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Panic attack?
Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:22 PM My life was damn dramatic. Remember on Mothers’ Day whereby I was only one step away from hell? It happened again... I was diagnosed with Panic Attack. I duno about the rest but this term was rather strange to me. This was what had happened... Yesterday after school @ 6, I was supposed to meet baby in Town. I thought I was rather late so I took a cab instead. I knew the journey was gonna be long since I am in a horrific jam, I took my DS out and played Animal Crossing. It didn't take me long before I realise I am suffering from bad motion sickness. I switch my game off and sat straight to prevent myself from puking. (yucks) You know, if you are feeling nausea, you will tend to breathe very quickly. That's what I did. After a while, I realise my giddiness was getting worse. My head got numb and my body starts to shiver. The cab journey was half an hour long and I prayed that I won't puke in the cab. Finally I reached Paragon taxi drop off point, just directly opposite Mount Elizabeth. There was only me and a Japanese (or Korean or Philippines) lady. She didn't realise how unwell I was. In a loss, I quickly called baby. Poor boy must be freak out to know it happened again. He rushes over as fast as he could and wanted to get a doctor from Paragon medical. I guess they are closed for the day so he couldn't get any help from there. By the time, my whole body was already cramped up and I am going breathless. My mind was a total blank. Before baby went to get help, he told this lady sitting beside us to take care of me. The poor lady got a shocked after knowing that I was very unwell. I am very grateful to her because she went all out to calm me down. She wrapped her arms around me and comforts me. She even took out tissue to wipe off my sweat. It was just so nice of her... Baby and the lady were really helpless because I couldn't walk to the hospital which was like just opposite of us. But luckily, a working class guy walked past us and asks if he could help. So suggested that he should go over and get a wheelchair (or did he say get help from the hospital? I can't remember...) It took quite awhile before the guy came back with a wheelchair and a hospital staff... Baby and the nice lady hold my arms and slowly walk me over to the wheelchair and I was wheeled to A&E... The feeling was horrible. I am feeling cold but sweating non stop. My body loses feeling, numb and cramped. I was held onto the bed, had my blood sugar check (ouch!), heart rate checked and blood pressure checked. Suddenly so many things done on me, my mind went blank again... The doctor came and helps me with breathing the correct way. She suggested me to breathe into a plastic bag so that I can breathe in the carbon dioxide that I am lacking after breathing them all out. It didn't take me long before my senses came back... I was so relieved... Really... No words can describe how grateful I felt towards the lady who helped me yesterday. Sad to say, it's rather heartless of some Singaporeans who actually saw what had happened but refused to stop and give a helping hand. Thank you nice lady. Your kindness will forever be inside my heart! And of course, my dearest boyfriend who had gone thru this bad experience with me twice. Think he should be more or less well-prepared now if this happens again... (choy!) Thanks baby! Without you, I had probably fainted on the street. Hee... Please don't ever let me go thru this alone... Hugs... Thanks for the toy giraffe that make me smile! This is what I found online... What is panic disorder? Panic disorder is a common condition in which a person has episodes of intense fear or anxiety that occur suddenly (often without warning). These episodes--called panic attacks--can last from minutes to hours. They may occur only once in a while, or they may occur quite frequently. The cause, or "trigger," for these attacks may not be obvious. Return to top What happens during a panic attack? Panic attacks are associated with physical symptoms that include the following: Shaking Feeling that your heart is pounding or racing Sweating Chest pain Shortness of breath Feeling that you are choking Nausea Cramping Dizziness Out-of-body feeling Tingling or numb feeling in your hands Chills or hot flashes A person may also have an extreme fear of losing control, going crazy or dying during a panic attack. It is very rare for a person to have all of these symptoms at once. However, the presence of at least 4 symptoms strongly suggests that a person has panic disorder. Many of the symptoms that occur during a panic attack are the same as the symptoms of diseases of the heart, lungs, intestines or nervous system. The similarities between panic disorder and other diseases may add to the person's fear and anxiety during and after a panic attack. Just the fear of having a panic attack is often enough to trigger the symptoms. This is the basis for a condition called agoraphobia. A person who has agoraphobia finds it difficult to leave home (or another safe area) because he or she is afraid of having a panic attack in public or not having an easy way to escape if the symptoms start. After the whole ordeal, I didn't let my mum know until she called me and ask me where I am. When I got home, my mum broke down after getting over worried over me.. :( I am sorry mummy... I didn't mean to make you worried... I didn't want this to happen too... It was far too hard to take. Sigh... But I am really comfort that everyone I love really cares for me... It warms my heart... Love you Mum! Guess what, it's my Dad's big day today. Happy Birthday Daddy! :D (So, my family doc actually had a mis-diagnosed on me. It's not caffeine allergy. It's Panic attack!)
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