HI. I JUST FOUND THIS SUPPORT SITE AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FOR ME. HERE IS MY HISTORY:

I AM A 28 YEAR OLD MOM OF TWO, A 2.5 AND A 17 MONTHS OLD. AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY FIRST CHILD, A SON, I STARTED HAVING TERRIBLE HEAD ACHES AND PAIN ON MY LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK. WENT FOR ABOUT 100 TESTS, MRI, CT SCAN, ULTRA SOUND ON KIDNEYS AND ADRENAL GLAND, BLOOD TESTS, ECT.

NOTHING SAID ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT I HAVE TENSION HEAD ACHES AND BACK IS FROM LIFTING MY BABY. WELL THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO, NOW I HAVE ATTACKS THAT MY BLOOD PRESSURE RISES TO 130/99 AND I GET SCARED AND MY HEART HAS PALPS AND JUST REAL NERVOUS FEELING. THIS CAN HIT AT ANY TIME. ANY DAY. CAN GO FOR DAYS WITH OUT ONE OR HAVE ONE EVERY DAY. I WENT TO THE DOC'S AND THEY SAID "PANIC ATTACKS". MY BLOOD PRESSURE DOES GO BACK DOWN AFTER THESE EPISODES TO 120/84 AND THEN I FEEL FINE. WHEN I HAVE THE ATTACKS I GET REAL RED IN THE FACE AND MY EARS BURN.

CAN YOU TELL ME...DO YOU THINK THIS IS STRESS? OR DO I HAVE THE SYMPTOMS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA? I FEEL LIKE I AM LOSING IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS WAY. EVER. BEFORE THIS, I WAS ALWAYS UNDER CONTROL AND HAPPY. IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME, PLEASE USE THE SUPPORT BOARD BELOW.