your success stories please

Hello I'm new to this forum and just wanted some advice.

I'm 25 and nearly three months ago now I suffered from my first a (and hopefully my last) epileptic fit which as I'm sure you can all imagine was very frightening for me. After my 'episode' I've had panic attacks and I've been worried about going out on my own just incase I have another fit.
I'm kind of over the idea of having a fit now but I'm left with a feeling of constant anxiety and suffer from all the symptoms, deneralisation, dizziness. I've done loads of research and I think I have a pretty good understanding of what it's all about - I know all the symptoms and usually can calm myself down.

Before all of this came on I was so confident and happy with every aspect of my life. But now that's all changed - I'm trying to carry on with all the 'normal' things I would of done before, for example I went on holiday with my partner two weeks ago to try and break the cycle and had a really horrible time worrying about everything. Also I went to a wedding in Devon (I'm from London) and really struggled with that too. I used to live for these social things and I'm determined not to let this take a hold but I feel like I'm losing the battle.

Reading some of the stories on this forum makes it sound like it's the end for me - that I shall never be able to go out with friends and sing karaoke or just sit quietly at home enjoying me surroundings without getting anxious. I'm becoming desperate (as I'm sure may of you are). I just need to know that if I keep trying, pushing on with positive thinking that I can recover.

Please, I want to hear all your success stories!!

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Hi D,

I'm new too and your story could be mine! I had low blood sugar when I was younger which caused me to faint a few times. Then about a year ago, I fainted in a pub which was extremely embarrassing. I worried about whether it could have been an epileptic fit but was told it was unlikely as I wouldn't have been aware that I was about to faint which I had been.

Since then, I started feeling feint when I was out and had to leave pubs and supermarkets because of the feeling. My social ground to a halt when I used to be out every weekend. It's also causing difficulties at work as I don't like driving any distances and need to go out to see clients.

I had hypnosis last year which made no difference whatsoever and have recently started taking Amoryn and Seredyn but apart from feeling a little happier, I still feel anxious a lot of the time.

Good luck and I hope we both find cures.