Feeling panick-y, is it a panic attack?

My heart rate definitely rises and I can't breathe properly. I get very dizzy (probably because I'm not breathing properly) and feel like the whole room is closing in on me. I can usually be found sitting in a ball on the floor in the corner of a room sobbing uncontrobably afterwards.

I've had what you're describing and i've had a full on panic attack.

My panic attack had hyperventilation, tunnel vision and a need to run (i was in a not too packed bar at the time). I then got clammy, cold and felt quite faint.

The "minor" panic symptoms are like you describe. A real jittery feeling, butterflies in stomach feeling. Not feeling in control, can't concentrate - not dissimilar to too much caffeine for me. I haven't worked out a way to stop it.

Hope you feel better soon. Maybe some way of calming down could help - a sort of self hypnosis?

I get this feeling sometimes. I think the aching limbs are from adrenalyn. I don't think of it as a panic attack (people I know who have them talk about feeling they're going to die, that their heart will explode etc, and I don't feel like that at all) but rather just as a period of feeling anxious. Whether it's a problem is a personal question, I think- if you feel worried about it then definitely speak to your GP. But I find that just accepting it for what it is- a temporary period of anxiety- helps it pass.

That's exactly it, a jittery feeling and it does feel like too much caffeine, you are right. Will just try and focus on something else for a bit and self medicate with cake!

Thanks both of you for taking the time to respond

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