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sami_1982

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Could This Be How My Body Has a Panic Attack?
Posted: 05-30-04 16:51pm

Hello everyone here, hope you are all feeling well.
I am a 21yr old female and I live in australia. Late last year my girlfriend tried to commit suicide, the next day when I was talking to her I was so upset. I went into some sort of a fit (seizure)
since then 7 months has pasts and I am still having seizures. I have been tested out for everything and I am in perfect health. I have been through all the epilepsy tests and everything is normal.

These seizures I have, I dont know when they are going to happen. I convulse uncontrolably. I dont know what happens. They look like grand mal seizures. I have been to psychologists and they cant find anything wrong with me mentally either.

It just seems to me that what I have read of your posts here, you all have a dread of a heart attack or dying. Or a fear of out doors or a fear of something that sets you off.
And I dont see myself being like that. Mine just come out of the blue.

I am on epileptic medication and it is supressing my seizures but they are not totally controlled.
So if I could get some info from you all it would be much appreaciated.
Also I dont feel stressed or have any worrys that I know of.

The only thing I can think of is the circumstances that my episodes began and the posibility that this could be a psychological thing after all.
Thankyou sam
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Haley

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Posted: 06-01-04 21:09pm

One of the things our cbt group leader told us was that some of our attacks have to come from out of the blue to have true panic disorder. I hope you find something that works for you soon!
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qt3

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Posted: 06-04-04 21:27pm

What are your thoughts when you are in the midst of a panic attack? What are you freaking out about? Most of my panic attacks came from out of the blue too.

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sami_1982

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Posted: 06-05-04 01:31am

Hi
i dont know if they are anxiety/acute stress reactions.
Because one time I was just playing pool with my cousins. And I fell to the floor and she said that I was stiffening all over like I was stretching then she said I went all limp like and started to jerk all over, convulse.She said it got faster and faster and she said that I made weird noises.
I dont know what brings it on.
I do know that I see lightening flashes. The first time it ever happened I was a little aware because I have what they think are partial complex and secondary genralised tonic clonic seizures.
So at the begining you are not all the way out of it. I thought that I was going to die. My body was moving like I was on the scaryest ride of my life and I couldt stop it even if I tried and I thought I was going to die. I couldnt speak properly either. But now I have had over 700 of them I know what it is and I try not to panic. But I must admit I have had worse since and I have also been more aware. And I have not been able to respond. I am just so thankful that I havent had a stroke.
Because I thought that I was having a stroke and that I was going to die because I couldnt move my body my body was moving me.
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Haley

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Posted: 06-07-04 15:04pm

Thinking you are going to die is a classic sign of a panic attack and then the panic usually takes over you and brings on more and more symptoms so this could very well be panic disorder. I would look for a therapist who specializes in cbt and get checked out by them if you can Smile
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sami_1982

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Posted: 06-07-04 22:53pm

But why.
Why do my panic attacks manifest them selves in the for of and epileptic seizure? Thats the question that I want answered. I have seen specialists and the say that I am a big Question they dont understand.
And neither do i. My epileptic medications that I am on now are starting to work and I am not having as many seizures so I dont know.
What I do know is that after a seizure I have the most dialated pupils. And they stay that way for hours and I am so tired. For days.
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Haley

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Posted: 06-16-04 19:53pm

I wish I could answer that sami but I am not a doctor. I really hope you get your questioned answered though and find relief soon Smile
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qt3

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Posted: 06-30-04 11:45am

I just responded to another note of yours and it sounded more like epilepsy than panic but I suppose there is no reason you can't have both and I would imagine the fear of seizures would bring on panic in just about anyone and add to your stress level.

Q
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