Panic Attacks, Lightheaded, Breathing/Heart Issues
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Last month, during a particularly stressful job, I suddenly experienced these intense bursts of panic. I've never had panic/anxiety attacks before. It felt like I was about to have an aneurysm, stroke, or pass out, or who knows. Scared the crap outta me.
The job's been over for weeks, and I'm not under much stress, but I still get them. Gotten blood work, CT scan, and everything's normal. Cholesterol & BP totally fine.
I can't deduce any pattern to these episodes. They seem to be random, except for night time; they almost always pop up when I try to sleep. My heart starts pounding (not fast, just intense), and I get over-sensitive to my breath rate... like if I breathe at the wrong time, my heart will skip a beat. After a burst of panic my feet tingle (adrenaline?).
Oh, and it'll always happen when I'm driving on freeways, so I have to take surface streets.
Anyways I'm getting a 24-hour heart halter on Monday, so we'll see if anything turns up. Anyone else experience what I'm going through? Thanks in advance.
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jan34534 MrWells
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Yes your symptoms are very common with anxiety and stress.
ive has all of your symptoms plus many more!
Pounding heart due to the heart sending out adrenaline when you are feeling anxious.
Anxiety attacks are random usually.
The key is to learn how to manage your anxiety. And to relax your mind.
There are great meditations on you tube for your anxiety, stress, Overthinking, sleep etc
I lay down at night with earbuds and listen to them. I end up falling asleep.
Theres short meditations for proper breathing with anxiety too.
Counseling helps also.
Remember that symptoms related to anxiety won’t hurt you, they just feel weird.
Your halter monitor test will most likely be normal. ??🙂
MrWells jan34534
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Thanks for the response, that does make me feel better. I have the Calm app on my phone, I should probably start using that again. Never been to therapy before, but I'm considering it if all the tests come back normal.
Jhow21 MrWells
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andrej123 MrWells
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Yep Ive been through the same thing. The thing with anxiety is once you get it your prone to get it again.
It is a mind game in a way. You basically think yourself into problems. Because of this you cant solve your anxiety by "thinking yourself out".
The longer you deal with the anxiety the more you will see the falseness of it.
Hope this helps atleast a little,
Andrej