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Originally Posted by Wanderlust90
I have had multiple panic attacks without feeling actively anxious about anything in particular, most of the time when this happens I begin to think something physical is happening & think I'm dying & the panic attack is more severe. Other times when I know I'm anxious about something & when the sense of panic sets in I can breath & talk myself down.
I'm not saying it's not physical but your symptoms do ring true to my own. I usually also have palpitations, a sense of pressure pulling me down to the ground & this weird feeling of total physical exhaustion, shortness of breath, hyperventilation, dizziness, burning pain in my chest that spreads to most of my body along with tingling & numbness that has led to me being unable to move my hands (they became stiff too), nausea, dry retching & vomiting, increasing to semi conscious states when I lose control.
Panic attacks are horrible! I hope you find something that helps you soon. The shower chair & handheld shower head are good ideas.
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I've been vomiting like crazy the past few weeks....I get spells and the doctor says IBS is blame but I think it might be panic related. I get obvious panic attacks when my mind is racing and thoughts spinning. I get the chest burning which seems to extend into the veins in my arms and my hands go numb along with the dizziness, shortness of breath and wobbly legs. My racing mind lends valuable insight which allows me to recognize it as a panic attack. But I'm now pretty certain I'm getting these attacks without the racing thoughts that I just assumed would HAVE to be present to be a panic attack. Why is my body panicking when I'm not thinking or ruminating on anything stressful? So bizarre! I don't tend to get the attacks while I'm actively dealing with the stress.....I seem to conduct myself well while dealing with stress and then crash afterwards and have the attacks after stuff calms down. It's all so weird. Your post was very helpful...thank you.