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Just got a panic attack , it wasnt so severe, got to use some breathing and relaxation techniques , couldnt resist to measure my bp but as i practiced my breathing and trying to relax the highest it got was like a 130/85 ..not like before where i would panic and get a reading of 150/100 or something , and then it dropped back to a normal 108/70 .. im kinda dissapointed that i got a panic attack eventhough i cant control it , but i feel that i had overcame some of my fears, its fine though a step back but i can keep going ;) thanks for everyone for the advices on panic attacks , i tried to stay calm eventhough i could hear my heart in my throat , and my bp just kept rising on the machine but i kept trying to breathe, i going to start trying to ditch the monitors and try to live without worrying as much , because it made me realize how im fine and im not dying just because my bp rises , i still worry that this chronic anxiety and fear of getting a heart attack will eventually cause something and i wont be able to come on the stress and weight of weeks and months of stress will get to me , but i hope it doesnt ..please tell me it doesnt

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deborah27

It doesn't. Xx

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Kevin160 in reply to deborah27

Haha thank you ;)

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deborah27 in reply to Kevin160

Lol, seriously though... It doesn't.

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Kevin160 in reply to deborah27

Yes deep down im aware, after seeing all my fears not coming true, when this started i would think something bad will happen every day ..but it didnt, i still worry sometimes but its not controlling me , i just tend to otherthink that eventhough my bp rises maximum to a 150/100 when i panic which is still not crazy high and whenever i feel fine it goes back to 110/70 or lower ..but sometimes when i feel very upset the bad thoughts are easier to get in, and im worried that i will stay like this

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Mehditate

Go to Youtube: Type Dr. Barry panic attacks and click on the video that is about 13 mins. Let me know. I beat my panic attacks thanks to that video. It surely does wonders!

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Kevin160 in reply to Mehditate

Wow sounds promising , thanks for the advice ..will check it out

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Sunnidayz1 in reply to Mehditate

Im checking that out too..lol

Thanks!

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Vfc513

I’m new to this I’ve been having the same physical symptoms

Palpitations and severe anxiety that I’m having a heart attack I’ve even had a full work up and I’m still convinced drs are missing something I’m pregnant so limited of any medication to take to ease my anxiety...it’s so scary do you get chest pain and muscle aches

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Kevin160 in reply to Vfc513

That must feel even worse than i do , its ok though i felt the same way , to me the most intense panic attack was in december, my bp was super high, i was vomiting , just panicking that im going to die and i cant control anything , my mind was blank but at the same time racing with thought , my heart was beating with such force i felt it was going to stop any moment , but when nothing happened and i started to calm eventhough inwas still worried a bit, and seeing people here realizing out exoeriences are so similar that we all go to doctors and get the clean bill of health and realize its in our heads, and when we do it gets easier , trust me if the doctors say youre fine you are , for me its no longer just about fearing a heart attack , its that i panic sometimes over irrational thoughts , and to me its so scary because u never know what tomorrow will bring , andim worried that i cant face what happens but each time we do ..its scary but im not saying we cant get through it

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Calm_mama in reply to Kevin160

Hi Kevin!

I've found some great ways to deal with the scary thoughts and I'll share them with you very soon as I think they may help... sorry, gotta get somewhere right now and I don't want to rush through this great info that others taught me :)

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Kevin160 in reply to Calm_mama

Haha no no its fine , take all the time you need :)

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Sunnidayz1 in reply to Kevin160

Sounds like you r doing better Kevin. That's great news👍

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Kevin160 in reply to Sunnidayz1

Ya its getting easier

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Mehditate in reply to Vfc513

I get heart palpitations and chest pain. I have been trying to change my diet and meditate. There have been days when I would go symptom free, but then remember them and my body would feel them again. Try visualizing that you have no palpitations. What would it feel like? Who is this new version of yourself that is anxiety free and palpitation-free? How does she act? Walk? Feel? Keep doing this technique for a few days.

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Kevin160 in reply to Mehditate

This is similar to me , where somedays i feel fine and that i can go on normally , but other times i just cant get those mental and physical symptoms away from me , and it becomes more scary to deal with them , i will surely try your idea hopefully it helps ..thank you for the help really appreciate it

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Jeff1943

I believe heart attacks are not caused by stress. Heart attacks are caused by bad diet: eating too much saturated fat which causes hardening of the arteries and eventually blockages.

This is not your problem, Kevin, people who are your age aren't allowed to have heart attacks.

Remember, just accept the panic attack for the moment, let it wash over you and rush past you like a wave on the shore. Do not fight it, don't rise to the challenge, do not seek to avoid it, face it without need for fear.

Forget about your bp, it is not a problem in your case, your bp is just reacting to anxiety in the normal way, it settles down nicely before long. All is well.

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Kevin160 in reply to Jeff1943

Yes thats true , but i mean since i have seen that it rises when i panic , sometimes it gets to me

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Jeff1943 in reply to Kevin160

You should worry if it doesn't rise when you panic, that would be unusual😉

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Kevin160 in reply to Jeff1943

Yes, but i panic and obsess alot about it , day and night , its like a cycle , i know it rises when i stress and can get a panic attack , then i start panicking because the thought scares me , and it just goes on , i feel nausea and shakiness

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Jeff1943 in reply to Kevin160

So what if it rises when you feel stressed, it does for the rest of us here. It doesn't matter. As I always say, you can't cure yourself of an illness you don't have no matter how hard you try.

Instead of spending time and effort worrying about an illness you don't have, why not focus on the illness you do have - anxiety disorder.

The answer is simply to accept the bad feelings for the time being. Accept, accept, accept.

Because you can't both fear and accept a symptom.

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Kevin160 in reply to Jeff1943

Fair enough

hi kev,hope you manidge to get over it,it gets you confused when everthing happens at once,stick it out kev.peek

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Yes i had alot of stuff happening at that time, migraines,panic attacks,my brither coming in out of the blue from travel,study , fights,my mom had a cancer scare ..my sister had a personal issue it was all so bad at once, but now im feeling better its not 100% gone but im getting there, im less scared each day and i meditate and do things to calm down and i dont feel as much physical symptoms like before

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