Ever had a panic/anxiety attack?

[ChrizJen]

Mine started when my Dad was dying and got bad again this year with my Mother's death. Every time I hear about death, I get anxious. Also, major stress of any kind will make me more likely to wake up in a panic. I hate it!!!

I was having them about a year or so ago, and they subsided. Then in June of this year, my dad passed away suddenly at the age of 57. It was a shock to us all, and I've had a couple of attacks since his death. It's not a fun thing, and I'm probably going to have to talk to my doctor about them again. I thought they were gone.

 

[minniemomof3]

Yes. I get them to. It seems like any bit of stress triggers and attack. I'm in the middle of a house renovation and the panic attacks have just gotten worse.

 

[highland3]

A few years ago, I thought I might be having a heart attack... so I walked a block to the nearby hospital. They took me right in, hooked me up to the monitors, took a blood sample and kept me for observation for a few hours.

Not a heart attack. My DW was not impressed when I got home and told her about my day!!!

 

[IDoDis]

My friend started getting them in her late teens. She could not be left alone, and could not drive in a car unless she was with someone in a small circle of friends. She still suffers from anxiety disorder 35 years later. She can only travel within a few miles radius from her home, lives within a mile from a hospital (this was a requirement when buying a house), doesn't attend movies, concerts, only frequents a few close restaurants & stores, and doesn't ever travel. It's very debilitating. She's tried meds off and on, but even the thought of taking a medication and losing control of her body causes panic, so she had to stop taking meds. Her hubby takes the kids on trips to Disney. She's never been there.

 

[Iluvjiminy]

I started having panic attacks that were diagnosed when my oldest dd (19) was a baby. My best friend was killed a car accident and my grandma had a massive heart attack 5 months later. I did ok until Brittany was a few months old and I guess the stress of their deaths and having a new baby sent me over the edge. Every time I had a pain I thought I was having a heart attack, I lived in the ER for a while. Finally they decided I was having panic attacks. They are terrible and I wouldn't wish them on anybody. The best way I can describe them when they start is I feel like a squirrel looks in the middle of the road when a car is coming....you know running back and forth like what do I do what do I do??!?!?!? I can't breath and feeling like I am literally getting ready to float right out of my body. I get hot and sweaty then start shaking and my teeth are chattering like I'm freezing to death. I have to pace back and forth but my legs feel wobbly and I'm not sure they can hold me up. My children are older now so they are used to it and do a wonderful job of "talking" me through a panic attack. Sometimes they are extreme enough that I start begging whoever is around not to let me die because I swear that's what I think is going to happen at the time. I have klonopin to take when it gets that bad, but would rather not take it so I talk and pace ALOT. So far I haven't needed meds since last August but I keep a prescription for klonopin filled at all times. Sometimes I think just knowing that it's there if I need it helps its like a security blanket of some sort. My youngest dd is a bit "nervous" and I pray every day that my girls won't ever have to deal with the horror of a panic attack.

 

[Hollywoodhaha]

Very often. I have depression and anxiety disorder so .. Zoloft is my best friend.

I have them [like today] when I am in the water for a school project and I feel like a fish is around me but it isn't so I start freaking out, going off-balance, and falling into the water again and again.

I mostly have them at Disney World. I am scared to death of roller coasters, but I love them. Everytime I ride Dinosaur, while in line I start shaking, breathing hard, crying, and I am all quiet during that. During the ride I was hyperventalating. I refuse to ride it again. I'm only 16 too

 

[Teacher03]

My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer in May and I had a panic attack almost every day. The anxiety was unbearable. My mom died of cancer in 2006, so I am terrified of cancer. Luckily my dad is doing well and is on the road to recovery. I haven't had an attack since the end of June.