anxiety attack today on the street-just woken up and shaking uncontrolably
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Any one with an answer as to what to do.
I had an appointmnt today and the heat was overwhelming when leaving the house
I was having breathing problems (Asma) then saking during the appointment for 1 .30 minutes at the cab , using my inhaler constantly.
left and stod waiting for the bus for 5-10 minutes when it arrived i was in disterss and shaing pretty badly, I ws boarding the bus and the man behind me fell straight into me from uim boarding i screamed in terrot and the bus became unbearable as it was twice as hot as outside
pannick set in on the bus , eerone was staring at me a young lady gave me her water.
It got so bad i had to get off 1 stop beofre my stop and a local who knows me saw me in a mess with trmour, and took me into his airconditioned store.
the staff called the anbulance who came , i didnt want to go to the A+E i wanted to come home to take 10 mg of diazipam and try to rest.
I slpet for 5 hrs.
I have re woken with the same shakes if not worse now I am over whelmed with my body reacting to the trmeors i am with and nowo dont know hot to stop them.
Any advice pls tell me
PJ
its 8.30pm and i am alone in my flat
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shaunie39511 ozzie1961
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me also I was shopping and had a panic attack for no reason I felt unsteady like I was going to pass out I had to go for the bus which like you said was way hotter than outside and I was panicking on it thankfully I was with my mam though over wise I'd of been worse and handled it a lot worse than I did
try take some deep breathes through your nose out your mouth have an early night and drink plenty of water it's easy me saying this i know how scary it feels but remember it's all on your head and your perfectly fine just take it easy and rest try putting some quiet music on take your mind of how your feeling
take care xx
caitlin39841 ozzie1961
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Caitlin.
elizabeth20203 ozzie1961
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Hugs Elizabeth xx
elizabeth20203 ozzie1961
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ozzie1961 elizabeth20203
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i was taken by ambulance to the chelsea westminster hospital by ambualnce again at 11pm.
I could not stop shaking badly and albert my carer came home and saw me in a terrible state
i got to the A+E and what did they do they wheeled me out into the waiting arera that was packed and i was told there was a 1 - 1/2 hr wait to see the Triage Nurse.
I sope to him and the front recepoon staff then left the hospital with Albert
.why they wnted me to be assessed by a triage nurse when i had 2 lots of ambulance papre work and all the riage nurse will do is take your obs was beyond me.
I needed t be referred to the mental haelth team there not a nurse.
i was angry again at the level of service offered by a hospital , i came home and medicated myself again with more diaziapam andother 10 mg and have woken this morning only to be in trmeor still.
its been 24 hrs of non stop tremor
i am stuck fr words now and what to do
I have a solicitors appt at 11am this morning, i cannot miss.
PHil
nalia ozzie1961
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I heard on the News tonight...the presenter said; she had to alight from her bus early today, even though she did not want the extra walk in the heat. She said that the temperature in the bus was so bad, she felt she couldn't breathe. So I dread to think what it was like for you, as you had very bad asthma, on top.
I am not surprised that you were so distressed etc., especially as even outside the temperature was unbearable, let alone on a bus. Your system was so low, that you were easily shocked, which compounded what you were trying to cope with anyway. The lady sounds nice and helpful, but it's a shame everyone panicked.
Sometimes anxiety can affect a group that way, especially in the current climate.
Thank goodness another "angel" helped you. The UK really should think now and act now;...about having air conditioned cooling rooms/spots, spaced at regular intervals along journeys etc. I know France is doing it & they do it in other countries.
You have been so brave and must've been exhausted. What a series of events.
You could call 111 and they could assess you - as you could be dehydrated and you don't want to get heat exhaustion. Your body has been through so much physical stress today. I hope that you get some company soon, to monitor your tremors with you.
Nalia
ozzie1961 nalia
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i was taken by ambulance to the chelsea westminster hospital by ambualnce again at 11pm.
I could not stop shaking badly and albert my carer came home and saw me in a terrible state
i got to the A+E and what did they do they wheeled me out into the waiting area that was packed and i was told there was a 1 - 1/2 hr wait to see the Triage Nurse.
I spoke to him and the front reception staff then left the hospital with Albert
.why they wanted me to be assessed by a triage nurse when i had 2 lots of ambulance paper work and all the Triage nurse will do is take your obs was beyond me.
I needed t be referred to the mental haeath team there not a nurse.
i was angry again at the level of service offered by a hospital , i came home and medicated myself again with more diaziapam another 10 mg and have woken this morning only to be in tremor still.
its been 24 hrs of non stop tremor and it looks like i will need to take more Diaziapam again now
i am stuck for words now and what to do
I have a solicitors appt at 11am this morning, i cannot miss.
pj
nalia ozzie1961
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you poor thing, even though you experienced this further stress and intervention, I am glad that you were seen and that medical assistance was persisted with. Thank goodness Albert was there. Sometimes when my Asthma and such, is particularly bad - i can get very disorinetated and accidentally delay getting help, as I do not want to disturb the medical profession, or do not realise how ill I have become. It sometimes takes another person; to make us more aware of this and take action. If you were still shaking, it was the right move.
Unfortunately, even though the services are under extra pressure, the action of putting you in a waiting area;...I feel was detrimental to you and more stressful. I know when I am struggling, I have to concentrate alone sometimes, just to keep breathing and remaining calm, as the slightest thing can make it drastically worse. Also for dignity's sake, when you are so ill. I find it astonishing with your level of symptoms and the potential dangers and complexities, that you were not seen immediately; especially as you arrived by ambulance! I am very concerned that you should have been properly assessed by a Consultant and monitored for a good while. Especially considering the events of your day and how ill you had been, for a prolonged period of time!!
I think that more there needs to be a change in service, that allows people to be seen by mental health and physical health teams/doctors etc., without added and separate delays. Especially, as physical and mental health have such an impact on one another. Also, with potentially mutliple medications that can affect other health conditions and the risk of side effects compounding other ceratin health problems, (and also confusingly displaying very similarly) surely it would warrant and require rapid and efficient interdisciplinary communication and team working.
The tremoring sounds very tiring and unpleasant. I hope that with further rest and recuperation and with today being somewhat cooler, you may be able to become clearer on what to do and recover more.
I hope that you made your appointment this a.m. safely and if not, that you were perhaps able to converse by phone.
Nalia
ozzie1961
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I could not stop shaking badly and albert my carer came home and saw me in a terrible state
i got to the A+E and what did they do they wheeled me out into the waiting arera that was packed and i was told there was a 1 - 1/2 hr wait to see the Triage Nurse.
I sope to him and the front recepoon staff then left the hospital with Albert
.why they wnted me to be assessed by a triage nurse when i had 2 lots of ambulance papre work and all the riage nurse will do is take your obs was beyond me.
I needed t be referred to the mental haelth team there not a nurse.
i was angry again at the level of service offered by a hospital , i came home and medicated myself again with more diaziapam andother 10 mg and have woken this morning only to be in trmeor still.
its been 24 hrs of non stop tremor
i am stuck fr words now and what to do
I have a solicitors appt at 11am this morning, i cannot miss.
PJ
jean87936 ozzie1961
Posted
I am usually at home alone, I go to bed most of Sunday and at 7.30 at night as I dont know how to cope with anything else.