my dh has been having panic attacks. We are going thru a very rough time financially although it is getting better. He is back to work with a pay cut at a job he can tolerate but not his favorite choice. He has had a couple episodes at work. I have learned that he took most of last week off because of this. He went to the dr. and then to the cardio to be sure that is what is going on. But he did not have to miss work. He has already missed a full week of work due to the flu a month ago. He is too new to this job to expect all of this time off to not be a factor.
I want him to feel better but I don't know what to do if he decides to not go to work again. He is our largest, by far source of income. We are planning on moving soon to a much less expensive situation. We won't be able to do this if he loses his job. He has started medication. The dr. believes it is situational triggered by the financial problems, the new job... If he loses his job we will not be able to recover. I have dealt with panic attacks in the past with two of my children and their dr. felt that the worst thing they could do was to alter their routine and stop going to work or the things they loved. If they avoided the situation it would make it more difficult to go back to it. This is the same dr dh is seeing. Both of the kids got help, support from home and temporary meds. They are doing fine. They have learned ways to cope if they have an episode, which thankfully are few and far between.
If his panic attacks are being brought on by financial stress, losing your job is certainly not going to help. But he thinks it isn't a problem and that they will understand. I also think he feels he is safe if he is seeing a dr. So he feels better being home but I can't sleep at night, can't eat and am having a major freak out.
I want him to feel better but I don't know what to do if he decides to not go to work again. He is our largest, by far source of income. We are planning on moving soon to a much less expensive situation. We won't be able to do this if he loses his job. He has started medication. The dr. believes it is situational triggered by the financial problems, the new job... If he loses his job we will not be able to recover. I have dealt with panic attacks in the past with two of my children and their dr. felt that the worst thing they could do was to alter their routine and stop going to work or the things they loved. If they avoided the situation it would make it more difficult to go back to it. This is the same dr dh is seeing. Both of the kids got help, support from home and temporary meds. They are doing fine. They have learned ways to cope if they have an episode, which thankfully are few and far between.
If his panic attacks are being brought on by financial stress, losing your job is certainly not going to help. But he thinks it isn't a problem and that they will understand. I also think he feels he is safe if he is seeing a dr. So he feels better being home but I can't sleep at night, can't eat and am having a major freak out.
