Okay so I’m off antidepressant treatment, have only been taking vitamins. I’ve had panic disorder since 11. My episodes are usually short, with hyperventilating, sometimes crying, and pain chests. After them I feel disoriented and tired, and my simplest coping mechanism is to lie down and rest. Recently I’ve experienced two severe panic attacks and it was different. Almost at once I felt like my body drifted in a state where I’m unable to move. I’ll want to move my arms or legs, but my body doesn’t want to do it. I can’t cry or talk. I can still perceive everything that’s going around me but from a distance. It all goes silent, and the noises are like little buzzing at the back of my head. It’s like I’m stuck in the first freezing phase of my panic for much longer than it should be (normally it’s like seconds?). Then my ears start ringing and I come back, and can finally move and shake off the tightening up. This happened twice last week and it scares me. I’ve never been this mute before. Has anyone else had the same experience?...
I’ve researched online and can’t find anything definitive about whether catatonia is something that can happen during severe panic attacks.
