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[cece12]

Hello ...i suffer of panic disorder anxiety for almost 5 years...im visiting a psychiatrist tho im better today i had one panic attack while going home from work in car.I felt like my body is falling asleep and like my kidneys stop working.I want to know is this just other trick of the panic attack or is it smtg i should check at doc ..
My psychiatrist said that the panic can imitate almost every desease ... so i just want to hear others opinions ..
I got scared if my kidneys stop working mainly ... altho i used to be scared of my heart quiting
Also ill put im 20 years old female .. is it something life threatening or its just the panic
Thanks in advance and its really nice web site keep it going

[cece12]

thats right ty a lot :)

[goodeys]

Your psychiatrist is right. You can give yourself symptoms for every disease known to man through the power of your brain alone. I have had heart failure, brain tumours, blood clots, POTS, Aortic dissection etc etc. Of course I haven;t had any of these illnesses, I have just had the symptoms that were created by my anxiety.

Keep up the work with your psychiatrist, eventually you will believe that it is panic and anxiety and that your kidneys are working just fine.It is horrible to go through but it does take time and you will get over this.

Good luck

[lynn57]

It does sound like panic to me because I don't think you could tell if your kidneys stopped working momentarily.  What would that feel like?