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...
read up about panic attacks and the fight or flight response at google
read the advice given at the other posts, remember that some psychs give no advice.....they are indoctrinated to not give advice, crazy I think
if it happens again, try to accept and relax, dont tense up or fight back and do breathe deep and slow
many of us carry a few valium type tablets with us when out, a tablet disolved under the tongue at the start of an attack is very effective, also its reassuring to have the tablets with you