Panic Attacks Support Group
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...
For years I've fallen down when I'm tired or in a panic attack. Not always both. Someone recently said she had heard that falling can be a side effect of meds. Do you know anything about this?
What happens to me is my legs just suddenly get weak - I'm not dizzy, my legs aren't numb, they just crumble beneath me. It's a like a literal 'weak in the knees'. At first my arms might feel weak too, but usually, I have the strength to pull myself to a sitting position before I have the strength to move my legs around. It first started exclusively during panic attacks. Now sometimes it happens even when I think I'm calm. It very often happens in the evening, when my body is tired. Sometimes I can 'feel it coming,other times I just go to stand up and end up on the floor.
It doesn't scare me anymore. If anything it frustrates me and makes me angry. No, I've never been hurt when I fell - oh, once I bruised my knee, but that's the worst it's ever been, because I can catch myself with my arms. I now have a cat who, when he finds me on the floor, will come over and purr, nudge me and crawl on my back, sitting on/with me until my strength returns.
What happens to me is my legs just suddenly get weak - I'm not dizzy, my legs aren't numb, they just crumble beneath me. It's a like a literal 'weak in the knees'. At first my arms might feel weak too, but usually, I have the strength to pull myself to a sitting position before I have the strength to move my legs around. It first started exclusively during panic attacks. Now sometimes it happens even when I think I'm calm. It very often happens in the evening, when my body is tired. Sometimes I can 'feel it coming,other times I just go to stand up and end up on the floor.
It doesn't scare me anymore. If anything it frustrates me and makes me angry. No, I've never been hurt when I fell - oh, once I bruised my knee, but that's the worst it's ever been, because I can catch myself with my arms. I now have a cat who, when he finds me on the floor, will come over and purr, nudge me and crawl on my back, sitting on/with me until my strength returns.
when standing, relax muscles and move weight from 1 foot to the other
dont stand stiffly to attention
move toes up and down in shoes as if marking time
all this helps circulation
I used to have it long ago...i can still feel a little wobbly while walking but not too bad.
also shift weight from 1 foot to the other
and of course breathe deep and slow