Doctors thought I was a junkie - Panic Attack
Doctors not believing me
So I’ve had one other terrifying panic attack back in Jan but on the 3rd I laid down to go to bed after taking 3mg of melatonin no more than 5 minutes later I felt a panic attack coming on, I was more ready this time and was able to get up and get my SO to the truck.
I have to repeatedly check my pulse just to tell my brain it’s okay, I tried deep breathing and all that .. doesn’t work for me I’m not sure why.
We get going to my step dads about 20 mins away. It started to progressively get worse with my brain taking over full autonomy. Pounding on my chest believing I’m dying for few brief moments on the car ride.
Finally get inside with help because my legs are shaking so bad and I can’t focus.
Take some medication ( Clonipin .. I think idk how to spell it ) I’m fine after a while and go to leave. No more than 10 minutes later I feel another one coming on, now I’m thinking somethings wrong because the meds should have stopped this so I told my SO take me to the hospital.
Having a mild panic attack in the lobby, but I’m coherent enough to speak and hand them my wallet.. I waited 20/30 mins , took me back and saw my vitals were normal , slightly elevated heart rate but they said it was because of my breathing, but let me remind you I’m trying to explain to them what I was feeling and shit and they took me back barley able to walk.
Sat in bed freaking out still thinking my hearts stopping not hooked up to the vital machine, no one in for a good 35 mins making it worse.
One nurse comes in and is like “ I’ve had panic attacks for 14 years you just need to close your eyes and get over it “ .. I was in tears, they discharged me right after that ..
I said whatever I had calmed down a bit and went home.
I laid back down and felt another one starting as I started shaking and my heart racing. Convinced SO to take me to the hospital where I had my first one ( 30 mins away ) because I took meds and i shouldn’t be having them back to back.
Got there and actually got hooked up to the vital machine , on oxygen and a EKG , I even voluntarily asked if they wanted to test my pee at both places.
So never going the the first hospital again, and now that I was talking about it I think they believed I was a Junkie just looking for meds because my vitals were fine which I understand I work in a medical field but there was something wrong with me and the way I was treated to with serious regards pisses me off to no end ...
So after my little rant , does anyone TTC have panic attacks or can it be a early pregnancy symptom because of the rapid changing hormones??
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