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Scary..Attack?
by Aytch, Apr 03, 2008 02:42PM
I'm 17 years old and I was diagnosed with high blood pressure last year. I take medicine for it and it helps for the most part. Recently though, I've been experiencing what my dad thinks are anxiety attacks. I've had 3 in a months time when I normally have them once a year. What happens is I suddenly can't breathe too deep or it hurts an unbearable amount. I have to take really short breaths so I don't feel pain, but I can barely get any air. It goes away within a minute or so, but it's so scary. The past two weeks I've also been having extreme restlessness. I've tried everything from warm milk, to soft music, to sleep pills. While I got maybe two nights of decent sleep, the other nights I lie there exausted but wide awake. I've been able to sleep 2-4 hours for most of the nights, but I also find some nights giving me no rest at all. So, my question is: Is the attack I'm having actually an anxiety attack? And if it is, should I talk to my doctor (or nephrologist-manages my high bp) about me possibly having an anxiety disorder?
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