SCARIEST THING HAPPENED.

[kteen16]

Okay, so I havent been out of the house in about a month due to my agoraphobia so I decided to go out to the grocery story with my dad today.
I went to bed last night at around 4:30am/5 and woke up at about 10. We left at around 11:10.
I hadent eaten or takin my anti depressants yet.
Well when I got there I was feeling pretty overwhelmed from all the people, but I was controlling it. My anxiety level was about a 4.
But when we were in the frozen foods isle I got this HUUUUUUUUUGE drowsy feeling overcome me and then a huuuuge rush of anxiety. I had to get out of there and right away. I got up and my limbs felt like jelly. Like I felt weak. And as I was walking out of the store I got reallly lightheaded and everything was blurry when I was walking out. Like a headrush (you know when you get up to fast and you cant things go blurry for like 10 seconds?) well this happened for like 30 seconds. So I sat down outside, and started calming myself down. Then I got up and walked to the car where I waited for my dad.
What the hell happened to me? The only other time I got this feeling (the lightheadedness/headrush/weakness/jelly feeling) was when I was in a bathtub full of realllly hot water.
My mom thinks its because I woke up so early and rushed out of the house and didnt eat OR take my pill.
Im so scared right now, im thinking brain tumor, stroke, heart attack.
Was it cuz I was overwhelmed and rushed things? To many people ect? and that I didnt eat or take my anti depressant?
Please tell me someone has been through this. PLEASE.
Im so scared.
Thank you,

[bbq33]

I have been having panic attacks for about 10 years now. I know they wont kill me but i still have that feeling of dume. It's not fun. Most of them come on when I am in a grocery store when I'm blocked in by many little things hanging on the shelves in the isle. I have Bi-polar II and my mind starts racing out of control. I just get out as quick as I can and try to isolate myself and start calming down the parts of my body that need attention. My Doctor gives me Klonopin which helps a lot once I get over the side effects like short term memory loss. Lots of people live with the same thing. You're not alone.
bbq33

[Angeleyes1015]

I'm sorry that you  are going through this. I've been living with this since I was 15 and I've felt all of those feelings and thoughts that go along with them.Like sierrasong I'm no Dr. but I'd say it's pretty safe to say none of those bad things are wrong with you. That was a paninc attack  which can be made worse by not eating, and your blood sugar getting to low. So eat next time before you dash out the door with your dad or anyone I'm sure they'll wait, and always tell yourself it's just panic and it's never killed anyone, and take some deep breathes. If you keep having this and you're woried go see your Dr. and get reassurrance. I hope you're feelling better.

[kteen16]

Thank you. Im am better now, but I still cant get over how scary that was. Ive never had a panic attack like that before. Im stilll very worried I have something wrong with me. (Brain tumor, cancer) or some other life threatning thing. :(

Thanks again.

[sierrasong]

First of all, big supportive hugs.  I'm not a doctor, but it sounds to me like a classic panic attack -- I've had similar episodes.  At one point in my life, I was pretty agoraphobic and would experience feelings like this when I would leave my "safe zone". And, as you mention, it was often when I hadn't really prepared myself in advance. Eating something, taking your meds, thinking through the errand before you left might have helped.  I did find that if I took things in small steps (maybe just going along for a ride in the car first, then going into the store the next time, etc.) it gradually got easier to handle the stress and the panic abated.

I hope you're doing better now.