Hi Monkeysss
That sounds so stressful and I imagine it also feels perhaps disappointing in some way, leading you to maybe think 'I thought all that was being managed and was behind me (the panic attacks)'. Maybe you're spot on, maybe this is something different. Different doesn't always mean something really serious on the scale of emergency. Glad you're going to see the doctor, just to make sure everything's okay.
Wondering if there's a history of migranes in your family. The reason I ask is based on symptoms I'd to get when I used to experience silent migranes (migranes without headaches). Used to get the weirdest symptoms, which eventually led me to my GP. I actually showed up for my appointment while right in the middle of what appeared as a panic attack. He insisted on putting me on anti anxiety meds but I refused, insisting he get to the bottom of what was really going on. I saw another GP who sent me for a brain scan. It was a miracle, I was actually having a migrane while I was in the MRI machine, so it picked it up. While waiting a few days for results, had the most intense one I'd had so far, which led me to call an ambulance, as I thought I might be having a stroke: Degree of numbness all down my left side, couldn't think straight, overall weakness in my body (especially my legs), couldn't fully register what people were saying, everything felt surreal and my nervous system felt like it had gone into hyper drive, amongst other symptoms. Was given the okay by the hospital and went home. MRI results came in the next day. I think the most frustrating part of that overall experience involved me trying to convince people I wasn't overly anxious when these migranes were happening, just a little. I put it down to the migranes setting off my nervous system and that's what I was feeling. I was feeling what my brain, in that state, was doing to my body. Hope that makes sense.
From my experience, it pays to have a wonderful doctor, a doctor who's prepared to wonder about a variety of possibilities. To have a doctor who automatically jumps to the wrong conclusion isn't a doctor who serves us best. As I say, perhaps you're spot on and this isn't anxiety but, again, that doesn't necessarily mean it's something to really worry about. If you feel it's not anxiety, based on your experience, push this point with your doctor. Tell him/her that this feels like a whole different thing. It's their job to investigate whether this is the case.
All the best 🙂
