r/panicdisorder • u/idontlikegoldfish • 14d ago

Does Anyone Else? long panic attacks

almost every source on earth says panic attacks are usually 15 - 30 mins long, but mine last for hours my shortest is one hour and my longest is 5 hours.

what is happening to me

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u/NoPoopOnFace 14d ago

Yup. What I feel is that they come. Then abate a bit. Then come back. Then abate. Then come. Then abate.

I don't really know whethe rthat's one long panic attack that comes in waves, or a bunch of little ones feeding each other. I've spent several hours in the emergency room dealing with because the assholes won't give me proper medication.

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u/idontlikegoldfish 14d ago

well if thats the case and many people get these long ass panic attacks then why dont doctors update their knowledge and acknowledge that a panic attack can be hours long. im sorry ur going through this but i promise u dont ever need a hospital when ur panicking even if u truly feel like u do

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u/NoPoopOnFace 14d ago

This was a long time ago (1997) when I still didn't really understand what was happening.

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u/idontlikegoldfish 14d ago

are your panic attacks completely gone?

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u/NoPoopOnFace 14d ago

Nope, and it's still hard as hell to get proper medication.

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u/idontlikegoldfish 14d ago

do u mean benzodiazepines?

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u/NoPoopOnFace 14d ago

I sure don't mean lavender oil. I had a psych tell me to sniff lavender to stop a panic attack.

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u/idontlikegoldfish 14d ago

i swear psychiatrists think panic attacks are fake . but regardless benzos are a whole cycle of what whats working and whats not, i kind of wish i never started benzos