u/MahmoudAZ02

Hello everyone,

It’s my second time writing here, I started having panic attacks almost exactly a year ago, I was diagnosed with a panic disorder and I’ve been taking sertraline since then.

There were times were things definitely got better, some days where I ended up in the ER over my panic attacks, I’ve been trying so hard to tell myself I’m okay but it’s extremely difficult.

The past couple of weeks I’ve been having a constant pain in my left arm and some shock like pains and a burning sensation in my chest, the burning sensation and the chest pains have happened before and I was assured it’s just me panicking and my anxiety.

However recently the left arm pain is not going away at all and I get sudden shock like pains in my arm and it instantly triggers a panic attack and man it’s horrendous, I really don’t know what I’m supposed to do, I’ve used meds to lessen the pain nothing helped, It’s been very difficult the past couple of weeks I’m always extremely anxious especially at night.

I would really really appreciate some help and guidance on how to get through this, how to assure myself that I’m okay, how to stop having this pain.

Fyi I’ve been to the ER around 2 weeks ago they did an ECG and everything was normal

Help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Hello Everyone,

It’s my first time writing here even though I’m on here all the time seeking comfort by reading other people’s experiences.

1 year ago I had a very strong panic attack ( I did not know it was a pa ) I went to the doctors and a cardiologist and did a CT scan for my head and everything came back fine, went to a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with a panic disorder, I was prescribed Seraline and Deanxit, started the sertraline at 50mg now I’m at 200mg a day.

My symptoms have definitely gotten better over time and nowhere near as bad as when it first started, however I still feel severely anxious most of the time, especially at night time after I finish work, I can feel my heart beating so clearly and it always feels like fast and STRONG heartbeats, I know everyone says it’s completely normal and an effect of anxiety but it makes me very uncomfortable and scared.

Recently I’ve been getting a metallic taste in my mouth and me knowing that that’s a sign of a heart attack just makes me panic a lot, another symptom I struggle with a lot is the sudden mild chest pain, it’s very scary and uncomfortable, I also get sudden bits of dizziness where I feel so zoned out.

It’s genuinely very rough and very difficult being in a constant state of panic for a really long time.

I don’t know what I’m looking for with this post but I would love to hear your guys’ experiences and anything you did that made the symptoms go away or come less frequently.

Thank you for reading!