Hi
I suffer from a bit of anxiety and have panic attacks from time to time. Have not had one for a while, but this week was a bit stressful and I had a bad one a few days ago. It took me a long time to work out that the episodes I was having were panic attacks. I had quite a few when pregnant a few years ago and in the weeks following. At the time I thought there was something wrong with my heart.
Now I know they are panic attacks, but I have to keep reminding myself that they are, as it is quite scary. (have spoken to GP about it)
The one a few days ago was typical. I was sitting at work and suddenly felt a bit funny, and had a funny tingling feeling in my left arm and tightness in my chest and feeling quite unwell. I tried to stay calm and of course if passed, but if not for my earlier experiences, I would have been convinced it was a heart attack !!!
I just wondered, do other people have similar symptoms?
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Anxiety/panic attacks - what are your symptoms?
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Daydreaming · 29/10/2010 22:27
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29/10/2010 22:43
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