Panic attack

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this. I started feeling really awful yesterday again, severe headaches, neck pain, back pain and achy. It's like a switch for me, I can feel totally fine and then suddenly I feel like I've been hit by a truck! I went to bed and feel asleep only to wake up a half am hour later in a massive panic attack, although at the time I wasn't sure if it was a panic attach or an emergency, I felt so weak, dizzy and shaky along with the pain, I wasn't sure if I should go to the ER or not, so I tried to stay calm and breath deep...very scary when it happens!! I'm supposed to have a toooth extracted on Wednesday since the dentist told me it's infected but I so scared it could make everything worse! Any advice or suggestions would be great! Thanks!

Sorry to hear you are struggling with panic. DS had a few related to his breathing in the first 6-7 months of treatment but none now for awhile. He tried breathing into a paper bag which helped some. As Peteza says, deep breathing can be good. I tried to get DS to practice it when he wasn't having breathing issues so he'd be ready.

Ultimately he started using an albuterol inhaler which has helped. One time he had to take an anti anxiety pill but that wasn't great and luckily he hasn't since then. The LLNP told us it's often an autonomic nervous system dysfunction causing it. LLNP also said he could take SAME. I probably would have put him on that for the initial treatment months if I'd known about it then. Magnesium can help too but watch for herxing.

Hope you find something that helps. When DS had his first one, and he was hyperventilating, his fingers were clenching and he was twitching I googled here and found that a trip to the ER would be fruitless so he powered through the 30 minutes and it subsided. It's a tough decision when you're in the middle of it!

Yes. I've had the same exact thing.

Things that help:

Chamomile tea
Passionflower tea
Holy Basil
CBD oil
Deep breathing
Lavender and Frankincense essential oils

CBD has been my life saver. If you can get your hands on it, I highly recommend for anxiety and panic attacks. I haven't had a MAJOR attack in months and I was having the, "OMG! CALL 911" types of attacks.

Tony - the panic attacks are horrible.

I used to sleep very well - I was good at it..lol. (Prelyme)

I went through a stage in the first year when I was undiagnosed - where I would wake up every couple hours through the night in a panic, sweating and gasping for air.

Along with the other symptoms I felt like I was losing my mind.

And I've always been a strong person emotionally - my husband was really worried about me.

That has subsided for the most part - except sometimes I will have an early morning waking where Im sweating and have anxiety.
But it's nothing like before.

Keep treating .. it does get better

Sometimes I think that maybe going on a pharma for a shot time to stop the cycle might work.

My ANS seems to be on overdrive - I get these shivers that seem like adrenaline rushes so wondering if the cycle was broken somehow if they'd stop for good

My LLND offered me some Propranolol to try but I never did - he wanted me to take it for 30 days and see if it stopped it permanently .

But it's for anxiety and other than the occasional early morning episodes, don't have anxiety unless it's subconscious and causing my ANS to be on high alert

Thanks everyone! I'm hoping tonight will be a panic free one! Trying not to worry since I know that feeds into it! I so miss the healthy me!!!