Does this sound like a panic attack?!
Question:
Does this sound like a panic attack?
About twice a year for the last 4 years or so, I have had these strange episodes. They will start with me feeling a little dizzy and disoriented, and then I feel this overwhelming urge to lie down. I start sweating profusely and feel cold and clammy. My thoughts start racing, and I lose track of time. My heart starts beating like crazy, and I start worrying I'm going to die.
Within an hour or so, I feel completely normal, but my hair is totally wet, and I have a mild headache.
Are these panic attacks? And, if so, is there anything I can do about them?
Answers:
This sounds like a panic attack to me. I have had them before too. I would be at work, at a very boring job, and every day i would be looking at the clock at the same time, wondering if I would have a panic attack, thinking I was going to die. I had to take a sick leave from work. I got on some medication, Zoloft. I also depended totally on Jesus to help me by reading his word in the bible. That was about 5 years ago. I now have a better job and doing good. Remember, I never did (Die) from the attacks.