I have PTSD and started having a horrible panic attack about 7 months ago, that I was totally convinced was 100% physical not mental. So the paramedics were called and there were 3 of them, all young attractive men, I'm a 22 yr old female so this made it even worse for obvious reasons. I was in a full blown panic attack and never experienced anything quite that intense before.
My hands became claw hands because I was hyperventilating like crazy and my muscles were locking. My tongue felt like it was swelling up and not working so I had compromised speech as well. It was really embarrassing but I wasn't even thinking about that at the time I was just feeling like I was about to die. The one paramedic just tried to calm me down and focus on my breathing.
This went on for like at least 1 hour in my living room.
When they finally left I was able to calm myself down, they convinced me I didn't need to go to the hospital which I'm grateful for now. The guy was really good at calming me down but he also laughed at one point and I even said "I feel like you guys aren't taking me seriously." and he said "We are taking you seriously." I think he might have laughed because he felt nervous or didn't know exactly how to handle the situation. The other paramedic just sat down and was quiet the whole time, and the third paramedic later told me I should take a walk outside (at night) and get some fresh air. I was like "Outside? I can barely walk."
I wonder how often paramedics are called to these kinds of calls.

Have you ever had a PTSD experience like this? Did you ever have an "episode" in front of others? Or did you ever call the paramedics during one? How common is this in people with PTSD? What is a typical PTSD episode like? Is it different for everyone?