What happens when you have a panic attack?

rapid heart rate feeling like your losing your mind sweating dry mouth not thinking straight vision seems to go a little weird mind racing emotions run thick like feeling scared worry fearor like you are going to die it is the worse feeling but panic attacks and anxiety are the same I have an anxiety disorder for a little over a year now and am almost conquering it where I can live a normal healthy life as it is only temporary I suffered with as many as 20 panic attacks a day now I barely have one a month it is temporary with a little bit of work rebalancing your mind and body.
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in all honestly there really both the same ,I’ve suffered them for years now not a day goes by ,first you have realised you have a problem which is good the thing i did wrong in the first place was let them win over me as in staying indoors to stop them , which now results in having agoraphobia , so plssssss seek out help now don’t let them win , lots of help is available out there now ,you realy think your going to die right on the spot when having one, and realy the worse that can happen is when its at its worse is you would only faint , 2 tricks ive learned myself when i have 1 and maybe help you and others like you on here is first, always carry a sml bottle of water or juice take a sip when you have 1 cos you cant swallow and panic at the same time , also put an elastic band round your wrist ,ping it hard when you have 1 cos the pain will also distract you then you will have time to collect yr your thoughts and try to slow yr breathing down , and of course the "old paper bag " trick but make sure you put it around yr nose and mouth gently and keep it there till yr breathing becomes slower , plsssss believe me nobody knows yr having one only you know ,see thats what made mines worse i used to think "every" body knew i was taking one so i avoided going out "wrong" !!!! if you are out with some one you trust tell them yr having 1 dont suffer in silence ,tell them before you go out if you happen to say to them "look im having a panic here " what they can do for you is talk quietly maybe helping you to take big deep breaths let them count to 5 ect while yr doing the excersise ,this helps realy good cos you !!! at that time cant think straight when yr in a panic ,hope this advice is usefull i wish you all the best of luck as there realy scary things but you will be fine ,but rem DONT let them win you over, fight them back its a daily case of "flight or fight " flight meaning run away like i did …….. you take real care now know you can do it tc xx
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I have been dx with an anxiety disorder and also panic attack. For me, anxiety is the everyday nervousness and worrying that is manageable to some degree with medication. I take effexor xr 150mg.
Panic attack is when I am hit with the irrational fear that I am dying due to the sudden onset of intense feelings of not being able to breathe, sweating, tension, feeling like you are outside yourself, etc. This usually last about 10 minutes (though it feels longer) but goes away just as quickly. I take xanax (alprazolam) for the panic attacks. Thankfully the effexor has reduced my panic attacks, I haven’t had my script filled in 8 mos. Hope this helps.
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