[Krob216]

Hey u guys. I just wanted to know when if this is a panic attack. Earlier today I went for a walk and then my dp/dr started getting intense. I turned back around cause I started to get nervous and felt disconnected from myself. Panic attack or was I having an intense episode of dr

 

[Wendy]

I'm sorry you went through that. Sounds horribly rough! Are you all right now?

Usually panic attacks follow the same criteria of symptoms:

• Feeling trapped. Having a sense of terror and dread.
• Heart racing, as well as heavy and accelerated breathing.
• Loss of control, coincides with the sense of dread.

Do you feel these symptoms relate to the scenario you were in?

 

[Krob216]

Its kinda hard to explain, its like every morning I'm ok. Around the afternoon is when my dp starts getting intense. I was walking and just started to feel high, like a bad weed trip

 

[Krob216]

I'm ok now, I seen a friend ride by and he picked me up and we started talking and that calmed me down.

 

[Wendy]

Its kinda hard to explain, its like every morning I'm ok. Around the afternoon is when my dp starts getting intense. I was walking and just started to feel high, like a bad weed trip

Is there anything in the afternoon that triggers your depersonalization? Why do you think the afternoons are worse for you?

I used to get mine very late into the evening. The nighttime and darkness made everything feel a lot more intense, as though I was trapped.

 

[Wendy]

I'm ok now, I seen a friend ride by and he picked me up and we started talking and that calmed me down.

Aw, I'm glad to hear that you've calmed down!

 

[Krob216]

That's what I'm trying to figure out myself. I can deal with the nighttime,its not so bad. But just like you explained I have that feeling of being trapped, like I'm about to disappear or something. I have an appointment tomorrow to see my psychiatrist and I'm going to let her know. I don't know if its the Lexapro that I'm on or not

 

[Wendy]

That's what I'm trying to figure out myself. I can deal with the nighttime,its not so bad. But just like you explained I have that feeling of being trapped, like I'm about to disappear or something. I have an appointment tomorrow to see my psychiatrist and I'm going to let her know. I don't know if its the Lexapro that I'm on or not

Speaking to your psychiatrist seems like a good idea. I hope you figure things out! It is rather weird that it happens in the afternoon and not at night.

Keep us updated, if you'd like! Good luck!