Does anyone ever feel like they're actually going to die from a panic attack

[gerrithedom]

Oh god, my anxiety has been awful recently. Raving heart, numb hands, dizziness.

Does anyone else feel like theyre physically going to fall apart from anxiety sometimes? The only thing that touches it is diazepam. It's exhausting.

I do yoga, meditation, I go for walks, I eat well etc. I'm trying so hard.

It's very common for adults to turn up at A&E convinced they are having a heart attack. Sadly young children can experience these horrific symptoms too and school refusal is usually triggered by awful symptoms of panic attacks.

Do you get them often OP? I've had a few in my life and it's awful

Yes, when I’ve had a bad one it’s felt like I’m dying. Heart goes irregular, hands and feet go numb, I can’t move my legs properly and can’t hear right - it’s like being underwater. It’s horrible. First time I had one I rang 999 in a panic.

Yup, I had one in work a few weeks ago. I lay on the floor on my office as the adrenaline rushed through my body, heart going so fast, pouring with sweat. Afterwards I was shivering, teary and exhausted. I take beta blockers every day, but sometimes they still get me.

Yes I nearly went to the bloody hospital the other day convinced it was a heart attack, I took a propanol and that slowed it down. Diazepam would also work but I can't get that 😁 it's awful op you have my sympathies

Yep, mine last about an hour and the last thing I need is anyone to say calm down or deep breaths. They are terrifying.

Yes. I've had panic disorder since my early twenties. I've learned to live with it now but it still has the ability to knock me for six every now and then especially if I haven't had one for a long time so it all feels new again.

Doctors actually are very sympathetic to them ime. They seem to know how awful and terrifying they are and reassure accordingly. Maybe some of them have them, so they get it? I had a wonderful A&E doctor who told me he was going to do every test possible to show me I was fine and then I'd be able to keep the paperwork to remind myself that when I felt at my absolute worst that every single test was completely, boringly normal. I can't tell you how much that has helped me over the years. I've accepted they'll never really go away but I do know now that they come at times of heavy stress so I try to manage that as much as possible, not always successful though sadly. Medication absolutely does not work for me, if anything makes them worse. Healthy diet, exercise and stress avoidance are the only things that help.

Sometimes mine go on for four or five hours - cluster panic attacks. I would have found it really helpful if someone had told me this was possible years ago, so I am glad you mentioned how pond yours take, as the received knowledge usually says around twenty minutes and when they didn't go away that quickly I would get more and more frightened and they'd just keep cycling.