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Posted 2/15/2014 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum! I found you after doing a search for "cold feeling after panic attack". Turns out this seems to be a normal reaction to a panic attack.

I started having panic attacks last June. (after a copper iud, but that's another story) I had been doing really well Nov/Dec and the last few weeks my anxiety has been back with a vengeance. Dizziness, bad hypochondria (every little ache or pain is FOR SURE some serious disease that is going to kill me).

Tonight though, was the worst. I had a horrible panic attack (worse than any I've had in a long time). My husband doesn't understand, he tells me just to calm down and asks me all these questions which I can't even concentrate on when its happening. It makes me feel worse and then he gets upset.

Now I am sitting here trying to bring myself back to normal (whatever that is these days) and my vision feels weird, I'm super tired and my ears hurt. Have any of you had these feelings after a panic attack? Like I said, I'm a bit of a hypochondriac these days and I'm worried it is something else and not "just" panic.

Thanks for any input!!

Post Edited (Miss JE) : 2/18/2014 7:40:29 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/15/2014 4:18 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Miss JE, and welcome!
How are you know? You feeling any better? So sorry you don't have support at home. You know, this thing we go through is not always easy to deal with. Close family and friends don't know what to do with us. That's the reason I now keep these feeling to myself. I come here to find emotional support, and you will too. Promise. People here are amazing! As for your symptoms, anxiety does all kind of crazy things to us. I couldn't walk for a while, because my legs were locked! Headaches, vertigo, joints and muscle pain and so much more. If you suspect something is wrong with your ears, go see a Dr. You and me both know that most of our symptoms although very real and painful, are just a sad result of our high stress level. Try to relax and distract yourself. Come back and write us as many times as you need.
I will be sending lots of positive vibes your way, and praying hard you feel better soon.
Hugs
Eli
Posted 2/15/2014 4:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome to the Healingwell AP forum..

Yes everything you said is anxiety&Iam the same way every little ache/pain is either a heart attack,are real bad headache is something worse and it can become alot to handle. You feeling extra tired is what you call the after effects 0f your heart pumping faster,and adrenaline rush all normal after a extra panic attack. I hope you are still feeling better&you should check resources out here they are great,and breathing deep to stay in your calm is also a great help&my mom is same way. No one but us understand that in the middle of a attack we don't want to talk are anything,we just want to stay calm as can be and get out of that more best of luck to you.
Posted 2/15/2014 4:37 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for the welcome and kind words. I'm feeling better now. Reading through a lot of the posts on here has helped a lot.

It is so weird how the panic just takes over your body. I know that nothing is wrong with me. I ended up in the ER last summer, convinced it was a heart attack or something, but nothing was wrong. I was having PVCs, but nothing concerning. I had a holter monitor, echocardiogram and a couple EKGs and everything was normal.

I'm under enormous stress right now and that isn't helping my anxiety. I am in a very demanding professional program, have a 3 year old son, three great (but demanding dogs), a husband and a household to run. I'm doing bad in one of my classes and the third and final test is coming up Wed. My last chance to bring my grade up. I should be studying right now, but I am paralyzed with anxiety. I'm feeling really alone at school too. I'm older than most (by 10-15 years) and haven't made the connections that everyone else has. I feel like an outsider. I don't have a study group and I am very lonely. Wow, look at me just ramble on!

Anyway, thanks again for the support!
Posted 2/15/2014 10:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hope you're feeling better now. I'm also going through anxiety, panic disorder along with other illness which is making it worse. And tragically people don't seem to understand. Try meditating regularly, it will help you.
Posted 2/15/2014 2:20 PM (GMT 0)
Wow Miss JE!

That would be alot on anyone's "Plate." Be proud of yourself for managing what you have so well!

I also sometimes get the dizziness and the trouble concentrating. Wish the symptoms would stay constant, the scariest thing about panic attacks. :/

Good luck with your test. :) and hope you feel better soon.
Posted 2/15/2014 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
You have a great strength indeed Miss JE. To have a very strong panic attack, and then to immediately recognize it as a panic attack is not easy to do. Especially for someone who is new to this disorder (I know this first hand). I am very happy to see that you are feeling better.

I feel awful after panic attacks too. It is a very strange feeling. It's because all of your muscles dump their chemical energy at once, leaving you drained. The flight or fight response is very intense and takes a lot out of us.

Welcome and I wish you the best
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