stviod
18-02-09, 19:00
My panic attacks started 10-11 years ago. I had a massive attack one evening. I awoke, not knowing where I was, feeling hot/cold, like I was going to faint, vomit, shivering, aching joints. Had loose bowls and needed to urinate urgently. I got through the night somehow. Stayed awake all night watching tv to distract myself. For weeks after my initial attack I had a fuzzy head, giddiness and felt spaced out at times with a mild pressure in my head. I also found I had claustrophobia. Could not even stand being in a cinema or in the middle lane on the motorway. I would begin getting feelings of a panic attack if I was in a room or situation I could not walk away from. These episodes faded with time. Maybe 2 or 3 times a year I’d suffer panic attacks, some severe others mild. I’d always get after effects, fuzzy head, very mild headache or pressure or crawling under skin (on head) and the feeling of being spaced out. These symptoms would dissipate within a few weeks.
I recently, nearly, had a panic attack. I felt the symptoms coming on, tingling in hands, aches in joints and fuzziness in my head. I talked myself out of a full blown attack, (told myself it was only an anxiety attack, nothing more) but am now suffering the after effects.
Does this ring a bell with anyone....My GP says it’s symptoms or anxiety or a migraine (I do suffer from migraines). Can migraines manifest these symptoms or be a by-product of anxiety attacks?:blush:
I recently, nearly, had a panic attack. I felt the symptoms coming on, tingling in hands, aches in joints and fuzziness in my head. I talked myself out of a full blown attack, (told myself it was only an anxiety attack, nothing more) but am now suffering the after effects.
Does this ring a bell with anyone....My GP says it’s symptoms or anxiety or a migraine (I do suffer from migraines). Can migraines manifest these symptoms or be a by-product of anxiety attacks?:blush: