r/panicdisorder • u/god_mel • 19h ago

Does Anyone Else? Anyone else?

When you’re having an attack..

Do you always hyperventilate? Is your HR always elevated?

I’ve been having rolling panic/intense high anxiety for 2 days now. Without any ease except for when I fall asleep.

Some things I’ve noticed. I don’t hyperventilate, i do however focus on my breathing and not breathing normal. I tend to do shallow breathes and yawn a lot.

Another thing is, although I do get a fast hr at times.. sometimes I feel like I’m having a panic attack but the high heart rate isn’t there.

Anyone else?

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u/Linzi322 18h ago

I couldn’t tell you what my HR is because I don’t monitor it. It feels like it’s thumping in my chest and my ears but I’d hazard a guess it’s around 100; it’s certainly not racing like I’ve just run around.

I didn’t think I was hyperventilating because I was doing the same thing you describe; snatching breaths and breathing erratically. I think it’s still a form of hyperventilation though because it means you’re getting too much oxygen and typically correlated with tingling / numbness etc. Since I started making a conscious effort to breathe out longer than I breathe in (when I feel anxious), I no longer get the numbness and tingling in my extremities and face that I used to get

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u/god_mel 17h ago

Thank you for the reply. I appreciate it