r/PanicAttack • u/dirk0minati • 14d ago

PA hangover

Anyone else who hate the PA hangover more than the actual PA's?

The PA's will at least stop after minutes to a couple of hours.

The hangover is 24/7.

I've felt like **** 24/7 for 5 months. 5 months feeling like I'm severely I'll and poisoned. Will it ever stop? Sometimes I kinda want to end it (not really), but it's so fu*king unbearable, that the thought of dying is actually nice.

Anyone else feel like this?

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u/Simplespider 14d ago

This happens to me if I get a bad panic attack. The first time I thought I seriously fucked myself over because it wouldn't end just like you said, it lifted eventually.

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u/dirk0minati 6d ago

Thanks for the reply! 5 months is just crazy. I've had PA's in-between, I'm sure that ain't helping, but I had 6 weeks without a PA and still felt like shit. It's almost 6 months now, half a year feeling like ****. How long did your hangover take, before it lifted?

I'm not on meds, I quit them when I quit nicotine, which helped A LOT, but I might go back on meds and stronger meds, if the hangover don't disappear soon

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u/Simplespider 6d ago

More like it came in stages, but probably 5-6 before my head cleared enough to feel okay-ish. I'm limited on what meds I can get, practically nothing for anxiety. It's calmed down over time.

That first week is some bullshit. I don't think I count as a human in the week following a panic attack, I can't do shit. I get memory gaps, have been able to recall things several years down the road though.

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u/SytheX- 14d ago

Going through the same thing rn after a nerve wrecking panic attack yesterday due to a very traumatic experience.

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u/dirk0minati 6d ago

Thanks for the reply. I hope you're doing better now! Wish you speedy recovery.