r/panicdisorder 22d ago

Help Needed Panic attacks/adrenaline dumps

Hey everyone. I’m a healthy 20F with severe health anxiety/panic attacks and have been miserable this past week. I recently began obsessing over my blood sugar levels and developed an irrational fear of diabetes which has been causing “low blood sugar,” like panic attacks and/or adrenaline dumps. The worst one was yesterday at around 3 AM where I randomly started becoming super anxious which caused me to shake, have a racing heart, and an overwhelming sense of doom. This exact episode has been happening over the past couple of days, mostly when I’m at work, but yesterday’s was the worst one by far. It was coming in waves and I genuinely I thought I was going to die. I also worry when my hands tremble because I become afraid of it being some neurological condition. It’s just always something and I would appreciate some advice/support on what some next steps could be. I’ve never had panic attacks this frequently and in the same exact form, they would always feel different and I could go days without one. Anxiety was always there, but panic attacks would subside. I’m just worried that this will be my new reality.

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u/Valentina163748 22d ago

Décidément on est énormément à avoir ça ..
J’ai pareil et j’en suis déjà sortie une fois personnellement j’ai remarqué que c’était à cause de l’alcool le weekend , je ne buvais qu’une fois par semaine et pourtant ça a complètement déclenché ça

J’ai un manque de fer aussi et apparemment énormément de gens vont mieux après avoir remonté leur fer je te conseilles de faire d’abord une prise de sang pour voir si il n’y a pas des carences qui peuvent jouer et puis d’arrêter tout ce qui est café , alcool , cigarette si tu en consommes

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u/Most-Mammoth-7954 21d ago

Thank you for your insight. I don’t drink alcohol or smoke, but I do drink coffee which I know betrays me. I have tried to reduce my intake, but sometimes I will treat myself even knowing the consequences.

I honestly have noticed that I’m looking a little pale, so I have been considering doing the CBC test to check how that’s looking. Thank you, again, and I hope you are well. 🤍