feel like I'm about to be sick

Sorry to hear you are struggling what help would you like?

Thank you @Greensheep242 , I just want to stop the panic attacks. I've a history of them but my usual coping mechanisms aren't remotely working.

Sertraline is your friend. You must speak to your gp. Also some CBT.

My GP cannot offer any support, they said I have to go through this online mental health service and that service deemed my needs as not sufficiently bad enough to need receive help currently.

Sertaline didn't help last time either, but I'll ask my GP if I can try again (wish me luck getting an appointment again though).

Is there anything I can do at home?

I find it hard to manage the lead up to it as I'm busying ensuring kids are fed, loved and in bed but then it just comes on.

Sorry to hear your GP isnt much help. Have you an EAP at work?

I think you need to talk to your boss and say exactly what you said here. Let's be honest, he has a choice to sort out the excess pressure on you or face the real risk that you will burn out and go on long term sick, or leave.

I cannot tell my boss, I cannot show any weakness here. I'm very conscious I'm working for a promotion in a couple of months.

It just feels like I can never breathe enough

You have to give Sertraline a long time. It took 6 months and a dose of 150mgs to make a difference to my daughter.

You might be better discussing Mirtazepine with your GP - it's excellent for anxiety and panic attacks. It helps with sleep, but can make you feel groggy at first. (Weirdly the lower doses make you more tired). It was a lifesaver for me when my panic attacks were at their worst.

I was on it for almost a year @pompomdaisy And kept being told "just give it longer". Although, in fairness, it did turn out to be undiagnosed ADHD.

No luck getting through to GP again today. Have put in another referral to the online service.

It's just impossible to secure a GP appointment

Propanalol can help with the physical symptoms of anxiety, they are a beta blocker and helped when other medication didn’t work for me.

You know the cause of your anxiety, which is good. Is this pressure a short term thing or likely to continue? Is it worth your mental health?

Talking therapy, exercise, meditation can all help manage your anxiety but unless the pressure comes off at work not much will help.

I think its effecting me more than usual at work because there's so many other stresses in my life too

• Remortgage is due so mortgage will be increasing by 50%
• inlaws have just disowned me and my boys
• marriage counselling due to start
• struggling with my youngest's epilepsy
• failing on creating best environment for my AuDHD eldest
• really feeling like my grief for my middle son is swallowing me again

Can I get anything over the counter to help? Will 111 be able to help? I really feel like I'm going to die

I think given what you’ve just said, it would be worth calling 111 or trying to get an out of hours appointment at a primary care centre this evening.

Thats an awful lot on your plate OP x