anxiety attack.tripple treatment.interferon.riba.

[didithesheep]

Tonight i woke up thinking i was about to die.
I thought i had a heart attack,i couldn't breath and i panicked
After sitting upright for hours and just trying to focus on anything else
slowly it got better.It was a terrible experience.
So,today i looked it up,if it was maybe a side effect of my treatment and indeed.....when i typed in triple treatment and anxiety attack i saw that it is one of the known side effects of  interferon.But im still sort of worried if it might have got something to do with my heart,(it really feels like your heart is going to explode) so tomorrow i have an appointment with a doctor.
Are there more people who have this and are there tips to avoid it??

[didithesheep]

Thanks for all the reactions.
It really helps a lot to know that i'm not the only one battling
with all the side effects of the treatment.
Never thought this would mean so much to me.
(-:

[quayle]

I think what's happening here is something I'm all too familiar with,there called In the buisness PANIC ATTACKS and you really feel like it's the end,for those who would like to try,and it does work for me,there is a drug specially for these symptoms(not heart) it's called Xanax it works quicker than any other drug of it's type and it has stopped many of my panic attacks please talk it over with your doctor,or Psyciatrist.

[BoceprevirGal]

  I only had a panic attack AFTER my Tx, while on my way, to pick up my 3 month post treatment results, and I was so terrified the labs would show that the virus came back (it didn't!)
  I drank water, ate a banana, and focused on letting me anxiety go.
During my Triple Treatment, I also experienced tons of anxiety, focused, of course, on what the meds were doing to my body/health.  When that occured, I would eat a small snack, and go for a walk...for distraction.
   If it happens again, like was suggested above, an Ativan may help, o be used, only during the anxiety attack~  good luck

[Advocate1955]

If you continue to experience anxiety, especially panic attacks like you had, you might consider asking your doctor for a prescription to help with that.  Alprazolam (Xanax) is a medication that helps.  Some doctors prescribe it as a medication to take every 8 hours, some prescribe it as a medication to take as needed.  Also, some antidepressants also work well to lower anxiety.  It's important to get through treatment, so any side effects are best discussed with your doctor and managed early so that they don't become an impediment to completing treatment.
Good luck.
Advocate1955

[working dog]

when your hgb is low your pulse will go way up to try to get oxygen around...my normal pulse is 42 to 52.....for some time on tx it went up to 90 to 105....it was very freaky...keep an eye on that blood work!! good luck....billy

[didithesheep]

Thanks Dianna,
I will give it a try when it happends again.
I like the water idea.The stream going towards the sea....