Hospitals And Anxiety/panic Attacks.. Posted: 11-28-06 21:27pm
I remember the first and only time I went
to the er when I was having a panic
attack.. I didn't know what was going on,
they didn't know what was going on, and it
didn't really help when nothing showed up
medically wrong and I thought I was dying.
So I saw a lot of things on here about
people taking a couple trips to the er for
things like this, and does it really even
help at all? It doesn't seem like
there's a lot that they can do for you..
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SleepingQueen
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Location: SoCal
Posted: 11-29-06 23:24pm
I went to the urgent care once complaining
of difficulty breathing.. I told the
doctor that I thought it was due to axiety
and that I have a history of panic
attacks... So what does he do? He orders
tons of test all of which come back normal
and basically dismisses me. It depends on
the doctor. When you go to the er it's a
crap shoot. You get whoever is there. If
your primary doctor is not listening to
you get a new one. Find one that will
look beyond test results. Panic attacks
are not going to come back in blood work
or show up on a chest x-ray. I think if
you really feel the need to go to the er
during an attack then make sure you tell
them that you have a history of
panic/anxiety disorder so they don't waste
thier time and yours doing a bunch of
unndeed tests.
