Hello guys, I wanted to create a thread where you could share your experience of the worst ever panic attack in your life and how you managed to deal with it.
I know there not going to kill us, and we always remind our selves it's there to keep us alive from danger and it will pass. But when one suddenly comes on especially a very bad one sometimes you forget all those things. I've suffered from panic attacks all my life, if I look back from now they have become worse but I've been able to manage them better when I am having one.
However there was one a couple months ago where I thought I literally lost my mind, I only realized that it was panic attack a couple hours after.
I was in the middle of cold turkey from diaz, and was going out for dinner with a friend. Now to anyone else this seems like a fabulous time. Not for me. As soon as he arrived I started to shake, and was acting very awkward then could not pronounce words properly and started to get emotional for no bloody reason. He said are you okay? I said I need to dash to the bathroom I'll be right back. Luckily I had propranolol on hand as my palpitations where obvious from me gasping for air, the room started to spin it almost felt like a bad trip it took about 30min for me to relax a little. I lied to my friend saying it was an allergic reaction as I didn't want him to know I was ct from a benzo or that I used to take them. He then said I think your having a panic attack, and relax. I could see he was trying to comfort me, but asking every 10min are you okay was not helping.
I cut the dinner short, and took an uber back (that was another horrible experience nearly threw up) my friend insisted to comeback with me so I agreed.
Once we got to mine, I asked if he could give me an hour. So I could lay my head down for a bit as my heart rate was
160bpm and blood pressure 170/100 this was two hours in. About 90min later my numbers settled and I felt a little better.
probably due to the beta blocker, the mental effects where still there. I think in total this was a 4 hour panic attack.
Has anyone else experienced anything like it, and how did you deal with it?
Thanks QF
I know there not going to kill us, and we always remind our selves it's there to keep us alive from danger and it will pass. But when one suddenly comes on especially a very bad one sometimes you forget all those things. I've suffered from panic attacks all my life, if I look back from now they have become worse but I've been able to manage them better when I am having one.
However there was one a couple months ago where I thought I literally lost my mind, I only realized that it was panic attack a couple hours after.
I was in the middle of cold turkey from diaz, and was going out for dinner with a friend. Now to anyone else this seems like a fabulous time. Not for me. As soon as he arrived I started to shake, and was acting very awkward then could not pronounce words properly and started to get emotional for no bloody reason. He said are you okay? I said I need to dash to the bathroom I'll be right back. Luckily I had propranolol on hand as my palpitations where obvious from me gasping for air, the room started to spin it almost felt like a bad trip it took about 30min for me to relax a little. I lied to my friend saying it was an allergic reaction as I didn't want him to know I was ct from a benzo or that I used to take them. He then said I think your having a panic attack, and relax. I could see he was trying to comfort me, but asking every 10min are you okay was not helping.
I cut the dinner short, and took an uber back (that was another horrible experience nearly threw up) my friend insisted to comeback with me so I agreed.
Once we got to mine, I asked if he could give me an hour. So I could lay my head down for a bit as my heart rate was
160bpm and blood pressure 170/100 this was two hours in. About 90min later my numbers settled and I felt a little better.
probably due to the beta blocker, the mental effects where still there. I think in total this was a 4 hour panic attack.
Has anyone else experienced anything like it, and how did you deal with it?
Thanks QF
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