Panic anxiety disorder symptoms and conditions

I have had problems with kidney stones but thank god, no prostrate issues..
My first stone occurred in the fall of '05. My doctor at the time - the nastiest old bastard that ever graduated med school, prescribed Flomax to help the stone pass.....I took one or two and the stone passed in a few days..I don't recall any side effects from that instance.

Fast forward to Jan '08...I had another stone that made itself "known" to me for weeks before being diagnosed.......That after a trip to the ER.Lotsa' fun, everyone should go!.....I took Flomax about three times during that period and had some nasty side effects - reflecting many that have been previously published here. I got dizzy and nauseated at times.....I also suffer from panic/anxiety disorder.Flomax made me a basket case!......The "roaring" and "ringing"in the ears was and still is problem..... I passed that stone in early Feb.....
At the end of Feb the BIG ONE (1cm) decided to drop down the ol' ureter. My present urologist (Yeah the old buzzard finally retired!) gave me options, as stones of that size are real mothers to pass. Take pain pills, Uricit and Flomax......Or insert a stint and wait.....The final option was lithotrypsy. Lithotrypsy is an outpatient procedure that breaks up the stone into smaller pieces while still in the body via vibrational waves...
I had the procedure and most of the particles were flushed out.....I recommend this procedure for a quick but costly fix....
The doctor warned me that there would be smaller particles that might take weeks to work their way out........Well, that's what happened..Just when I was recovering from all the medication - Flomax included, I had another piece start working it's way down..It's still mocking me as I write this.
I took Flomax - out of desperation for three days for the purpose of flushing out this one last particle. My patience with this stone and it's aftermath was at an end! I wish I hadn't taken them.......The dreams, anxiety, rushing in the ears, dizziness..The whole thing! I had three capsules left and ground them up and threw them out today!

Flomax is hell on earth and I regret ever taking it. If I'd read this board on Sat I would have thrown them out then and just dealt with it, well I didn't and I'm suffering again.....Will it ever end?

Has anyone else experienced a bitter metallic taste in the mouth as well as an unpleasant smell to the urine as well? I also have this irritating urge to urinate but the flow is moderate........I was doing well without any medication when I got impatient and took the Flomax. How long will this be in my system I wonder.... Sex drive? I have none now.......Kidney stones really take it out of you, that mixed with the Flomax has put me on the sexual sidelines.....*sigh*.
Robert

I was driving in rush hour traffic and I suddenly felt like I had pressure on my chest, the inability to take in enough air; was nauseated and going to faint. I was so frightened, I called a friend to tell her where I was because I litterally thought I was having a heart attack. She stayed on the phone with me and I kept driving, but the symtoms got worse and worse...I stopped by the road and called my son to come and get me. I was so dizzy that I couldn't even stabilize my vision.

He came and took me to urgent care...they checked me out and gave me an EKG...it came out fine.

The feeling subsided later in the evening and the next day it started again; only worse. All I got from the doctor was a $200 bill (I have no insurance.)

The dizziness is strong ans scary...the nausea is dibilitating; the dry cough, at night while lying down, especially is irritating and the sleeplessness is really getting to me.

I scanned the internet for answers and all I found was that panic anxiety disorder had the same sort of symptoms, but I couldn't imagine that would creep up on me so fast and every day??

Today, I feel the nauseating feeling again...the slight headache and I have had cramps on my feet for about 3 weeks now...amd the dizziness is so scary, especially when you have to drive 30 miles to work...

Today it hit me; LISINOPRIL...I took it about a year ago and felt the same way and guess what I starting taking again just over 3 weeks ago for my blood pressure? Yep...

I am NOT taking another pill...I am on hydrochorothiazide and I will have to find another way to control my blood pressure that rest of the way...diet ans exercise to start.

Thank you all so much for your testimonials, because you just made my life a lot brighter....and I think we should turn an attorney on to this site...we have been in a living hell because the makers refuse to believe us!