Stress Induced Panic Attack?

[dread Pirate]

Ok guys I could use a little advice from a broader spectrum than my close friends and family on this one,,,,,

I'll skip the details on whats lead up to it as it's neighbor issues... I've been stressed hadn't slept well or ate much in 3-4 days and on day 2 I got shitfaced drunk. Payed for it on day 3 and on day 4 while starting to sip my morning coffee I went downhill fast. Thought I was having a heart attack. Called my wife who was on her way to work which she turned around immediately. Threw up a bunch and woke up on the bathroom floor. Now I'm really scared. I'm reading texts from my wife but couldn't type coherently. My shepherd is not leaving me as I sat on the porch waiting for my wife and I'm balling my eyes out about not seeing my dog again. At this point I accepted that I was going and started crying thinking I wouldn't see my youngest come of age or finish my daughters Mini Cooper. Yeah I know it's just a fucking car,,,, My wife arrives and gets me in the truck and we start the hour drive to town. This is where it gets fuzzy for m so I'll type what she said happened. I was glazed eyed and couldn't talk, staring out the window into no where land then I passed out. Woke up and dry heaved for a bit then passed back out. Met ambulance at the bottom of the hill which is where I start to remember again. I'm not all sure what they pumped into me and after a few hours at the hospital and tests the doc said he believes I had a stress induced panic attack. My heart, lungs and other organs are healthy and he doesn't believes I have any cancer in my body. Ok that's great but wtf just happened? I ate some food came home and slept until dinner then went back to sleep. Woke up slow this morning and started sipping coffee and felt it coming back.. F the coffee and went outside to get some fresh cool air..

So has anyone had anything similar or know anyone that this has happened too? What am I supposed to do now and where to start? The hospital staff didn't really have answers just said to take it easy for a week or so... Our healthcare is a joke.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I think your first few sentences is where it all went wrong.

If you were stressed and weren’t sleeping or eating well for days, then got drunk, that is the start.

Your body was telling you you were treating it badly. Take it easy, make sure you are eating and hydrated.

In the near term after that, evaluate how you take in, absorb and release stress.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

First thing is follow up with your doctor. Hospital and ER staff are there to keep you alive, not diagnose.

 

[dread Pirate]

First thing is follow up with your doctor. Hospital and ER staff are there to keep you alive, not diagnose.

I have a doc appointment for late July,,,, Might look into going to Redding or Santa Rosa

 

[jetboatperformance]

Its all that "smoke" drifting from Canada Brother , ya needs ta chill

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Ok guys I could use a little advice from a broader spectrum than my close friends and family on this one,,,,,

I'll skip the details on whats lead up to it as it's neighbor issues... I've been stressed hadn't slept well or ate much in 3-4 days and on day 2 I got shitfaced drunk. Payed for it on day 3 and on day 4 while starting to sip my morning coffee I went downhill fast. Thought I was having a heart attack. Called my wife who was on her way to work which she turned around immediately. Threw up a bunch and woke up on the bathroom floor. Now I'm really scared. I'm reading texts from my wife but couldn't type coherently. My shepherd is not leaving me as I sat on the porch waiting for my wife and I'm balling my eyes out about not seeing my dog again. At this point I accepted that I was going and started crying thinking I wouldn't see my youngest come of age or finish my daughters Mini Cooper. Yeah I know it's just a fucking car,,,, My wife arrives and gets me in the truck and we start the hour drive to town. This is where it gets fuzzy for m so I'll type what she said happened. I was glazed eyed and couldn't talk, staring out the window into no where land then I passed out. Woke up and dry heaved for a bit then passed back out. Met ambulance at the bottom of the hill which is where I start to remember again. I'm not all sure what they pumped into me and after a few hours at the hospital and tests the doc said he believes I had a stress induced panic attack. My heart, lungs and other organs are healthy and he doesn't believes I have any cancer in my body. Ok that's great but wtf just happened? I ate some food came home and slept until dinner then went back to sleep. Woke up slow this morning and started sipping coffee and felt it coming back.. F the coffee and went outside to get some fresh cool air..

So has anyone had anything similar or know anyone that this has happened too? What am I supposed to do now and where to start? The hospital staff didn't really have answers just said to take it easy for a week or so... Our healthcare is a joke.

Lack of sleep and lack of food will fubar you if done for days.

You need to sleep (however you can, either do a gym workout to wear you out or get a Rx for ambien or both) and you need to eat properly and try not to skip meals (make them smaller if necessary) . If you skip food and sleep and hit yourself with coffee it will have a negative affect as you noticed. Stay off the coffee.

 

[dread Pirate]

Lack of sleep and lack of food will fubar you if done for days.

You need to sleep (however you can, either do a gym workout to wear you out or get a Rx for ambien or both) and you need to eat properly and try not to skip meals (make them smaller if necessary) . If you skip food and sleep and hit yourself with coffee it will have a negative affect as you noticed. Stay off the coffee.

I should say I was eating, but not finishing meals. Drink plenty of water etc. I hate taking pills for anything and am a stubborn sob about it. Been laying in bed until 3am trying to fall asleep. At this point as much as I love coffee we are done for awhile. I still have the issues my neighbor has caused to deal with. Other neighbors have started the lawsuits etc, but I still can't access half my land because of this. I need to find a way to manage this cause I'm just getting started with the bigger problem ahead..

 

[paradise]

Coffee... Caffeine can be a motherfucker.

My wife always drank coffee, after our third kid, if she drinks caffeine she will get shortness of breath and other similar symptoms. My guess is you are/were dehydrated and then you throw a bunch of caffeine on the fire and it raises your heart rate and your body starts panicking.

EDIT:You said you drink a lot of water so maybe not dehydrated but still seems like the coffee triggers it, try decaf and see what happens?

EDIT2: As for the land issues, hire a land attorney, don't take years off your life to deal with a dispute that sounds like it'll be legal in the long run anyway

 

[Done-it-again]

I've been through it, but business' stress has caused mine, still the same outcome. I've never passed out, but needed to pull over before and driving to work I sometimes couldn't breath and my chest would hurt. Swore I had heart issues at 40.

I made a cardiologist appt to rule out all possibilities. Took months to get them all done, but felt better that my heat wasn't going to stop beating.

I will say this, DRINKING makes it worse. It feels better in the moment, and it doesn't make you sleep better. Sleep is also a large factor, take some melatonin to sleep, or a low does Xanax's to help when you feel that fight or flight and possibly passing out. Try and eat smaller portions and more often to help regulate the your blood sugar as well and go for walks to keep your mind busy.....

 

[Singleton]

Hospital most likely pumped you full of fluids, which turned things around.
All the above adds to lack of proper hydration. Combine that with lack of sleep, limited food and your body goes south quick.

Coffee is a huge dehydration item.

I would up the water intake and electrolytes.

 

[LAPII]

Never be afraid to get second opinion from another doctor, and that coffee is not the energy infused kind, right?

 

[dread Pirate]

Never be afraid to get second opinion from another doctor, and that coffee is not the energy infused kind, right?

We get our coffee from a family friends cousin direct from Belize. I'm a bit of a snob I could say.

I had barely drank any of my cup when my heart started racing. I was literally bouncing in my chair. Then breathing got tight etc.

 

[NicPaus]

Land disputes can cause a lot of lost sleep. I hope everything works out in your favor. I have been dealing with some minor property line issues in comparison. But it has cost me a lot of sleep. Just when everything is going good life throws a curveball and it turns to shit quickly. Thankfully my German Shepherds are always there to take my mind of it.

 

[dread Pirate]

Land disputes can cause a lot of lost sleep. I hope everything works out in your favor. I have been dealing with some minor property line issues in comparison. But it has cost me a lot of sleep. Just when everything is going good life throws a curveball and it turns to shit quickly. Thankfully my German Shepherds are always there to take my mind of it.

Pretty much. Everything going the right direction then bam! I honestly felt I was lying to my dog when I told her I'd be back in a little while yesterday. Sent my "Beth Dutton" of a daughter a text saying I love her. I didn't expect to come back home.

 

[Looking Glass]

I should say I was eating, but not finishing meals. Drink plenty of water etc. I hate taking pills for anything and am a stubborn sob about it. Been laying in bed until 3am trying to fall asleep. At this point as much as I love coffee we are done for awhile. I still have the issues my neighbor has caused to deal with. Other neighbors have started the lawsuits etc, but I still can't access half my land because of this. I need to find a way to manage this cause I'm just getting started with the bigger problem ahead..

I had a relative who was Stubborn about taking his "MEDs" also. Then @38 he had a Major Stroke and was buried 3 Weeks Later. The Dr. said all he had to do was Follow the Instructions that he was given, after coming into the Doctor's Office in the first place.

As they say!!, "You Can Lead a Horse To Water" BUT!!

 

[coolchange]

As all said stress drinking etc. You were severely dehydrated. Drinking a lot of wter will not catch you up.
Went fishing with my BIL. Full day boat. Kept after him drink water.
“ I’m fine..
Next day on the job (Leo) partner had to call rescue ambulance. Dry heaves, disoriented, massive head ache, etc.
Then he had the balls to call my wife, his sister, that the Dramamine with ginseng I gave him made him sick. LOL

 

[Your ad here]

Your body is exhausted... stay off the alcohol and try to eat and get rest. Not saying this would help you but when I get into stressful or demanding projects at work I'll start smoking. The cigarette was enough of a break to clear my mind, relax, and let me know this project isn't forever. Since the project isn't forever, once it was done I stopped smoking and threw away whatever cigarettes I had left and didn't bother to remember the date. Listening to Blues music helps too.

 

[Orange Juice]

I’d follow up with the doctor. There are pills for everything. .

 

[dread Pirate]

Your body is exhausted... stay off the alcohol and try to eat and get rest. Not saying this would help you but when I get into stressful or demanding projects at work I'll start smoking. The cigarette was enough of a break to clear my mind, relax, and let me know this project isn't forever. Since the project isn't forever, once it was done I stopped smoking and threw away whatever cigarettes I had left and didn't bother to remember the date. Listening to Blues music helps too.

I don't smoke cigarettes and never have. I have slowed my drinking down tremendously. Hand't had a drink in a couple weeks, but I wanted to sleep, so I decided I'd have a rum and coke. Looking at the bottle the next morning I had more than a few,,,, No recollection of that... Completely out of character for me.

I agree I am exhausted. Have projects on hand that I cannot complete. Drank a huge glass of water this morning then got some coffee. Sipped a little and felt the same heart rush coming back. Nope! F this got more water and fresh air.

 

[Ziggy]

Pretty much. Everything going the right direction then bam! I honestly felt I was lying to my dog when I told her I'd be back in a little while yesterday. Sent my "Beth Dutton" of a daughter a text saying I love her. I didn't expect to come back home.

I've said it many times, the stress of running my dealership probably would have killed me if I hadn't of sold & left that all behind.
Put your mind to work with one of those projects you mentioned. Eat smart, delete caffeine, go to bed at appropriate time, maybe try Tylenol-PM if necessary. I turn on white noise to keep the mind from wandering when first laying down to sleep too.
.
Let the pro's handle the neighbor situation.

 

[Deeznutz2]

There is a term known as hangxiety. Those that have some general life anxiety wake up after drinking with terrible anxiety. Worse than other hangover symptoms. Same symptoms as you are describing. Similar situation happened to me years ago after a bender. It was awful.

Avoid alcohol and caffeine. Exercise to exhaustion, any type your prefer, It really helps.

 

[ltbaney1]

Ive been where you are at, see the doc, and go talk to someone. pay the 150 or so and hour for them to sit and just listen. i told them i didnt want answers, i just want to unload on a impartial 3rd party. i walked out of that office feeling like a 1000 pound weight had been lifted off my chest. and SLEEP.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

Go to ER.
I wasn’t going to post this, but you guys don’t know me. Tuesday morning 2:30 am, I wake up with dull ache in ears jaw upper molars down thru neck and chest, never felt this before. Thought I slept in odd position. Lasted about 15 minutes, I went back to sleep. 4:30 am, it’s wakes me up but stronger than before, I’m getting scared, I get up brush teeth put in contacts, and get a sharp 1 second pain in right inner ear, I’m thinking, wow I got a ear infection. 25-20 minutes later all seems to go away, I go outside and sit by the pool and start the google self diagnosis, 4 articals say go to ER, I’m thinking, nah, 5:45 am it’s comming back, I call wife in cali, she thinks I am just depressed from being layed off last month, I am and stressed about $, I get pissy and hang up on her. Share not as strong as the 4:30 am ones. So I’m deciding, trim the palm trees and walk it off or go to ER. I have not been in a ER in 40 years. Something tells me ER. I drive myself to ER 6am. By 7 they tell me I have a low showing of some enzyme. By 8 they say it’s higher, poof I’m now told I had a heart attack and was admitted. 7:30 Wednesday morning, I’m on the table, I have 90% blockage in a artery, they install a stint. Now at home recovering.
Long story short, listen to your body, I guess a lucked out and dodged a bullett. Still a bit shaken.

 

[bonesfab]

1000 mg of FUK-IT-ALL a day does wonders for me. Hope you feel better and the land issue go smoothly.

 

[ka0tyk]

Sleep, drinking causes dehydration, coffee is a diuretic which means you produce more urine, which you were already dehydrated…


Maybe it’s time to stop getting “shit faced drunk” and be a grown up and take care of yourself… so you can take care of others. Alcohol is a killer in all ways and forms. Stay safe and get well.

 

[dread Pirate]

Go to ER.
I wasn’t going to post this, but you guys don’t know me. Tuesday morning 2:30 am, I wake up with dull ache in ears jaw upper molars down thru neck and chest, never felt this before. Thought I slept in odd position. Lasted about 15 minutes, I went back to sleep. 4:30 am, it’s wakes me up but stronger than before, I’m getting scared, I get up brush teeth put in contacts, and get a sharp 1 second pain in right inner ear, I’m thinking, wow I got a ear infection. 25-20 minutes later all seems to go away, I go outside and sit by the pool and start the google self diagnosis, 4 articals say go to ER, I’m thinking, nah, 5:45 am it’s comming back, I call wife in cali, she thinks I am just depressed from being layed off last month, I am and stressed about $, I get pissy and hang up on her. Share not as strong as the 4:30 am ones. So I’m deciding, trim the palm trees and walk it off or go to ER. I have not been in a ER in 40 years. Something tells me ER. I drive myself to ER 6am. By 7 they tell me I have a low showing of some enzyme. By 8 they say it’s higher, poof I’m now told I had a heart attack and was admitted. 7:30 Wednesday morning, I’m on the table, I have 90% blockage in a artery, they install a stint. Now at home recovering.
Long story short, listen to your body, I guess a lucked out and dodged a bullett. Still a bit shaken.

I spent 6 hours in the ER with an ambulance ride... Thank god I have good insurance!

 

[Mcob25rg]

Your brain controls all other organs, and stress is the enemy of the brain, so stress can cause all other problems. Coffee and alcohol are diaretics and will require massive amounts of water over time to catch up. Most on this site have had some or all of your symptoms induced by stress. Boating is usually a happy place, which is what drives this site. You are not alone, but you need to make some serious changes if you want to keep posting. When this exact thing happens to me, I tell myself the truth - it’s just stuff/it’s just money. Health trumps all else, so that care of that first, everything else will work out - it always does!

 

[dread Pirate]

Sleep, drinking causes dehydration, coffee is a diuretic which means you produce more urine, which you were already dehydrated…


Maybe it’s time to stop getting “shit faced drunk” and be a grown up and take care of yourself… so you can take care of others. Alcohol is a killer in all ways and forms. Stay safe and get well.

I hear you. See post 19. First time I've had a drink in weeks and don't remember having more than one... Never been the way I deal with things. I just wanted to get some sleep and figured a cocktail would help. Never intended to drink 1/3 of the bottle. No recollection of that.

 

[C-Ya]

Ok guys I could use a little advice from a broader spectrum than my close friends and family on this one,,,,,

I'll skip the details on whats lead up to it as it's neighbor issues... I've been stressed hadn't slept well or ate much in 3-4 days and on day 2 I got shitfaced drunk. Payed for it on day 3 and on day 4 while starting to sip my morning coffee I went downhill fast. Thought I was having a heart attack. Called my wife who was on her way to work which she turned around immediately. Threw up a bunch and woke up on the bathroom floor. Now I'm really scared. I'm reading texts from my wife but couldn't type coherently. My shepherd is not leaving me as I sat on the porch waiting for my wife and I'm balling my eyes out about not seeing my dog again. At this point I accepted that I was going and started crying thinking I wouldn't see my youngest come of age or finish my daughters Mini Cooper. Yeah I know it's just a fucking car,,,, My wife arrives and gets me in the truck and we start the hour drive to town. This is where it gets fuzzy for m so I'll type what she said happened. I was glazed eyed and couldn't talk, staring out the window into no where land then I passed out. Woke up and dry heaved for a bit then passed back out. Met ambulance at the bottom of the hill which is where I start to remember again. I'm not all sure what they pumped into me and after a few hours at the hospital and tests the doc said he believes I had a stress induced panic attack. My heart, lungs and other organs are healthy and he doesn't believes I have any cancer in my body. Ok that's great but wtf just happened? I ate some food came home and slept until dinner then went back to sleep. Woke up slow this morning and started sipping coffee and felt it coming back.. F the coffee and went outside to get some fresh cool air..

So has anyone had anything similar or know anyone that this has happened too? What am I supposed to do now and where to start? The hospital staff didn't really have answers just said to take it easy for a week or so... Our healthcare is a joke.

My neighbor last week had a similar story. His wife took him to the hospital in the middle of night, and he came home with a pacemaker installed.

 

[Dalton]

Watch some movies and do some mindless things. It’s almost like something that’s going around lately.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

I'm really bad about drinking water. I have to force myself to stay hydrated. Some days I forget to drink water. I know that when I'm dehydrated I my body gets sore and I start coughing, and I also get depressed. I have experienced a couple of panic attacks in recent years, and for that I keep a bottle of THC Tinture. Just a micro dose of it calms me down. I haven't had to use it in over a year but it works for me.

 

[OCMerrill]

So years ago I would have issues similar to what you went through. I never did pass out.

After many events I was put on "Happy Pills" Anti-depressants to cope with stress. Well that made me not feel anything at all for anyone. Comfortably Numb.

So one evening maybe a year later I wake up in a panic...something is way off and I feel my heart racing out of my chest. I get downstairs to the couch and my wife calls 911. They get there and hook me up and I'm at 250 BPM and all hell broke loose on their end. Into the ambulance I go and were hauling the mail and all the sudden we pull over hard. I remember saying like I feel dizzy from that hard pull over. They gave me something to calm me and I'm out.

About maybe 15 min later I'm in CHOC hospital, apparently my 250 BBM pulse started to show bad stuff on the monitor and they Averted me (charge 100 paddle time).
So I could go on with all the testing and what not but all those panic attacks could have actually been caused by my heart going nuts and me never knowing that could be a thing.

No more Anti-Depressants. Welcome to the word of Halter monitors. Nuclear stress tests, Neurontin, various Beta Blockers, etc. This has become my life since that day.
I am so Lopressor'd I cant get an aerobic heart rate and gain weight very easily. Fatigue everyday, all day.

But I'm here and I got to see my kids grow up.

NO CAFFINE!

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Oh, and glad you are here to tell this to us!

 

[Mr. C]

Some of what you write sounds more like a stroke or maybe a TIA.
I had a similar episode, not to the passing out but memory was gone for a good 20 plus minutes , slurred speech.
turns out they figure i had a TIA a small stroke due to some calcium in my neck arteries breaking away and causing a temporary clog.
All i can say is don't be passive on your follow ups...

good luck

 

[RCDave]

Damn....this stuff is hard to hear....I had a loop recorder installed to monitor hear beat. 3 weeks and it's good so far. No abnormal activity

 

[ChevelleSB406]

You definitely had physiological contributors, but don't disregard the panic attack itself. I have suffered with these in life, your description is spot on. Luckily I can count on one hand how many I have had, and there are definitely warning signs and actions to take as you get experienced. My first one was when I was much younger, working at In N Out, the week after my best friend was killed. After the lunch rush, I finally relax and make my food to take my break, walk back to the break area, start feeling flush, hot, disoriented, eventually, fall out my chair, rush to stand up, fall over, stand up, fall over, throw up, wash rinse repeat. Completely disoriented, thoughts of impending doom, nothing logical.

Again, a lot of people are focusing on the logical side of this, the full blown anxiety attack is anything but logical.

Years later, I had one sneak up on me as a roommates gf had her homework strewn across my kitchen floor, and I guess it was a tipping point, end up under my bed, literally, on the phone to close friends, all with the feeling of the universe is ending, and its my last moments around.

Happy to take this convo private if you want, point is, listen to your body, and your mind, with warning signs of stress, physical stress and mental stress, changes in breathing, changes in perceived temperature, etc. When you feel something coming on, especially from out of nowhere, take a moment and become self aware, think about your breathing, think about your heart rate, etc. 99 out of 100 times, you can catch it before the kettle boils over so to speak. Let me know if I can help.

-Tom

 

[dread Pirate]

I'm really bad about drinking water. I have to force myself to stay hydrated. Some days I forget to drink water. I know that when I'm dehydrated I my body gets sore and I start coughing, and I also get depressed. I have experienced a couple of panic attacks in recent years, and for that I keep a bottle of THC Tinture. Just a micro dose of it calms me down. I haven't had to use it in over a year but it works for me.

This describes many of the symptoms before this. The coughing is weird...

As for dehydration,
I'm the guy who always has a water bottle and takes more pee breaks on road trips than my wife or kids. While at the er they said I was slightly dehydrated and assumed it was from the vomiting. When we go out of town I take 10 gallons of our spring water cause I'm a weirdo and won't drink bottled water unless I have too. This is a pic of my spring water from my tap. It doesn't get any better and I don't waste the privilege.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

This describes many of the symptoms before this. The coughing is weird...

As for dehydration,
I'm the guy who always has a water bottle and takes more pee breaks on road trips than my wife or kids. While at the er they said I was slightly dehydrated and assumed it was from the vomiting. The we go out of town I take 10 gallons of our spring water cause I'm a weirdo and won't drink bottled water unless I have too. This is a pic of my spring water from my tap. It doesn't get any better and I don't waste the privilege.
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I also have great water at home. I have a RO system that produces great drinking water, I have no excuses not to drink more.

 

[riverroyal]

I’ve had debilitating anxiety attacks, panic attacks. Basically the same thing.
Your body chemistry is not balanced. There’s a hand full of ‘chemistry’ in humans. Serotonin, adrenaline etc. when one goes out of balance the others over power.
Next, if you’re getting chemical dumps, such as adrenaline after caffeine this can become unmanageable by your mind and organs.
Once it goes sideways you are in for the ride.
There’s no quick reset.
Passing out in the car was the ‘ride’.
I can feel one coming on and get as prepared as possible.
Why this happens has numerous triggers.
Stress, caffeine, alcohol, sleep, diet.
Most triggers are unknown. Why will make you think you’re going crazy. Really, it super mind bending with zero ability to control.

There’s medication that helps the chemicals to balance.
There’s ‘cognitive’ mind methods which help.

You are out of balance. It’s not much different than depression, aggression, short temper challenges.

Read a few books on it. I did. It helped me to grasp the wtf, am I going insane?

Long post sorry.
You will have it again. It’s not a one time thing until you’re balanced. This is the frustration your will have.

Very important, make sure your wife is fully aware of all of this. She can be your ‘security’ during episodes.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Regarding sleep I wake up every night between 2/3 am , often because I need to take a leak,Then my half awake brain starts "running", was taking benedril for a while which took an hour or so , just started on Qunol sleep .... first OTC sleep aid that seems to really work. Gotta have decent sleep for ones health

 

[jet496]

I suffered with panic attacks in my 30's & 40's, I'm 62 now. Hang overs made them the worse & I've since quit drinking for other reasons (10 years ago) and haven't had one since. I must say reading this thread sparked some panic attack feelings so that's how powerful the mind is. I was on Ativan & Diazepam for years but those are not meant for long term use & it was hard getting off those. Mind you I was on those daily for 5 or 10 years but you should only take as needed.

One trick for me is to redirect my thinking immediately like think about sex, work, etc.

 

[hman442]

I'm in agreement with all the comments that the stress, then the excess booze, the caffeine, caused a dehydration issue. Sounds like a lot of us have experienced similar, but not as extreme of symptoms. A third of a bottle isn't THAT much, like 7 ounces, but if you're not a big drinker and/or haven't had much in a while, it would be a significant amount. Keep your Dr. appt, plus, you'll know by then if the symptoms are reoccurring. Not able to access half your property due to a dickhead neighbor.... that's a biggie. I cannot imagine your emotions and stress. If you haven't been to the attorney yet, go! Maybe it's more fixable than you're thinking. I'd always heard you cannot block access to a man's property, but that could vary by state. A friend's wife has a saying that comes up occasionally, she says, "Someone needs to put that guy in a freezer". She would probably say that about your land dispute!

 

[LHC Kirby]

Go to ER. By 7 they tell me I have a low showing of some enzyme. By 8 they say it’s higher, poof I’m now told I had a heart attack and was admitted.

Troponin is the part of the blood work that you are referring to. It is very accurate to diagnose a heart attack.

 

[Lunatic Fringe]

A good friend of mine dealt with very similar issues a handful of years ago.
Twice he went to the hospital for it. Once he was at a customer's home and had them call an ambulance for him and the second time, he called his BIL come get him and take him there.
Both times he truly felt he was having a heart attack and was dying.
Both times the hospital/doctors sent him home telling him he was experiencing a panic attack.

He didn't accept the diagnosis and was finally able to determine it was hypoglycemia.

 

[dread Pirate]

I'm in agreement with all the comments that the stress, then the excess booze, the caffeine, caused a dehydration issue. Sounds like a lot of us have experienced similar, but not as extreme of symptoms. A third of a bottle isn't THAT much, like 7 ounces, but if you're not a big drinker and/or haven't had much in a while, it would be a significant amount. Keep your Dr. appt, plus, you'll know by then if the symptoms are reoccurring. Not able to access half your property due to a dickhead neighbor.... that's a biggie. I cannot imagine your emotions and stress. If you haven't been to the attorney yet, go! Maybe it's more fixable than you're thinking. I'd always heard you cannot block access to a man's property, but that could vary by state. A friend's wife has a saying that comes up occasionally, she says, "Someone needs to put that guy in a freezer". She would probably say that about your land dispute!

Spot on with almost everything. My drinking was a one night discretion though. Yes it happened right in the middle of the pregame to the event. Er said I was slightly dehydrated.

He had no right to put heavy equipment on other peoples land. I have 4' tall water bars for 3.5 miles now. Good luck getting a trailer over that. My skid steer is locked up behind this mess and I have jobs to do. I need a D4-6 for a weekend to fix this mess.

 

[dread Pirate]

A good friend of mine dealt with very similar issues a handful of years ago.
Twice he went to the hospital for it. Once he was at a customer's home and had them call an ambulance for him and the second time, he called his BIL come get him and take him there.
Both times he truly felt he was having a heart attack and was dying.
Both times the hospital/doctors sent him home telling him he was experiencing a panic attack.

He didn't accept the diagnosis and was finally able to determine it was hypoglycemia.

Our hospitals are not known for their care. I have a doctors appointment but it's over a month away. Our healthcare is a joke in this area. We go to Redding for dentists and thats 4 hours each way.

 

[Tooms22]

Stress is probably a huge factor. The mental can really affect the physical. And the current old dude generation doesn't tend to have great stress coping behaviors. Act tough in front of the family, tell yourself you've got it under control, and BAM it presents itself in a physical way.

Throw in booze, which will depress you and give you anxiety the next day. Sprinkle in a little dehydration from the drinking. Top it off with some caffeine. You have yourself a perfect cocktail of physical abuse to your own body to make is susceptible to a panic attack.

I definitely have general anxiety the day after getting hammered. I work on projects to take my mind off it.

Hell, I've had anxiety at the gym after slamming some preworkout because of all the caffeine in it.

Luckily, I'm a hybrid where I act tough but also talk with others about what I'm dealing with.

Hopefully opening up on RDP will reduce the stress a little.

Also, see some specialists. It's always worth it... especially with good insurance.

 

[Mcob25rg]

I do the redirected thinking also - go to my happy place mentally, and decide I don’t care what happens to my problem. Panic attacks are no joke, and can kill you - kill the stress before it kills you

 

[Tooms22]

I forgot to mention, if sleep is an issue and you don't like pharmaceuticals, try out this more natural method. It works for my wife and me.

Allegedly melatonin lowers test. Ain't nobody need lower test levels!

Huberman is badass neuroscientist from Stanford.

Andrew Huberman's Sleep Cocktail / Routine • Podcast Notes

Andrew Huberman (@hubermanlab) is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Here we provide a simple one stop shop to his Sleep Cocktail and Routine for our readers. Remember The key to sleep and sleep supplements is...

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[HNL2LHC]

No time to read all posts. How have you been feeling The last year or two? Numbness, nausea? I had a simular conversation with the wife. She’d been having issues for a year thinking it was menopause. Turns out after tests it was a tumor. That was 4 years ago. I’d suggest that you go to the doctors and have a few tests taken. Don’t brush it off as it might be a bigger issue. Best of luck and they can do crazy thing medically these days. Take care!!!!