How do you deal with a panic attack?

[VaniDavila]

For the last couple of days I have been feeling sick everyday. It started one day while I was driving home. I started having shortness of breath, chest pain and I pulled over. When I got off the car I felt this fussy feeling all over my body as if I was going to faint. I went to the ER and they told me my blood test came back fine. A couple weeks later I started to get the same feeling, but my doctor gave me medication so I took it and seemed to help.  Now I am starting to feel wierd. I sometimes have shortness of breath, chest pain and back pain. When I got that attack, I felt my whole upper body get cold. Ever since, I have been feeling sick all day. I am tired, my hands numb easily, I have the cold feeling all over my upper back, I get dizzy and I have nausea. Sometimes I also feel as if my tounge is gonna go numb, but it doesn't. They did put me on anti-depressants, but I've only been on them for a couple of days. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this with a panic attack? Is so, how do you deal with this? I am scared that maybe something else is wrong with me. Doctors tell me I'm too young to have anything wrong (28), but I'm not to sure.

[VaniDavila]

Thanks everyone for your advise. Today was a much better day. I felt an attack coming, but was able to controll it. I felt so good to be able to do that. This is the first day in about a week that I don't feel sick. I think my biggest fear is getting a heart attack or stroke. My doctor said there is nothing to worry about, but I still have that fear. I have two daughters to wake up every morning for and that is what scares me the most, not being here for them!

[Suzanne_April]

Hey, I had a 2 day long anxiety attack where I was just crippled with sick feelings that I had brought upon myself- I had convinced myself I was dying and every second I was so, so scared. My attacks were never as physically (hurt?) as yours, but I suffered from nausea for months and tiredness and just I felt like I was so tired and weak and helpless that I was certainly gonna die. I'm now so much better but I still feel anxious a lot and don't live nearl;y as much as I used to, I didn't have any real medication for it but I saw the doctor 4 times in a 3 week period.
I think a minor long period of nausea before my anxiety was what set it all off, I had had the nausea and headacjes for so long that I thought it was a cancer or something so my anxiety kicked in. But that was 7 months ago and I am fine. It was self healing that got me through the worst;
Happy thoughts, friends to keep you company through an attack, happy music, healthy eating, light exercise and just trying to keep this though "It's nothing bad. these are just normal symptoms of anxiety. I am fine, I will wake up tomorrow and do what I need." Try to think like that.
I feel for you, good luck and if the attacks get worse I suggest seeing a doctor again. xx Sue

[alejandro111]

Man my friend had the same thing but tried the linden method and was cured I'm currently saving to buy this method

[FergalEmmanuel]

Panic attacks and panic disorder are treatable conditions. They can usually be treated successfully with self-help strategies or a series of therapy sessions. In exposure therapy for panic disorder, you are exposed to the physical sensations of panic in a safe and controlled environment, giving you the opportunity to learn healthier ways of coping. You may be asked to hyperventilate, shake your head from side to side, or hold your breath.