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Post by gar on Aug 26, 2015 22:46:38 GMT
Last night dh came home and said he had a bit of a headache. No big deal. Later I asked if his headache had gone and he said "Not really, it's not like a normal headache, I just feel a bit....." and tailed off and wouldn't really say anything else. Pretty much instantly I felt incredibly nauseous, my heart was racing, I needed to go to the bathroom, I was almost retching...and in my head I knew that his words would stick in my mind and were what I would focus on. I came up to bed and had the hardest time not vomiting, I could barely clean my teeth because the brush in my mouth was making me gag, my legs were shaking, my stomach was in knots and I felt awful. The suddenness and how out of proportion it all was shocked me actually, so is this what anxiety feels like? Or so-called nerves? Panic? Anyone recognise those physical symptoms? I could understand it if I had been given some awful news, for example but it seemed a total over reaction to what was said. Just to add that I'm pea-ing in bed and its 11.45 so I probably won't be reading here for long  Thanks. |
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 26, 2015 22:48:21 GMT
That sounds like a panic attack. So strange. Hope you are feeling better.
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Post by stephgg on Aug 26, 2015 22:50:27 GMT
That's what my panic attack feels like. My anxiety is nausea, nervousness and sudden need to use the restroom.
Hope you're feeling better.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 26, 2015 22:52:30 GMT
I've had a few panic attacks (self-diagnosed), and that's pretty much what it feels like for me, too. Although lately mine are more of a 'I have to get out of here, NOW' feeling because they would happen at work. But yeah, pretty much.
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Post by scrappinmama on Aug 26, 2015 22:58:10 GMT
It does sound like anxiety. I'm sorry that happened to you. Anxiety attacks feel so scary.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 23:03:56 GMT
I've no advice gar as I've never experienced a panic attack but just wanted to say I hope you feel better in the morning after a restful night sleep. |
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Post by ingrid6 on Aug 26, 2015 23:05:11 GMT
I don't have an answer to your question but didn't want to read & run. I hope that you feel better soon!
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Post by elaine on Aug 26, 2015 23:18:35 GMT
It sounds like a panic attack/anxiety. I hope that it is a one time thing and doesn't return.
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 26, 2015 23:25:58 GMT
How is your hubby today? Had you consciously thought about his maybe having a heart attack or other serious thing before the nausea took over?
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Post by RosieKat on Aug 26, 2015 23:26:27 GMT
Another one to chime in that it can be. The worst two I recall were when I was in a recreational learning class that I was interested in (in other words, happy, not stressed), and WHAM. The other one was when I was simply walking across a street. It could also be something simple like a virus, too, you know...not being nosy, but as a question to ask yourself, have you had a lot of anxious other feelings lately, or a lot of worry that you can't release?
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Post by abr79 on Aug 26, 2015 23:32:00 GMT
Yep, that sounds like a full-fledged panic attic to me. I hope you're feeling better.
I have had a few panic attacks for some of the simplest of things - There is no rhyme or reason sometimes. And yeah, hopefully it's just a one-time thing for you.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 27, 2015 1:00:52 GMT
I hope you're feeling ok in the morning Gar, and that your hubby's headache has gone. I take it this hasn't happened to you before? It must have been very scary.
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Post by fiddlesticks on Aug 27, 2015 1:06:03 GMT
It sounds very similar to panic attacks I have experienced. For me, w trigger is anything health related regarding my husband or daughter. I had never experienced anything like it until after my FIL was diagnosed out of the blue with cancer and was gone 18 months later. I am sorry. I will say I wish I wouldn't have waited so long to go to the dr. I was able to get connected with a counselor and after a while started taking a low dose of anti-anxiety medication.
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 27, 2015 1:24:38 GMT
I hope you are peacefully sleeping and feel better in the morning.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 27, 2015 1:29:01 GMT
That's a full blown panic attack.
For me ( cause we are all probably different! ) Anxiety is similar but less all at once and more over a long period of time. I had anxiety as a child, unexplained nausea, unexplained tremors, fixating on a single issue almost without pause, headache, jitters, and it can seem unending. It can result in a full blown panic attack. The worst part for me was the part where I couldn't focus on anything other than the one horrible thing/issue. I haven't had these issues in a very long time, since college. Knock on wood. What my Dr. told me was to pick an object that brought me comfort and to refocus on that item when I began having anxiety. It's a long process to learn to refocus and to self calm. I chose something from my grandma and had it with me all the time so I could literally hold it and physically focus on it. That and a ton of counseling helped. ( and growing past teen years ) medication wasn't really that far along then and my Dr didn't like to use it.
Panic attack is all of a sudden all at once; sudden nausea, heart racing, sweating, head pounding, hyperventilating all very sudden, all at once, uncontrollable. Panic attacks are part of anxiety. I do still have panic attacks. Had one last year.
Scariest thing!
Talk to your doctor about what happened they will help you sort thru possible causes and what to do.
Hope you can get it figured out soon.
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Post by knit.pea on Aug 27, 2015 1:43:38 GMT
Hope you are feeling better already.
Those were my symptoms when I had panic attacks.
And I couldn't "talk" myself out of them, sadly.
I found, too, that when my body did it's "flight" thing once,
it was more apt to happen again ... like a new learned response.
Medicine really helps.
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Post by hop2 on Aug 27, 2015 2:07:56 GMT
Yes it does. Medicine had come a long long way in the last 35 years. So many more medications with less side effects. |
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Post by Mystie on Aug 27, 2015 2:10:05 GMT
Well, I am sorry that happened to you, Gar. It does sound like a panic attack. I hope tomorrow you'll wake up refreshed and your hubby's headache will be long gone.
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 27, 2015 2:38:25 GMT
Yes, that is exactly what I feel when I have a panic attack!
I have a prescription for Xanax to take as needed. At the instant I feel an attack coming on, I take one and go lie down. Sometimes 2 are needed to get me thru!
How is your DH now? Hope you got some sleep! Usually after I throw up, I feel better and can sleep but I feel soooo hung over the next day!
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 27, 2015 2:42:46 GMT
I agree with everyone who said its a panic attack. They come on suddenly and unexpectedly and there's not much you can do. I found taking a beta blocker helped me.
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Post by zookeeper on Aug 27, 2015 2:55:29 GMT
That does sound like anxiety. When I have anxiety/panic attacks, I suddenly feel very hot and flushed, I feel clammy, I have a very overwhelming feeling of deja vu...like I have seen that particular moment before and the weirdest thing is that I smell the same smell every single time. Nobody else can smell it if they are around me...but it is so strong for me. I cannot tell you what the smell is...but it is very powerful.
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 27, 2015 3:03:42 GMT
Funny you should mention the "smell" thing. I don't smell anything weird but my DH says that he can smell it on my breath. He can tell before I'm even having the physical effects. Craziness for sure!
Please OP, coming from a very long time sufferer of this, seek help if this is not a one time occurrence! It's not worth letting your life be put on hold if you have more of these in the future! I had them when I was a little kid and it was chalked up to "nervous stomach". Then as I got older and could search the Internet, I started realizing that I was probably a disorder of some sort since no one else I knew dealt with it. I didn't get help until I was almost 30!
I cut all caffeine out of my diet and it seems to help. I can have chocolate and a soda every now and then. Other than that, I avoid caffeine if I can.
I never know what will trigger it. Sometimes I have a "warning" because everything just seems a bit off. I have noticed this as much as a day before getting knocked on,my ass by it. So weird!
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Aug 27, 2015 4:48:40 GMT
I have had anxiety attacks for a few years up until a few weeks ago they were always in the evenings and I just felt like I couldn't breath, my heart raced and I felt an over whelming feeling of doom and I got weepy and anxious feeling. I changed my routine at night and that seemed to help and for the most part I could talk myself down lol, but I still get them occasionally. One thing I can't do is sleep in the total dark for some reason that makes me extremely panicky.
I don't drink any caffeine.
A few weeks ago I had 3 attacks in the day time over a 6 day period. They were very debilitating and I really thought I was going nuts and felt like a prisoner in my own home because I was scared I would have one in a public place. I ended up in emerg with the 2nd one because it was so sever and it freaked my hubby out. The doctor gave me a prescription for Ativan but I haven't taken any yet. I haven't had an attack since that week.
I made an appointment with the locum dr. because I don't have a family doctor and none are taking new patients where I live. The doctor gave me some deep breathing/relaxation exercises to do:
Imagine a place that you find peaceful. Roll your shoulders forwards and backwards several times, and relax them. Close your eyes and take in a deep breath thru your nose. Hold and think about that peaceful place and exhale out of your nose after a count of 5. Does this routine 5 times morning, afternoon and evening.
He also suggested going for a 30 minute walk every day and suggested 2 books for me to read. I am waiting on them from the library. They are called: Mind over Mood by Daniel Greenberg and Feeling good workbook by Dr. David Burns.
he is running a bunch of tests on me ie bloodwork and also testing my urine over a 24 hr period for a endocrine type thing if I remember correctly.
Hope you find relief!
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Aug 27, 2015 4:58:40 GMT
I missed this last night, gar. I am also a bit ahead of your time zone now, hope to hear all was calm overnight for you and your lovely DH. Good thoughts going out.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 27, 2015 5:45:57 GMT
Hope you are both OK this morning. x
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Post by JoP on Aug 27, 2015 6:03:14 GMT
gar I hope you managed to get some rest and are both okay this morning ((hugs))
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Aug 27, 2015 6:10:51 GMT
To me it sounds like empathy. Look up Empaths and see if you can relate. I sure can and I do get what feels like anxiety but who wouldnt get anxious with absorbing everyone else's emotions? They say it's a gift though. Here's a little test to get an idea: www.empathtest.com/ |
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Post by penny on Aug 27, 2015 6:33:28 GMT
For me, I would say that was an anxiety attack and not a panic attack... Different for everyone of course... The fact that you said you "knew that his words would stick in your mind and were what (you) would focus on", sounds like you were having some rational thought and awareness about what was happening is what would make me say anxiety and not panic... I am aware that half my brain is running, screaming in the other direction when I'm having an anxiety attack... When I'm having a panic attack my whole brain is running and not paying attention to anything...
Anxiety attacks are full of thoughts and words, panic attacks are just "run!"...
The physical symptoms are ones that I get with anxiety attacks too... With panic attacks it's an overwhelming rush of adrenaline and whatever else, and there are moments where I don't think I'd feel a piano being dropped on me...
Both scary in their own ways... Hope you're feeling better in the morning...
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Post by joelise on Aug 27, 2015 7:38:05 GMT
I hope you and your husband are both OK this morning.
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Post by gar on Aug 27, 2015 7:49:22 GMT
Thank you everyone for your replies. I do feel fine this morning and dh says he's fine but is a little quieter than normal - or is that my imagination?? georgiapea - I did have a logical thoughts about him having a stroke actually. I have some general concern about his health (nothing specific) because he works long days at a sedentary job and is also a little overweight and as we all know you can't persuade someone else to lose weight  He's not like a lot of men when it comes to illness - usually he treats it as a mind over matter thing and just ignores colds etc so when he says he doesn't feel good I suppose I am on heightened alert. AussieMeg - thinking back, I think it has happened before actually. I remember feeling it once years ago when DD felt ill at a restaurant and Dh took her outside where she vomited. An hour later I was still shaking, long after she felt fine again and had forgotten all about it! Massive over reaction that I couldn't control. penny - yes, that makes sense. I knew those few words would 'set me off' and it was a feeling of 'here we go!' I have had the nausea/general anxiety feelings before but only in situations that are logical like when I was waiting for a phone call to say my Dad had come out of surgery ok, so I've never labelled them 'anxiety' or 'panic attack' - but last night seemed such an out of proportion reaction to something vague. I will keep in mind all the suggestions and will go to see my GP if it happens again. Thank you all |
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He's not like a lot of men when it comes to illness - usually he treats it as a mind over matter thing and just ignores colds etc so when he says he doesn't feel good I suppose I am on heightened alert.