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Posted by Spriggy on April 3, 2005, at 13:24:26
Just a brief description of what mine are like:
( don't worry if you laugh, you are laughing WITH ME not AT ME)
On a funny note ( well, it's funny now!), while we were in California, it was a beautiful sunny 80 degrees and we are driving along Pacific Coast Highway.
Suddenly, out of no where, a full blown-mother of all panic attacks hits me while my dh is driving.
Okay, to be completley honest, I just become a total irrational nutcase. I mean screaming that I am dying, I can't breathe, I am trying to jump out of the car to catch my breathe, etc.. (imagine a mad woman on speed and there I am!).
My dh pulls over afraid I will jump out of the car, he rolls down the window so I can breathe while I am screaming " HURRY.. GET ME TO THE HOSPITAL. I AM DYING" ( yes I am very, very logical when these hit me, ROFL).. My dh just lays hands on me and prays very hard and loud.
I almost think he is trying to rebuke demons. LOL
ANyway, my son is in the back seat saying, " Mommy, you are scaring me." I can't imagine WHY in the world he would be scared... ROFL.. Simply because his mother has become a raving lunatic screaming she is dying on the side of the freeway.. BUt anyway..
Finally, dh finally figures out I am likely in a very low blood sugar state becuase I am trembling all over and quickly grabs peanut butter and crackers and apple juice. He forces me to drink and eat during my screaming fits about dying and not breathing.
After I eat some crackers and drink the juice, in about 3 minutes, the shakes have stopped, I can catch my breathe and all is well in the land.
I then calmly look at my dh and say, " Well that wasn't so bad was it?"Help us Lord. LOL
Posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2005, at 17:20:35
In reply to what are your panic attacks like?, posted by Spriggy on April 3, 2005, at 13:24:26
The applejuice brought your blood sugar up fast[use OJ] in the hospital, and the peanut butter is a good protein to keep it up and stabalize it. You need to eat small meals each containing some form of protein every couple of hours. This will help keep your blood sugar stable. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 21:41:59
In reply to what are your panic attacks like?, posted by Spriggy on April 3, 2005, at 13:24:26
Spriggy:
Nice. Aren't panic attacks lovely? I've had a couple wonderful ones like yours. Last one was a year ago. I hadn't slept for about three days due to my anxiety, so I should have seen this one coming on. I took a .25 Seroquel tablet after seeing the psychiatrist, woke up an hour later, felt like I was...disappearing, I don't know, it was horrible. I told me girlfriend, "Get me to the hospital now, please." She's like, "No, it's okay, you're just having a panic attack." I'm like, "No, I'm about to fully lose it, get me to the emergency room." Fortunately, the ER is close to our house. When I got there, I ran out of her car, into the ER, screaming at the top of my lungs, "Help me, please, god help me!" Strangely, the ten or so people in there didn't really react much to me, and the woman at the counter was just like, "Can I see your insurance card?" I threw it at her and just kept screaming, "Help me, help me!" Finally, the nurse came out. He was like, "What's wrong?" I'm like, "I don't know, help me, help me." He's like, "Have you ever heard of schizophrenia?" Needless to say, after sitting in the ER for forty-five minutes and getting some attention from the doctor, I was all calmed down,
and very embarassed. The worst thing is...I know that it can always happen again. Help us, indeed.Chris
Posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2005, at 22:40:03
In reply to Re: what are your panic attacks like? » Spriggy, posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 21:41:59
Chris, that was funny, but not funny at the time. Usually when someone comes in in a panic they will hook you up to a cardiac monitor and do cardiac enzymes to R/O a heart attack despite a person's age. He prejudged you not on your behavior as he is also not licensed to diagnose. Next time if this happens, tell them you are experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath. Then you will get appropriate tx as CP puts you at the top of the list of ER emergencies. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 22:53:55
In reply to Re: what are your panic attacks like? » Chris O, posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2005, at 22:40:03
Phillipa:
What you say is true, it was not funny at the time. I'm pretty certain I had some kind of mild psychosis, kind of a sleep-deprived depersonalization thing, going on. The worst part of it is...they did not seem concerned enough when I was raving out there in the lobby. The lady at the front desk, if I remember correctly, was talking to me all rationally, like I had just come in there, you know, for an appointment, like "Can I see your card, please?" It was so ridiculous. The weird thing is, I had been in that ER before, about a year before, and there was a guy in there who I thought was having a heart attack, was really making me nervous, and they were just leaving him out in the lobby, like, they were not treating the situation as urgent enough. And then...even more upsetting is that when they took me back into the medical area, there were only like two people in there. I don't know. I've not had good experiences in emergency rooms. I hate going to them. But in times of panic, the mind just does not...think rationally. I just knew I needed to be somewhere where someone could reassure me I was not losing my mind. Oh, they did eventually check my vitals, but...still...I don't have much confidence in that ER.
Chris
> Chris, that was funny, but not funny at the time. Usually when someone comes in in a panic they will hook you up to a cardiac monitor and do cardiac enzymes to R/O a heart attack despite a person's age. He prejudged you not on your behavior as he is also not licensed to diagnose. Next time if this happens, tell them you are experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath. Then you will get appropriate tx as CP puts you at the top of the list of ER emergencies. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Spriggy on April 3, 2005, at 23:03:22
In reply to No, it was not funny at the time » Phillipa, posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 22:53:55
I'msorry if this offends you but I don't think I've laughed that hard since I watched the dance scene in Napoleon Dynamite..
We sound so similar! LOL
I am just picturing this man running in the ER screaming, "Help me.. God Help me" and seeing this woman all rational looking up and saying can I see your insurance card..
Posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 23:10:26
In reply to OOH chris, posted by Spriggy on April 3, 2005, at 23:03:22
Posted by Phillipa on April 4, 2005, at 0:36:02
In reply to No, it was not funny at the time » Phillipa, posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 22:53:55
Chris, unfortunately there are too many health professionals that just don't care about the pt but about the fact that the money is good. There are some wonderful, caring professionals as well. I guess it's a roll of the dice if you will see a caring one. It took me 4 tries to get an MRI of my back when I had a herniated disc. When I finally was given one [good insurance too] we called the ER first and a very compassionate Resident said yes come in and I'll make sure you get one. That's when I finally got diagnosed and could begin the right treatment which was not steroids. It was an osteopath. Fondly, Phillipa
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