Help - Should I go to ER or ride this out?

[Rathgar]

started feeling panic after morning coffee. Came on out of nowhere. Thinking that my chest is feeling heavy (impending heart attack). No other symptoms but i keep telling myself my chest is heavy.
I don't want to go to ER - it wastes the day and they find it was a panic attack.
But one day it may be real.
I took a xanax to try to calm down.
Anyone online I can chat with? Everyone in my house is at work.

 

[Kari7495]

If you have no other symptoms I wouldnt stress out too bad. You just had caffeine too and sometimes it will jump start our anxiety.

 

[Rathgar]

that's what I'm trying to tell myself - I don't even know what "chest heaviness" feels like - I'm just thinking I'm feeling it.

 

[Jennycard]

started feeling panic after morning coffee. Came on out of nowhere. Thinking that my chest is feeling heavy (impending heart attack). No other symptoms but i keep telling myself my chest is heavy.
I don't want to go to ER - it wastes the day and they find it was a panic attack.
But one day it may be real.
I took a xanax to try to calm down.
Anyone online I can chat with? Everyone in my house is at work.

Are you taking any other medications for anxiety? I pretty much had to quit coffee since I started Zoloft. I too have a panic disorder and once I drink coffee I feel fine, the next minute bam. Full on panic attack. I hate to say it, but if you have a panic disorder you really should stay away from coffee for a while. Ride it out. You don’t need to go to the ER. Wait for the Xanax to kick in and see how you feel. I too take a sedative and when I’m having a panic attack (I actually had one last night) it usually calms me down and my “symptoms” go away.


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[Jennycard]

I know the exact cheat heaviness you’re feeling. It’s definitely from then caffeine and anxiety combined.


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[Rathgar]

Hi - thanks for writing. I am feeling a bit better - xanax kicking in a bit at this moment. I have thought about the caffeine issue - I went off once for just the same reason. This panic attack stuff is awful - it's immediate and you just don't know what the trigger is

 

[TruthHurts]

Hi - thanks for writing. I am feeling a bit better - xanax kicking in a bit at this moment. I have thought about the caffeine issue - I went off once for just the same reason. This panic attack stuff is awful - it's immediate and you just don't know what the trigger is

That has happen to me it's the caffeine. I recently considered giving up caffeine again. If I were you I'd drink some water and lay down for a few minutes that should help.