So yesterday I blogged about all the chemicals I am injesting into my body. Well lo and behold I had a panic attack!
It had actually been coming on for awhile.
I looked up on a website and here are some panic attack symptoms...
Rapid heart beat, pounding heart or palpitations (Yes)
Sweating (a bit... my doctor had told me that I looked like I was sweating)
Shaking visibly or inside (a bit)
Choking sensations or lump in throat (yes)
Smothering or shortness of breath sensations (BIG yes)
Chest pain or discomfort (yes... sort of a pressing feeling on my chest)
Nausea, bloating, indigestion or abdominal discomfort (yep)
Dizziness or unsteadiness (yes)
Feeling light-headed (yes)
Derealisation (feeling unreal or dreamy)
Depersonalisation (feeling outside yourself or like you don't exist)
Fear of losing control or going crazy
Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations) in face, extremities or body
Blushing or skin blotches
So... wow. All of this caused by ritalin, but not the fact that I was taking the ritalin but the fact that it was sitting atop all the other stuff I was taking. All of that stuff drove the ritalin to send me into a panic attack. So today we are going to NOT use the sudifed or caffeine. I am afraid though of having a very severe headache as a result but I will just have to deal with it. It is about time I move over to de-caf. Jason suggests I do half and half and maybe that is the way to go but maybe I should just go with full decaf. I can do it.