My name is Lisa, I'm eighteen years old, and I live in Chesapeake, Virginia. I have been struggling with anxiety and depression since I was in 5th grade (about eleven or twelve years old). I had my first "nervous breakdown" at thirteen and tried to kill myself at the same time. I have been on various medications since then (Lexapro, Depakote, Zoloft, Prozac, etc.) I have also struggled with ADD and taken almost every drug you can imagine for that. I have found that Vyvanse works best for me. Recently, my doctor prescribed me Atenolol for anxiety. Has anyone else taken this? Recently, I have been having a lot of panic attacks (I had four this week). The first one I had was at a 3D IMAX screening of Transformers 3. I don't know what triggered it, the big screen, the loud noises, being so late at night. I was sitting in my seat holding my boyfriend's hand watching the movie, and all of a sudden my chest tightened, my hands flew up to cover my mouth, and I started to sob. All my brain could think was "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE" over and over. My boyfriend saw there was something wrong and promptly took me home. I was still very shaken and had a hard time sleeping. Every night since then, I've had that same thought pop into my head right as I go to sleep.
Can anyone help?
