Anyone else experienced this?

[thepanicman]

Hi, this is my first post so I hope I have come to the right forum :)

My doctor has reassured me that the symptoms I have are panic attacks but I want some "real-life" reassurance.

I can be sat at my desk at work feeling fine and then suddenly my legs / hands go ever so slightly numb and then I start to feel dizzy. I get a stiff neck, trouble swallowing, my ears hurt, my eyes go a tiny bit blurry and I can't concentrate. Usually sitting in the bathroom on my own for a while makes me feel fine but there have been a couple of occasions where I have had to go home as I've been visibly shaking and feel like I'm about to pass out at any moment. Spending some time in a dark room fixes all of this.

I think that it's related to hayfever as it only seems to happen in the spring / summer months. I haven't had any of these attacks for the last couple of years but I'm having one at the moment. I'm my own worst enemy as I immediately start thinking it's some major medical emergency that needs immediate hospitalisation.

I'm sure it's panic / anxiety as just writing it out on here is calming me down.

Anyone else been in the same place? Any tips for dealing with it or avoiding it altogether?

[paula lynne]

Hi, welcome aboard, great to have you with us. It does sound like anxiety. I have hayfever at the mo too, and it definately exacerbates the symptoms. Reading up about panic and anxiety in the left hand column is a great place to start.
Best wishes, Paula x
:welcome:

[Mich1111]

Most definately panic. A couple of years ago I was convinced I was seriously ill. It was a really hot summer but I was freezing cold and experiencing most of the symptoms you describe. Two years on I am alot better and I can see that it was anxiety/panic that was causing the symptoms, and the constant worry cycle was just making it worse.
Hang in there panic can really make you feel that ill -hard to believe but having experienced it and on my way through the other side I can now understand it

[melanie1234]

Same here.. The symptoms you list are almost identical to mine. I've had so many tests and all clear, in fact my doc said my bloods were amazing which i could not believe!!! The only thing that the doc wants to investigate is possible migraine because I was getting severe pains in my face...we'll see hoe that goes.
It's a long road however you can get through this. This website is excellent and learning to use the mind for positve is a major key!!! I'm constantly telling myself i'm amazing etc, very strange but does help. Only a month ago i was feeling like i didn't even have the right to walk down my own street!!! I am starting to realise that thoughts like this are not healthy even though i thought they were 'normal'!!!
sorry to go on good luck x