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Did I have a panic attack?

I experienced something extremely terrifying last night that has been bothering me all day. I was sitting in my room watching tv and eating cereal. I wasn't feeling upset or unhappy at the time. Suddenly, my face got numb and my vision went blurry. I felt like my throat was closing up and my heart was pounding so hard I thought I was having a heart attack. I actually thought to myself that I was going to die. I was about to run to my mom's room and wake her up because I couldn't breathe and truly thought I was going to die. After about a minute of this, my breathing returned to normal, but my heart continued to beat hard and I started sweating and then got really cold. Anyway, I was convinced that I had a mini-stroke or something. I didn't know what to think. But I told my mom about it today and she said maybe it was a panic attack. But wouldn't I need to be upset or something? Do they just happen out of the blue like that?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    yes i think you did. my mom sometimes gets them and she usually gets them from drinking caffeine and sometimes out of the blue

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    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

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  • Sounds like a panic attack.

    I once had a hyponatremic attack too though that I thought was stroke. If you drink a ton or have reason to believe you have extremely low salts this could be a problem.

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    1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I have a panic disorder and yes, they actually typically happen out of the blue.

    If they persist, you may want to see a psychiatrist. Don't fret, though; they're extremely common

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sounds like one to me. They usually last a lot longer than a minute though so maybe you had a caffeine rush or something.

  • 1 decade ago

    this maybe nothing but it also could be serious id advise going to the doctor.

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