HELP - Panic Disorders Message Board

mollyd1234 · 10-23-2003, 10:28 AM

I have gone over a year without panic attacks with the help of Celexa and Klonopin. All week I've been nervous about a presentation I've had to do today....after it was over with, I was fine for about an hour. I was walking to my desk and suddenly I felt like I was swaying and if I didn't sit down I would pass out....my head also felt funny. Does this sound like a panic attack or something more serious like a seizure? I'm so scared because it hit me so suddenly like out of no where....please respond someone

DawnMarie1978 · 10-23-2003, 11:25 AM

Molly, It seriously sounds like anxiety to me. The body fights to do what your mind wants to do which is why you probably got through the presentation ok. But then afterwards your mind didnt have the pressure to perform and it was time for the anxiety to strike a little. Dont get afraid thinking your anxiety will spiral or get worse remember we are all humans even those without panic and anxiety very often get nervous and dizzy, sweaty, etc when doing any sort of preasuring thing or presentation. Just like my friend, it is her job to do presentations, she doesnt have panic or anxiety from a medical view but she cant sleep and feels like she is going to get sick when she is in front of people. As far as seizures go, no my personal opinion is that is not what it is. You need to address your fears about seizures. First of all they rarely happen unless you have epilepsy or something second they actually arent all that bad in the case you do have one. Hold on, Im going to send something to comfort you about seizures in my next post.

DawnMarie1978 · 10-23-2003, 11:35 AM

Molly This is Bits and pieces out of a book I bought from a major hospital.

Most seizures will stop on their own and do not require immediate medical treatment.

Seizures are very rare and not usually dangerous.

This is me writing again, did you know that 5 out of 100 children will have a seizure before the age of five, and they dont die. There are people walking around with epilepsy and other seizure disorders and they live a life time. Yes, of course in some rare cases they can be dangerous but for the most part your odds of being damaged or dying from having a seizure which most likely wont happen anyways are like that of you getting struck by lightning during summer. Unless of course you have a seizure disorder which they would have found already. And they have meds to correct that in almost all cases anyways.

mollyd1234 · 10-23-2003, 12:22 PM

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mollyd1234 · 10-23-2003, 12:35 PM

Thank you so much DawnMarie! You made me feel a lot better. I have had one seizure (5 years ago) but no more but now I think every little thing is a seizure. I do feel good now, just tired. Thanks for your kind words

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