Re: Have you ever had a panic attack from real sickness?
I had a migraine that led to a full blown panic attack. I've had them for years, but this was my first that started with aura/blindness - which caused me to panic. Once the headache set in my panic attack did too. I was dizzy, unable to see or think properly, and sick to my stomach, and in pain, so it was hard to tell where the migraine symptoms ended and the panic began. I called my mother when my legs and hands started going numb from the panic.
We ended up going to the hospital, which due to the degree of the pain was probably a good idea. They knew that I had a migraine, and they also knew which of my symptoms were panic related, which was nice.
Now, though, whenever I get sick to my stomach I have the same panic attack - dizzy, hands and legs start to go numb, can't really think straight. I've always hated feeling nauseous, now that reaction is just really amped up.
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