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Reply 1
i've had moments where i have just broke down in tears. I'm not sure if that's a panic attack 
I had my first panic attack in June last year. One of the scariest things that has ever happened to me. I felt like i was going to die! My heart was racing, i couldn't stay still, my speech as all garbled, heart racing felt hot and of course i couldn't breath properly. I also had nausea and was shaking despite being hot.I have had some since but that one was the worst one by far. Ended up in A+E becasue some w*nker of a doctor gave me an anti-psychotic medication which was 1. The wrong dose 2. Not meant to be prescribed for me as i didn't show the symptoms associated with the drug and 3. Didn't prescribe the antidote alongside it which would have avoided the hospital visit. Didn't exactly help me not to panic when i nearly stopped breathing because my neck was in spasm so i couldn't breathe. 
I've had them since last October. The usual symptoms, heart racing, shakiness and diziness, but they only last for 30 minutes at the most. The first few times I had them they were quite scary, but after a while even though I'm still having them, they're not that bad as I realised that I wasn't going to die. I've never taken medication, but then again mine might not have been as bad as some other peoples, the best way I've found to deal with them is 7/11 breathing (7 seconds breathing in, 11 seconds breathing out).
I think I was going to have one a while back, my heart started racing I was taking huge breathes which weren't working, I felt dizzy and hard to breathe, but I just said to myself, breath in, now out, and a few minutes later it went away, I think it would have been a lot worse if it wasn't for the fact that I had seen how someone dealt with a friend of mine who was having one and I just copied how they stopped it
Its good you were able to stop it. I have been able to stop them getting worse in the past but sometimes it just seems out of my control and i can't do that. The doctor prescribed me some Temezepam (among other things) to use when i start to feel panicky, but i have got rid of them as they can be addictive when used over prolonged periods of time, and they weren't really helping me to cope with the issues causing the attacks. Although when i am having an attack i wish i hadn't done that!
My last one was just over a week ago. I was by myself but i managed to stop it by having a shower and going out for a walk to help regulate my breathing.
My last one was just over a week ago. I was by myself but i managed to stop it by having a shower and going out for a walk to help regulate my breathing.
Reply 6
I think I've had them....I hear they are becoming more and more common in students, with exam stress and all...
I think there are varying degrees, but when your heart is pounding so much you worry that you are having a heart attack, your stomach feels full of acid, your lungs feel like somone has punched them, you're rooted to the spot and feeling faint and dizzy, you can't speak or think, I'd say that was one form of them I've had. :-(
I think there are varying degrees, but when your heart is pounding so much you worry that you are having a heart attack, your stomach feels full of acid, your lungs feel like somone has punched them, you're rooted to the spot and feeling faint and dizzy, you can't speak or think, I'd say that was one form of them I've had. :-(
Sarky
Its good you were able to stop it. I have been able to stop them getting worse in the past but sometimes it just seems out of my control and i can't do that. The doctor prescribed me some Temezepam (among other things) to use when i start to feel panicky, but i have got rid of them as they can be addictive when used over prolonged periods of time, and they weren't really helping me to cope with the issues causing the attacks. Although when i am having an attack i wish i hadn't done that!
My last one was just over a week ago. I was by myself but i managed to stop it by having a shower and going out for a walk to help regulate my breathing.
My last one was just over a week ago. I was by myself but i managed to stop it by having a shower and going out for a walk to help regulate my breathing.
Good for you!
Just found my blog entry from the day i had my first panic attack:
Yesterday was an awful day. I was on the bus on my way to visit a friend when i started having a panic attack. I've never suffered from anxiety before i usually just get down. I was crying and shaking and my legs wouldn't do what i wanted them too. I stayed on the bus and Andrew met me at the stop for his house. I was in such a state that we went to his GP. He was a horrible doctor, when i told him what medication i was on, he said there was no such thing. He was also quite rude about the fact that i was visiting for the weekend and he didn't want to treat me. By this time i was begging for him to give me something to calm my nerves as i felt i was in danger. A prescription was written for haloperidol and we left. I took 2 at first as suggested, which knocked me out and my me really lethargic which i didn't like. I still felt really restless so i took another abour 3hours later.
My neck went into a spasm position where i was pointing my head towards the sky, i couldn't talk and i couldn't breath. I managed to ask Andrew to call an ambulance because i felt i was in danger of cutting of my airway with the position i was in. They came and i was taking to QMC in Nottingham. I had to wait a long time to be seen and people kept telling me to sit out properly but my body wouldn't let me. I was shaking and sweating and gasping for air. When we eventually were seen by a doctor she gave me something in an intravenous line saying i'd had a bad reaction to the haloperidol and the doctor shouldn't have prescribed it the way he did. Then i had to wait for someone to assess me.
I finally got assessed about 4 hours after arriving. He said he thought i should just go home and things would get better. I doubtd they would. We made a compromise in that if i didn't feel better by today i wouldgo back and be admitted before being transferred to London.
At the moment i feel like i should go back. I'm still very anxious which i strange because i've never had that before. Hopefully i can get some help.
I don't know how much i'm going to be around for a while. Hope everyones exams go well, i might not even be doing mine now.
Yesterday was an awful day. I was on the bus on my way to visit a friend when i started having a panic attack. I've never suffered from anxiety before i usually just get down. I was crying and shaking and my legs wouldn't do what i wanted them too. I stayed on the bus and Andrew met me at the stop for his house. I was in such a state that we went to his GP. He was a horrible doctor, when i told him what medication i was on, he said there was no such thing. He was also quite rude about the fact that i was visiting for the weekend and he didn't want to treat me. By this time i was begging for him to give me something to calm my nerves as i felt i was in danger. A prescription was written for haloperidol and we left. I took 2 at first as suggested, which knocked me out and my me really lethargic which i didn't like. I still felt really restless so i took another abour 3hours later.
My neck went into a spasm position where i was pointing my head towards the sky, i couldn't talk and i couldn't breath. I managed to ask Andrew to call an ambulance because i felt i was in danger of cutting of my airway with the position i was in. They came and i was taking to QMC in Nottingham. I had to wait a long time to be seen and people kept telling me to sit out properly but my body wouldn't let me. I was shaking and sweating and gasping for air. When we eventually were seen by a doctor she gave me something in an intravenous line saying i'd had a bad reaction to the haloperidol and the doctor shouldn't have prescribed it the way he did. Then i had to wait for someone to assess me.
I finally got assessed about 4 hours after arriving. He said he thought i should just go home and things would get better. I doubtd they would. We made a compromise in that if i didn't feel better by today i wouldgo back and be admitted before being transferred to London.
At the moment i feel like i should go back. I'm still very anxious which i strange because i've never had that before. Hopefully i can get some help.
I don't know how much i'm going to be around for a while. Hope everyones exams go well, i might not even be doing mine now.
Reply 9
historyhoney
I want to know how common they are, and how serious people had them to poll, yes or no to if you have had them and if yes, if you dont mind me asking, what are they like?
Had them pretty badly, was more of a general anxiety thing. Used to cry on the way to school every morning for about 3 years and spend the whole day sitting there panicking, missed quite a lot of school too when I was just too scared to leave the house. Wasn't that fun, but hey, if life was easy we'd all be doing it...
Reply 10
I had them about 4/5 years ago (when I was 16)....they were the reason I quit college - I didn't go to lessons because I was scared to leave the house for fear of having one and not being able to cope on my own.
I had my first at about 4 years old. Really scary. It's one of the first memories I have.
I thought it was an asthma attack (even though I have never had asthma) for a while. But started having panics again when I was about 14.
I would get very upset in crowded places and that would set me off.
I never had them serious enough for medical attention, they would last up to about 10-15 minutes intensly and I would feel a bit wrong for a few hours after wards. got difficult when it started on buses and I would be shaking and trying to hold back tears while not being able to breathe.
I occasionally feel like I'm about to have one now, but my chest just goes tight for a few minutes and I've managed to stay calm.
I thought it was an asthma attack (even though I have never had asthma) for a while. But started having panics again when I was about 14.
I would get very upset in crowded places and that would set me off.
I never had them serious enough for medical attention, they would last up to about 10-15 minutes intensly and I would feel a bit wrong for a few hours after wards. got difficult when it started on buses and I would be shaking and trying to hold back tears while not being able to breathe.
I occasionally feel like I'm about to have one now, but my chest just goes tight for a few minutes and I've managed to stay calm.
I've had them all my life, since I was very small. I'm very sensitive to a lot of things - new places/new people/public speaking/talking in a different language/exams... they all start me off.
Mine tend to start with a tight, sick feeling in my stomach... my heart beats very fast, I breathe very quickly, I shake, freeze up... when I was younger I used to vomit, but I can control that now, thank goodness.
The worst period of anxiety attacks I ever had was during my mock exams for GCSE. I used to go into school everyday and had to hide in the toilets while I panicked just before the exam. Not nice.
I've been told to get counselling/medicine for them, but I refused both of those. I'm just a very sensitive person, and I don't see how pills will help. I'm better at controlling them now than I used to be, and I hope to grow out of them as I get older.
Mine tend to start with a tight, sick feeling in my stomach... my heart beats very fast, I breathe very quickly, I shake, freeze up... when I was younger I used to vomit, but I can control that now, thank goodness.
The worst period of anxiety attacks I ever had was during my mock exams for GCSE. I used to go into school everyday and had to hide in the toilets while I panicked just before the exam. Not nice.
I've been told to get counselling/medicine for them, but I refused both of those. I'm just a very sensitive person, and I don't see how pills will help. I'm better at controlling them now than I used to be, and I hope to grow out of them as I get older.
Lidia
I've been told to get counselling/medicine for them, but I refused both of those. I'm just a very sensitive person, and I don't see how pills will help. I'm better at controlling them now than I used to be, and I hope to grow out of them as I get older.
I've been told to get counselling/medicine for them, but I refused both of those. I'm just a very sensitive person, and I don't see how pills will help. I'm better at controlling them now than I used to be, and I hope to grow out of them as I get older.
You can get tablets which reduce anxiety levels. I take medication to prevent migraines but I think it lowers my blood pressure.
I don't get so worried in crowded spaces now. Pills can over ride emotions sometimes.
Reply 14
nope never had one....
why do you get them...i mean what was the situation you were getting stressed on?
why do you get them...i mean what was the situation you were getting stressed on?
Reply 15
I've had a fair share of experiencing anxiety in the past (especially before exams and performances), but it's never been serious enough to evolve into a panic attack. I may get one this week though - life is going to be very stressful for the next couple of days. 
Reply 17
panic attack? never heard of the word ....until now. Think i may have had it just before my GCSE biology exam...didn't revise, and was cramming it in hours before the exam! that was really stressful!
PK
....until now. Think i may have had it just before my GCSE biology exam...didn't revise, and was cramming it in hours before the exam! that was really stressful!PK
I had mine when I was really stressed out by something, I think it was my brother, and I got really worked up, until it was hard to calm down.
Antoehr time, I was walking home from school during the day and I suddenly couldn't breathe and felt an overwelming oppresion (I dont like my school) and just tried to breathe , it wasn't very nice
Antoehr time, I was walking home from school during the day and I suddenly couldn't breathe and felt an overwelming oppresion (I dont like my school) and just tried to breathe , it wasn't very nice
Reply 19
I had a panic attack when I was nine and thought someone had broken in downstairs.
It got to the point where I couldn't move and couldn't breathe and all I could think about was that they were going to find me and kill me. I was shaking so much, and felt really badly sick.
Basically it wasn't a lot of fun.
It got to the point where I couldn't move and couldn't breathe and all I could think about was that they were going to find me and kill me. I was shaking so much, and felt really badly sick.
Basically it wasn't a lot of fun.
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