Posted by Chris O on April 3, 2005, at 21:41:59
In reply to what are your panic attacks like?, posted by Spriggy on April 3, 2005, at 13:24:26
Spriggy:
Nice. Aren't panic attacks lovely? I've had a couple wonderful ones like yours. Last one was a year ago. I hadn't slept for about three days due to my anxiety, so I should have seen this one coming on. I took a .25 Seroquel tablet after seeing the psychiatrist, woke up an hour later, felt like I was...disappearing, I don't know, it was horrible. I told me girlfriend, "Get me to the hospital now, please." She's like, "No, it's okay, you're just having a panic attack." I'm like, "No, I'm about to fully lose it, get me to the emergency room." Fortunately, the ER is close to our house. When I got there, I ran out of her car, into the ER, screaming at the top of my lungs, "Help me, please, god help me!" Strangely, the ten or so people in there didn't really react much to me, and the woman at the counter was just like, "Can I see your insurance card?" I threw it at her and just kept screaming, "Help me, help me!" Finally, the nurse came out. He was like, "What's wrong?" I'm like, "I don't know, help me, help me." He's like, "Have you ever heard of schizophrenia?" Needless to say, after sitting in the ER for forty-five minutes and getting some attention from the doctor, I was all calmed down,
and very embarassed. The worst thing is...I know that it can always happen again. Help us, indeed.Chris
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