Had a pretty bad attack

[AnaIM84]

Hi All,

I just had a really bad panic attack it came out of the blue! I was in the restroom thinking to myself that finally today I was feeling better when all of the sudden the panic came. Came as a rush, no warning just a rush of something really bad happening and I needed to get out of the restroom. I did came to my desk and took my 25 mg rescue pill of clonazepam. It's making its effects I am also on 50 mg of Quetiapine.

Now, besides feeling tired and a bit numb, I feel horrible. Panic attacks leave me so drained and scared, I feel like I would like to cry for a while and just cry nothing else just cry my eyes out. The fear is so so bad and how it just came out of nowhere and in a rush. As I write this I feel way better and more in myself but I'm just scared. Plain plain scared, scared of the sensations, scared of feeling them again, scared of everything!

[Agora1]

Hi AnalM84, I'm sorry you did experience bad panic attack this afternoon. I don't believe

however that it can out of the blue. Just the momentary thought that you had of feeling

better today was enough to raise your level of anxiety.

What you think is what you get. We sometimes think we are jinxing ourselves but it can

happen in a blink of an eye just by having out subconscious mind send up a red flag.

Of course it was in error but by the time you process that, the fear is out of control.

I'm glad you do have a rescue pill to take in a pinch. If this should happen at home, you

may be able to start training yourself to deep breathe at the first sensation that something

bad was about to happen. Eventually, you will be able to retrain your mind to relax and

let it flow by. The reason for that is when we take medication then that makes us feel

numb. Fear of fear may still be there or worse yet the "what ifs". Wishing you an evening

of relaxation and calm. Panic Attacks are both physically and emotionally wearing. Time for some "me time". xx

[AnaIM84 in reply to Agora1]

Thank you for taking the time to read my post and for answering. Makes me feel understood and that I am not crazy about how I feel. Thank you!

[Skydreamer42 in reply to AnaIM84]

You're not alone, AnalM84. I too have to deal with attacks like this.

[LucyKe]

That’s usually how they come out of no where & fast, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to call the ems to come get me off the freeway out of a store or wherever & yes they do leave you extremely tired & sometimes leave you embarrassed

[Kat63]

I hate, hate, hate panic attacks! I’ve been having them lately. I think I’ve always had generalized anxiety disorder (not diagnosed), but there have been certain times in my life when the anxiety is overwhelming. Unfortunately, I’m in such a period of my life right now.

I just want to feel safe again. I just want to have a normal life - get up, go to work, go home, relax in the evening, go to bed. I have no spirit of adventure any more. None. If the rest of my life is boring, that’s okay with me. Boring is good. I just hope I don’t have to go through the whole rest of my life feeling scared.