Today, I went to get minor surgery done. I have anxiety and a phobia of needles, so they gave me laughing gas. It gave me a panic attack. FML
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demideity 13
OP here. I couldn't post for the longest time as I was having a problem authenticating my account. Anyways, I looked up the symptoms for anxiety vs panic attack. While I have general anxiety, I do indeed get panic attacks as well. My symptoms mostly match up with a panic attack.
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MagnusDeus 24
Pretty soon they're going to have to result to knocking you out with a coconut.
Yimpish 15
That's nothing to laugh at
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Roskosity 22
Sometimes you just can't win. Here's to a quick recovery!
whitnayfortooh 29
i had a nervous breakdown when my dentist gave me laughing gas. .I feel your pain op
ballinball 14
you should avoid going to the doctor
Metalslipp 15
Yes, let's avoid the doctors and surgery to help fix whatever's wrong with OP...splendid idea!
Yimpish 15
That's nothing to laugh at
Mathalamus 25
Wow. You really can't win.
Myo_fml 20
That sounds exactly how I'd react too, op. I'm scared to death of being put under. that's the reason that I'm 23 years old and still have my wisdom teeth.
Migole 36
But you don't need to be "put under" for wisdom teeth? It's usually just a small local anesthesia?
derangedplanet 23
some dentists refuse to put anyone under. even if there are cases that would definitly call for it.
ThrottleJockey 36
I was gassed for my wisdom teeth.
militarybrat 21
#8 im so glad i was put under for mine. They were impacted and they had to break them under my gums.
Wizardo 34
Wondering if your dentist was The Joker...
MagnusDeus 24
Pretty soon they're going to have to result to knocking you out with a coconut.
idefka 34
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anxiety* a panic attack is random for no reason and an anxiety attack is triggered. sorry for the useless fact.
cheeeksss 29
More like for the incorrect fact. Panic attacks have triggers as well. For the sake of humanity, please research before you spew false shit.
jtfrisch 22
Well she's right it was most likely and anxiety attack being that it was directly caused by the anxiety of her taking the laughing gas.
cheeeksss 29
Maybe it was technically an anxiety attack. But still doesn't make it true that panic attacks "don't have triggers" that's completely false.
bradoiler 15
well shit.