Panic attacks?

[Kyndrael]

It's hard for me to say for sure this is what happens to me, but I haven't taken any kind of medication in four years in fear of having a panic attack and/or allergic reaction to medicine. Even Tylenol and Benedryl I can no longer take in fear of having an attack.

As a freshman in highschool, I remember an attack very clearly, although it wasn't my first. I took a Benedryl one morning when sitting in my parents room, and as I stared blankly at the TV I consumed my thoughts with the fear of the Benedryl making me have an allergic reaction, even though I've taken it several times before.

Not more than 5 minutes later, an overwhelming feeling of heat came over me and my heart pounded and pounded against my chest. I freaked out, stood straight up out of my chair and stammered to my mom I wasn't feeling good suddenly. My hands were waving around my face, like that was going to stop the heat, and I was shaking and trembling and started to breath heavily since I was scared. My mom made me lay down on the bed. Being a registered nurse, she took her stethescope to hear my hearbeat, which was apparently normal. My heart still felt like it was going to beat out of my chest, though. Especially since that attack, I couldn't bear to take any more medicine, no matter how bad I feel.

And despite the occasional migrane, I've never been healthier... physically.

Has anyone else here personally experienced panic attacks triggered by such things as medicine?

If so, how often do your panic attacks occur?

[Lil]

Yep my first ever panic attack was after taking sleeping pills of all things. I had no idea what was going on and my boyfriend took me to the hospital. The nurses assumed I had an 'adverse' reaction to the tablets, monitored me a few hours and sent me home.... but I had panic attacks several after that and a local gp finally told me what the attacks were.

I very rarely get them anymore, I think they were just stress related (likely same as the insomnia i was suffering at the time). I am a bit iffy when taking any kind of medications for the first time, so that also probably also contributed to it. I've only had one in the past few years now and am in a more stable situation financially and overall happier.

[BORTU]

Hi Kyendrael,

I had panic attacks a while ago. Not nice I know. But in my case the medicine cured the attacks. Hope you get over it. Chat more if you want to.

[Kyndrael]

Yeah, I tell myself I'll be alright every time I had one. The only time I have/had them though was when I took any kind of medication. So I just don't take any meds anymore. Even stuff for headaches. My "cure" for everything now is simple sleep lol.

[Wendy]

hello there kyndrael just want to say that panic attacks are totally disabling i thought i was having a heart attack the first time and went to a and e dont get them atm and hope i never do!! my friend is having them she finds that she cannot live her life properly we just wanna say hi and it WILL STOP! take care wx