[BalishBun]

<font color="red"> Anyone actually pass out from an anxiety attack or is it simply just the feeling you are going to? </font>

[Cthomas]

Ive never passed out. but when you think about it. you probably can depending on if your hyperventilating. If i feel that way I try the paper bag. and it usually goes that bad. if my attacks are that bad I usually take a xanax to help it out.

I figure if it helps my well being, its well worth it!

Take care,
Hope this helps

Colleen

[AAAAA]

I think that I've passed out, my husband thinks it was a seizure. I had a horrible surgical proceedure, and when they released me from the hospital I was not in good shape. It was actually a relief for me to pass out. Not so much for my husband, I scared the hell out of him.

[snowflake_48888]

I have been dizzy and started to black out but I touched something real ( wall) to help ground me and I came out of it. Also had to do a lot of self talk while going thru it.

[BalishBun]

that I have to say is the strangest part of the anxiety. Thats got to be the symptom I hate the most !

Never have passed out, but alway am afraid I will. I get tunnel vision. This only happens to me on interstates and escalators. I think it would be very bad to pass out in either one of these situations and that makes the anxiety worse, especially on the interstate. Anyone else have similiar phobias?

[BalishBun]

im iffy about freeways now. I still take them, but before i had my catheter ablation procedure done to fix my heart arrythmia, I was driving on the freeway and almost passed out (literally). So even though its done and overwith I still think back to that day and it creeps me out.

[Perna]

It is very hard if you've had an experience like something in the past. I had Meniere's syndrome which causes sudden vertigo and I had an attack when I was driving and that was heck but I kept going! (Didn't see I had a choice) and got home okay. I remember that and figure my body/brain/self is going to do whatever it can to help me out so if I get scared I kind of rely on my body to "make it" until safety.

I've had asthma attacks that were bad, etc. and I get anxious I'll run out of inhalers, always get new prescriptions for my inhalers and leave a little in old ones and save up old ones, etc. until I get unhappy with my attitude and remind myself I'd get help or call 911 if things were that bad ever. I then use up the old inhalers and throw them away (and start over :-)

[BalishBun]

What is Vertigo?

[Perna]

Extreme (to the point of falling over, it's a balance disorder) dizziness; caused by eyes or brain or both being out of sync with one another. If you've drunk too much and had the room spin on you, that's it :-) With Meniere's Syndrome, within an hour of the vertigo I'd throw up (just like when you're drunk) so I had to get home. After throwing up, I'd have to sleep for 3 hours, not by choice, literally couldn't have stayed awake to save my life. Then you wake up and "hope" it's gone for the moment because it's totally random when and how often it hits.

[BalishBun]

wow, I guess I should be thankful for what i got (anxiety) and just remember that there is always something worse out there!