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hello this afternoon i had to get my boy from school and on the way back my eyes went funny like i couldnt fouces but i could and then i was then trying to speed hom as i was really really scared then i felt that i was really really going to die then and they as i could not swallow and i did not get sweaty hands or feet and can you tell mme what happened to me....

Submitted: 395 days and 4 hours ago.

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Age: 30; Female, Australia

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scared and nothing yet..

Posted by Dr J Burk 395 days and 4 hours ago.

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Hi

Do you have a history of anxiety or panic attacks?

Dr Jef

395 days and 4 hours ago.

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i do have but it was more then that it felt like..

Posted by Dr J Burk 395 days and 3 hours ago.

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Can you give me a full account of what happened?

395 days and 3 hours ago.

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well when i went to get my boy i drove in to get him and when i was going to get out of the car i had this weired sansation that i was going to pass out type feeling then i got out of the car and got him then when we were coming home i had to go down his hill and then my eyes felt weird then i got really bad that i was going to die or pass out so i put my foot down as i wanted to get home asap as iu was so so scared and then i was shaking but was not swaeting at all.. and then when i got home i settled dowen after 45 mins and i still have that feeling in the eys now and also i just broke a tooth tha i had root canal done on like 7 years ago.. please get back to me asap thanks tesa...

395 days and 3 hours ago.

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can you please get back to me asap please as i am so worried still and what else could of happened to me today.. thanks tesa

Posted by Dr J Burk 395 days and 3 hours ago.

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Hi

That's a textbook panic attack.

Read the link below ( it's long and will take some time) then get back to me.

Dr Jef

http://www.nnt.nhs.uk/mh/leaflets/panicA5.pdf

395 days and 3 hours ago.

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what happened to me and how long will you be online for..

Posted by Dr J Burk 395 days and 2 hours ago.

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Hi

I'll be off and on for the next 4-5 hours.

I think you had a panic attack.

There is absolutely nothing else form your history that this could have been.

Dr Jef

395 days and 2 hours ago.

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why do u say tht it could not be anything else then a panic attack,,

Posted by Dr J Burk 395 days and 1 hours ago.

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Hi

You felt lightheaded , afraid and felt that you were going to pass out or die - these are classic symptoms of a panic attack.

Your symptoms are just not consistent with anything else.

Have you gone through the link I posted you?

Dr Jef

395 days and 1 hours ago.

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yes i did i still feel really breathless and cant get air in.. i didnt feel lightheadded i just felt strange in the eyes and shaking just because i was scared and felt i was going to die as i felt i couldnt breath and wanted to rush to get home.. what else has those symptoms as i am still scared and do you think i need to go to the ER..

395 days and 1 hours ago.

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PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP PLEASE

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Hi

These are symptoms of a panic attack.

Please feel free to attend ER but I confidently expect that you will be given this as a diagnosis.

Dr Jef

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Hi

Do you have a history of anxiety or panic attacks?

Dr Jef

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i do have but it was more then that it felt like..

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Hi

Can you give me a full account of what happened?

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can you please get back to me asap please as i am so worried still and what else could of happened to me today.. thanks tesa

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Hi

That's a textbook panic attack.

Read the link below ( it's long and will take some time) then get back to me.

Dr Jef

http://www.nnt.nhs.uk/mh/leaflets/panicA5.pdf

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what happened to me and how long will you be online for..

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Hi

I'll be off and on for the next 4-5 hours.

I think you had a panic attack.

There is absolutely nothing else form your history that this could have been.

Dr Jef

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why do u say tht it could not be anything else then a panic attack,,

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Hi

You felt lightheaded , afraid and felt that you were going to pass out or die - these are classic symptoms of a panic attack.

Your symptoms are just not consistent with anything else.

Have you gone through the link I posted you?

Dr Jef

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PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP PLEASE

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Hi

These are symptoms of a panic attack.

Please feel free to attend ER but I confidently expect that you will be given this as a diagnosis.

Dr Jef

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i do have but it was more then that it felt like..

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can you please get back to me asap please as i am so worried still and what else could of happened to me today.. thanks tesa

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HiThat's a textbook panic attack.Read the link below ( it's long and will take some time) then get back to me.Dr Jefhttp://www.nnt.nhs.uk/mh/leaflets/panicA5.pdf

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what happened to me and how long will you be online for..

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HiI'll be off and on for the next 4-5 hours.I think you had a panic attack.There is absolutely nothing else form your history that this could have been.Dr Jef

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why do u say tht it could not be anything else then a panic attack,,

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HiYou felt lightheaded , afraid and felt that you were going to pass out or die - these are classic symptoms of a panic attack.Your symptoms are just not consistent with anything else.Have you gone through the link I posted you?Dr Jef

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PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP PLEASE

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HiThese are symptoms of a panic attack.Please feel free to attend ER but I confidently expect that you will be given this as a diagnosis.Dr Jef

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Age: 30; Female, Australia

Already Tried:
scared and nothing yet..

Hi

Do you have a history of anxiety or panic attacks?

Dr Jef

Hi

Can you give me a full account of what happened?

Hi

That's a textbook panic attack.

Read the link below ( it's long and will take some time) then get back to me.

Dr Jef

http://www.nnt.nhs.uk/mh/leaflets/panicA5.pdf

Hi

I'll be off and on for the next 4-5 hours.

I think you had a panic attack.

There is absolutely nothing else form your history that this could have been.

Dr Jef

Hi

You felt lightheaded , afraid and felt that you were going to pass out or die - these are classic symptoms of a panic attack.

Your symptoms are just not consistent with anything else.

Have you gone through the link I posted you?

Dr Jef

Hi

These are symptoms of a panic attack.

Please feel free to attend ER but I confidently expect that you will be given this as a diagnosis.

Dr Jef