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...

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Janet7 07/03/2012

I'm sorry if this topic has been covered before (I've haven't been on the forum for awhile) - but does anyone here feel much worse regarding panic and anxiety when the weather is hot and humid? (Especially humid.) This has been the case with me since I was a little kid - humidity could cause me to black-out and have panic attacks, and I find that this is a particularly "vulnerable" summer for me. I'm on meds, so it has not been that bad, but I'm concerned because it has been really humid where I live, and I am experiencing sensations I haven't had in quite awhile. Thanks, Janet

harry3333 07/03/2012

yes hot humid weather makes panics worse for everyone, I think
lose weight if you can, this helped me

Janet7 07/04/2012

Thanks, Barry. When I was having incredibly intense panic attacks, I would lose a pound a day from the adrenaline rushes, and was too thin. Now the antidepressants have put weight on me, and I find that it is very difficult to lose weight. (I eat a very healthy diet and I exercise.)

I recently read that a person's electrolyte balance can go out of whack in the humidity, and that it is helpful to drink beverages that contain electrolytes all day long in the humidity. I found a sugar-free form of this, and add it to my water, and I think this is helping me. Even if it's a placebo effect (lol), I'm glad about it.

Janet

deleted_user 07/04/2012

The hot humid weather could be giving u mild case of heat exhaustion/heat stroke which ,shure in turn will scare you and a lot of changes happen very fast,I suggest u do a search concerning heat exhaution/heat stroke...It's sneaky and can happen to children I've had them,I didn't pass out,but threw me into panic attack..Electrolytes must be replaced you can get Pedialiyte and drink that plus gatorade,potassium and magnesium play a big role in anxiety/panic,BP.

Janet7 07/04/2012

Thanks, Rachel - I didn't know that panic attacks were a symptom of heat stroke. It sounds like replacing the electrolytes is the key here, plus the minerals you mentioned. Thanks so much - Janet

deleted_user 07/05/2012

YVW Janet...yes def. get the u know in baby section pedialyte and gatorade just to be safe chill.and drink them within the day,but u must do this inside a cool place,other wise you will ,well excuse me be pissin against the wind...no more heat for 2 days at least!try that note how u feel before,during and after,.,,I think you have that ole heat devil there ..oh u must b in tx or close lol!!!!!so let us know!!!!!!!!

Janet7 07/05/2012

Rachel, I have been guzzling Gatorade all day (lol), and I really believe it is making a difference. I also found a sugar-free electrolyte powder that you can add to water, so I've been drinking that all day. Thanks for the support - I wish I knew about this years ago -

I also read that the barometric pressure is different in humid weather, and some people are sensitive to changes in weather -

I live in NYC, but we are having a heat wave here - they expect temperatures of 102 this weekend - you will find me in my air-conditioned bedroom with my Gatorade -

Thanks again, Janet

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