I experience panic attacks only when I smoke meth. My chest starts feeling tight, I sometimes hyperventilate, of course due to the meth and panic attack my heart pounds at a very fast rate, i get dizzy, i make myself burp as if that's gonna help, my throat sometimes closes up, making it hard to breathe and swallow. the feelings are sometimes the same n sometimes different but no matter the feeling, in the end i feel like im having a heart attack. I have been to the E.R my share of times and they assure me its a panic attack due to the drugs. They ran all test and tell me my heart n blood are healthy. It usually takes me n my boyfriend two to three days to smoke a gram and a half of ice. We get about 4-8 hrs of sleep. Once in a great while i might stay up all night. We eat normally and aside from drug use we take good care of ourselves and eachother. But i recently read that meth can lead to a stroke and now after knowing the symptoms of a stroke my panic attacks have turned into the feelings of a stroke. Can my multiple panic attacks turn into a stroke? I know the mind is extremely strong. But whats scary is, how will I know when im having the real thing? I am not ready to stop the meth for my oown reasons but can somebody please help me? I am 25 y/o am I at risk of a stroke because of my attacks?
Posted on Aug 19, 2006, 11:23 AM from IP address 68.127.122.229