Oh my god. Thank you so much for validating panic attacks and not just dismissing them. As someone who has GAD and has panic and anxiety attacks, it's so nice to hear that it's not just in my head and that it's physical symptoms as well.
same. I had a panic attack very similar to Dan Harris when I gave a speech... coincidentally the same year as him: 2004. It not only still haunts me, but I can't ever give speeches anymore.
I have panic attacks as well and the medical professionals near me don’t take me seriously at all. I even went to the ER because I was having panic attack symptoms, but I wasn’t having a panic attack, and when I got there I explained to the Dr that it felt like a panic attack, but it wasn’t because there wasn’t any psychological or emotional trigger, only the physical symptoms, and the doc was like “you’re fine. It’s just a panic attack” Like. Bruh. We went over this.
@@captainobvious8037 a lot of people will act like it’s all in your head, when there’s actually physical stuff going on as well. It’s validation. Especially because some people expect you to be at 100% as soon as you are past the attack, and you can’t be because it’s physically exhausting to go through it.
Omg, preach! I had a panic attack literally in front of my dad and sister, and it was so embarrassing and scary. The fact this man handled himself as well as he did on live TV is astounding.
@@laserdisc688 i had one on the way to school infront of everyone i was getting out the car i cant imagine infront of live tv and thousands of people 0.0
@@laserdisc688 lol i would need this. Im severly anxious and get panic attacks everytime my parents scream at me, or if something traumatic happens. Once, my brother got out of the house when he was 3, and we were looking everywhere for him. I had a panic attack running from house to house shouting for him. In the end, my dad picked me up, and we went home, thinking to call the police if he doesnt show up in 24 hrs, but my mom said she found him sleeping in our basement in between all the stuffed animals. We had checked our house multiple times btw. I felt relief but was still barely able to breath because of the lump in my throat.
I'm a hypochondriac, don't know why but listening to Dr. Mike explaining what happened to people medically is oddly comforting. Just knowing there are real people (doctors obviously) out there that are so educated and know the human body is a nice thing.
My guess as a layman would be that it gives you understanding. One of the biggest fears with medical problems and I assume hypochondria is not knowing so having someone talk through different scenarios relieves some level of anxiety.
I remember one of my worst panic attacks. I was just having a conversation then all of a sudden i felt extremely nauseated, my vision blurred, i couldnt walk straight, i had to stumble to the bathroom, lock myself in there and just sit against the wall and try to breathe. Once i got to the bathroom it only lasted another few seconds, but it was terrifying.
I had a migraine mimicking a stroke. Scariest thing ever. You lose feeling in half your body and when you try to speak it doesn’t come out right and you end up being so confused. It’s only happened to me once but my father had them a few times and had went to the hospital so it helped me a lot to be able to recognize and identify I had the same thing.
As someone who has frequent fainting spells due to nerves and anxiety, I have found you can kind of sense when they start to come. The first thing to do is carefully get as low to the ground as you can. It helps lower the risk of gravity-related injuries to your body. I see so many times with this that people rush around or stand completely paralyzed and that really doesn't help.
What does it feel like passing out? Does it just like go to black because my sister said its like TV static until its full static and u only can see the static in your head you can't talk can't move open your eyes and you just pop back to existence like 5 minutes later or smth
@@AllmightyGigachad that is a pretty accurate description. My analogy is fruit flies. You see one or two in your vision, then the swarm gets bigger and bigger till you can't see anything. Then I can hear what sounds like a baseball bat hitting a ball and a rushing sound that kind of mimics cheering (that is the sound of my head hitting the ground and the rushing sound is the inner ear adjusting)
I get them too, mostly I believe due to low blood pressure or something, found ingesting some potassium helps a lot, hope you eventually recover from it, annoying when you're trying to do something physical
@@AllmightyGigachad happened to me one time during school, legs went shaky, vision blurred before I fell over and my vision went black, hit my head on the hand dryer thing so prob got a concussion or something
@@AllmightyGigachad I've only fainted once, and it was brought on by stress, exertion, low blood sugar, and some blood loss (the miracle of childbirth y'all) and I didn't *know* I was going to faint but I could tell something was off. The colors around me started to look funny, almost like when a monitor or TV screen is wonky, and I got really cold, and then I started to get tunnel vision and it was hard to string a sentence together. I didn't want to scare anyone since I was holding a literal newborn so I managed to say "Dad needs skin to skin time" and then after I wasn't holding her anymore I was like "Yo, I don't feel so good" and then passed out. Woke up a few seconds later with a hoard of nurses around me.
The worst about panic attacks is when people tell you to chill out. It's not that easy and it's terrifying and as outlandish as it may seem to them it's very real to you
As someone who's dealt with these things, all I can say is try to not give a f*ck about the thoughts and feelings that come up. Ignore as much as you can, and just accept that whatever will happen - will happen. It won't stop the attack, but it will manage to help deal with it. I guess it's similar to "chill out", but it's a bad saying to say, especially in these cases. For me meditation, helped with everything, to just observe myself. All I can say is that worrying, fear, and then when panic attacks started, etc., all of these things caused me more harm than anything else in my life. I just kind of started to allow the panic into me, but that doesn't mean I go off and start acting crazy, I just let it flow through me, I observe, I follow my breath (which is like a cheat code btw). Following your breath is basically being in a meditative state, if you can follow your breath, it means you're doing fine. And don't hyperventilate, that is only helpful if you're actually fighting or flying. Meditation, yoga, cardio are all good for this. Weight lifting as well, but not too heavy.
One time I had a very visible panic attack while I was at a summer camp during a dodgeball game when I was younger, and then I got called out by the teacher and told to “Stop being a poor sport” like bro that traumatized me for life
As someone with a panic disorder I absolutely appreciate the way Dr. Mike talks about psychological issues as well. Thank you for being such an amazing doc.
Is it possible to have a panic attack from drinking too much coffee because the symptoms of a panic attack was exactly what happened to me after drinking a mug of coffee and it was also my first time drinking coffee, this kinda sounds stupid 💀
@@fbiagent3998 it is possible since coffein can trigger anxiety by a faster heartbeat and higher pulse as well! So there might be a big chance to suffer panic attacks from excessive coffee intake
I really appreciate Dr.Mike's consistency and dedication towards his TH-cam Channel. In fact anything he does. Whether it's being a doctor, Boxing, tour and anything else. He will just work on it and achieve it. Iam so inspired. Am definitely gonna follow your footsteps.
I agree. I love how he doesn't mind repeating the important information (chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions). I feel like he'll save lives indirectly because of this repetion. I feel like he's my professor too. He takes great care to give correct medical information. If he speaks incorrectly, it's corrected on the video edit. I wish he was my MD because of this.
I really appreciate you showing a silent panic attack. A lot of people don’t realise how calm someone may seem during one. I started getting panic attacks when I was around nine. Earlier on, they definitely were very noticeable and concerning to other people. But over time, I’ve gotten better at managing them so they rarely outwardly manifest. It still means that I need to take a break from what I’m doing, sometimes.
I'm kind of envious of you! I've developed panic attacks around 16. 12 years later and I'm still convinced I'm dying every time, making a big fuss. I feel like the more I try to "hide" it, the worse it gets. Kinda messed up to be envious of silent panic attacks but I guess I'd rather not everyone know when I have one if that makes sense.
Im 29 and live alone so when i get panic attacks at home their usually so bad and terrifying tht ill walk my way (usually very unsteadily and struggling to take deep breaths) to the corner store so that if i pass out and or actually have a heart attacks at least there will be ppl around to call emergency services. Ive gotten alot better with breathing techniques and distracting my mindover the last 4 years butstill sometimes theyre really bad. P.s. Well wishes to every replier who suffer with panic attacks
My teenage son has complex migraines and they can be so bad. They absolutely can mimic the signs of a stroke. It's scary. My husband actually had a stroke at 40. Luckily it was very mild and you would never know if you met him. He was in the hospital for a week while the doctors tried to figure out why this young, otherwise healthy man had a stroke. It was like an episode of House. They finally diagnosed him with a rare clotting disorder.
A friend of mine has one of those. She has really strong migraines, one of the doctors once told her that people called it "suicidal headaches", she suffers a lot when she has then. It is so debilitating.
I get these same exact complex migraines they are horrible! Similar symptoms to a stroke, vision becomes impaired, half my body goes numb and I can’t speak properly when it first starts. Usually takes about an hour for major symptoms to pass and then just left with a bad headache
My husbands sister had a ministroke last year at 37 and they realized she had an undiagnosed heart condition since birth! Shes ok 👌🏻 it was minor but same as your husband it was very confusing to everyone. Im glad hes ok 👍🏻:)
That's so scary! My thirteen year old daughter has a history of severe migraines, but a few months ago, she had a complex migraine that looked like a stroke. I got a call to pick her up from school because she was getting a migraine, and by the time I got there 20 minutes later, her face was numb, one hand was numb, and her speech was completely garbled. Took her straight to the ER at a children's hospital, and they determined it was a complex migraine. They kept her for a few days to get the symptoms under control. It was terrifying.
Thank you for giving credence to panic attacks. As someone that has experienced multiple panic attacks and been told by doctors that it's all in my head... I felt crazy. Thank you for not writing these symptoms off. You seem very kind and understanding. I appreciate you taking the time to understand mental health conditions. I learned a lot from this video.
I was thinking the same thing! I’ve struggled with panic attacks for years, and it’s hard for others to know what it’s like. I REALLY appreciate doctor mike explaining it in such a way that shows it’s not our fault.
Yes as someone who suffers from panic disorder I can tell you I have had episodes so bad I almost fainted if not thanks to my mom helping me. Panic attacks are a serious health condition ( I have to take medication to help with it) and should never be downplayed. If you go to a doctor that does not take it seriously, always look for another opinion.
@@AuskaDezjArdamaath I see what you mean, it may start in your head, but the physical symptons are definitely there tho, and (for me, at least) they're the worst part. I'm almost sure I didn't faint just because I was sitting down, I was dizzy and couldn't breathe, my muscles ached, felt a terrible migraine and numbness on my feet and hands, as soon as it ended I tried to get on my feet and stumbled a bit cause I was still trembling a LOT. I was lucky it was a one time thing, cause I'd def be pissed if a doctor dismissed it cause it's "in my head" like OP said
Glad to hear you mention PFO. My wife had a few strokes and TIAs starting in her early twenties. Her doctors at the time of the earliest episodes dismissed it because it was “impossible” for a woman so young to have a stroke or TIA. Her primary care doctor pointed her symptoms on depression because she didn’t have a husband yet. Fast forward a few years; we met, got married, and she had a full on stroke in the 11th week of pregnancy with my oldest son (side note, if you want very immediate service at the ER, bring in a pregnant stroke patient). Later testing (after the boy was born) revealed she had a PFO (there’s a crazy, miraculous, and long story about how they found that) which was most likely the cause of the TIAs and strokes.
I had a similar instance with my first and 3rd babies. With my first, I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage during delivery, and with my 3rd I was in the hospital getting fluids for excessive vomiting when my face went weird and I had to page a nurse. I didn’t even know about the first one until I had a brain scan where they found scarring from an old SAH at the same time they saw the fresh one. I can’t say 100000000% certain that the SAH happened during delivery, but the timeline matched, and during delivery I had a bizarre out of body/loss of consciousness experience that I hadn’t experienced since. And yeah. If you want a shortened care time, be pregnant and have bleeding in the brain. You’ll get people from across the hospital running to help, lol I’m very glad your wife finally got appropriate care.
@@CraftyVegan thanks. Glad you got care, too. It seems like “Mother Nature” was not kind to women with that whole pregnancy and delivery thing. On a separate note, it shocks me how some doctors won’t take women and their medical issues seriously. I witnessed this a couple times with my wife, including once when she was in the ER. That time the doctor kept ignoring & dismissing my wife’s questions and comments, but he *immediately* snapped to attention and answered respectfully when I asked or said the *SAME EXACT THING*. We were both pissed about that. Now I make sure to accompany her to difficult appointments when I can. Fortunately her current doctors don’t seem to have that problem.
@Scott D Are you a good husband? I ask because I feel like there are more and more bad marriages and not enough are good husbands or wives, or just relationships, at all.
I started having panic attacks after getting out of the Army. Got so bad at one point they were happening on a nightly basis resulting in me going to the ER. Gave me a whole new respect for those suffering through mental health problems and the strength it takes to fight through them.
Panic attacks in the night are the worst. During the day, I was able to use some strategies to help coping with it and reduce it’s impact, but when I was waking up with one, there wasn’t much I could do. Those are terrible experiences. My heart goes with you.
@angelc6552 I leave it open as much as I can lol. Northern weather sucks this time of the year. You're probably right though since going out and doing literally anything while I'm having one tends to help
@@angelc6552 As someone who suffers from frequent panic attacks I can already tell you that is, with all due respect, a crock of sh*t. You don’t “rebreathe” your own air… simply because you inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, if you simply inhale carbon dioxide you’re not breathing air and you’ll literally just pass out, and, without oxygen, will die. Panic attacks also, 90% of the time, start with your way of thinking, for me my brain just simply overthinks everything and for whatever reason has to run through every possible scenario of a situation or I won’t stop thinking and worrying about whatever situation it is that I’m thinking about. For instance if I have a job interview tomorrow my mind will start thinking “what if I don’t have an answer to their question? Will they end the interview early? Can they end it early? What if they do end it early, I’d look like such an idiot.. should I just leave if they end it early, should I ask to possibly be reinterviewed? Can I be reinterviewed? That a dumb question ofcourse they won’t reinterview me.. but what if they might and I miss out on the job because I thought they wouldn’t?” and it just keeps going and going and the thoughts keep getting more and more negative and it just snowballs until one of two things happen; I either answer all my own fear based questions until my mind has satisfactory answers, or, I start worrying more, start hyperventilating, sweating, then start worrying about worrying, my chest tightens, my heart races, I get weak, get nauseous, start shaking, start throwing up or dry heaving, and then eventually pass out. But if I take my emergency medication and think of those same thoughts/questions, my mind says “that’s a stupid thing to be worried about” and I’m able to stop worrying about it just as quick as I started. But it doesn’t matter where I’m at, if it’s a big or little room or if it’s inside or outside, it always starts in my mind with my thoughts. The most frustrating part is people who will tell me “just think about something else” which would be the equivalent of someone breaking their leg and being in excruciating pain and I simply say “just don’t focus on the pain, think of something else. Come on, mind over matter!”.. when it just doesn’t work that way and they can’t simply stop focusing on pain that’s so bad their mind can’t think about anything else. Now maybe it’s different for others as mine tend to get pretty extreme especially when it happens from a bad “dream”, air quotes because I never actually seem to dream but instead just reply different memories and experiences that are 9/19 times negative and uncomfortable ones, but most people I talk to who can relate and also have severe panic attacks all have had the same experiences as far as how they started or what caused them. When it’s due to the physical surroundings then even people who don’t normally have actual panic attacks will still experience one. Phobias for example, people afraid of heights who are taken to bungee jump will 90% of the time start to panic and experience identical symptoms when they get to a certain height, same for people with a fear of water who are taken out on a lake, or people who have a fear of blood if they have a severe cut, or even what others feel are ‘irrational fears’ like people afraid of clowns when they go to a circus. So when it’s a physical condition causing it you can usually tell when or what will happen as those conditions come first and lead to the fearful thoughts, but when it’s all in your mind anything could start the process of those negative thoughts that then lead to physical symptoms.
I always felt like my panic attacks weren’t “valid” because I managed to be outwardly calm and mostly straight faced, but this made me feel much better.
Absolutely same. When I have a panic attacks in a crowded room, I usually go outside and lay down if I can, or sit down in the quietest place until I can get through it. Then I go back in and I'm scared to tell anyone I had a panic attacks because I don't want them to think I'm faking it. I look pretty calm most of the time. When I have a panic attacks at home, I usually lay on my bed. My dog follows me and I hug him and pet him until it passes. Most people understand that panic attacks are a real phenomenon, but not many people realize it doesn't always show.
its the same for me, ive had them since I was 3, I always feel my panic attacks arent valid as I was told almost all my life that "shes just doing it for attention" "nothings wrong with her shes faking it/making excuses" when it actually feels like your dying...for me at least when I have one its so severe my hears starts racing far too fast...I've said more than once it feels like my heart is going to burst, does not help that I'm hyproventaling, shaking, amonst others
It always astounds me when an emergency happens and people just stand there shocked. It shows how special and valuable our emergency services and military are because they have the mental capacity to act in an acute high stress environment
last year a man got hit by a car crossing the street and me, a 17 year old girl, was the ONLY ONE who did cpr for 15 minutes while 30 people around me just stood and watched. i was so confused why nobody was helping and concerned that no one knew cpr but me. he ended up dying and i believe he might have had a chance if other people helped me with cpr cause i was too exhausted and had to stop.
@@sophiatheisen565 Geeze, I hate the bystander effect! And basic emergency response needs to be more widely taught! Did anyone at least call an ambulance?
I was raised in a household where medical emergencies were quite common (elderly parents with long histories of chronic issues) and to this day, I still freeze up in these kinds of emergencies. I've found, at least for myself, that it's a lot easier to respond if you're the only one around. If there's a lot of people everyone kind of gets into this mind set of thinking that someone else is going to help. A lot of people think that's Selfishness but it seems to me more like people are afraid to get in the way and do something wrong and make the situation worse. It really does take a lot of training and confidence in your skills and knowledge to be able to shake thar reaction.
@@slimyboixd Interesting, that makes sense. I tend to feel I have to do everything myself, and it's such a relief when a 911 operator says someone already called for the same thing before asking for more details!
Dr Mike, I’m a nursing student and your videos have helped me better understand the pathophysiology of vasovagal syncope while also being entertaining. Thank you 🙏
@@NotNochos I am asking the same question. Time to ask Dr. Google.😂 And here’s the answer from the Mayo Clinic “Vasovagal syncope (vay-zoh-VAY-gul SING-kuh-pee) occurs when you faint because your body overreacts to certain triggers, such as the sight of blood or extreme emotional distress. It may also be called neurocardiogenic syncope. The vasovagal syncope trigger causes your heart rate and blood pressure to drop suddenly.”
As someone who has C-PTSD i can confirm that panic attacks feel exactly as Dr. Mike said. And just a reminder to please be gentle with your friends while they go thru it. Sometimes its hard to voice what we need while in the moment and it may come out far harsher than what we meant.
@@Rab1thole i hope you never have to suffer the physical abuse that I have to ensure that I suffer mentally. I dont deny others have problems but its not a pissing contest. Its my truth as much as it is theirs.. Not that I owe you any explanation.
I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Turns out it was just a panic attack. I was certain there was something wrong with my heart. The ER staff was so amazing running every test to show me that I was physically okay.
Panic attacks are truly awful, the psychical symptoms can be strong so no wonder. My first panic attack felt like a seizure. I was hurting but I wasn't in pain...it was just really uncomfortable, as if my brain was zapping + I couldn't breathe. I was screaming and twitching so hard my mom first thought I had accidentally electrocuted myself. It came so out of the blue too, I was cooking with my mom and talking with her happily when I suddenly noticed that our dishwasher sounded very loud. Then became the "oh no. Do I exist?" feelings and finally the dread and pain.
I had the same thing happen. Except one time my ‘panic attack’ never calmed down, my heart rate seemed to be around 260, but not consistent, exactly like I felt every other time it happened. So I went to the ER again, and the EKG showed a textbook atrial fibrillation, and this is exactly how I felt with all of my previous ‘panic attacks’. An ‘as needed’ beta blocker seems to have fixed my ‘panic attacks’.
Same, it's rough. I haven't gotten one in years though. However i got one Mixing Duloxetine with Amphetamine which is big nono. I woke up while sleeping thinking i was absolutely convinced i had a stroke and i started getting several tics And the Catastrophic end of the world panic attack/mild form of psychosis i got from that was delayed 2.5 days when the speed was out of my system. Had over 160 resting Pulse when i ended up in the ER (Sober) as a 25 year old who trains 4-5 times a week. I wanted them to put me under or give me something to calm me down but they refused, i guess they were afraid of counteractions because they couldn't know it was already out of my system. Had to spend an afternoon at a psychward at the hospital so i got a short wheelchair ride because i was so messed up mentally i couldn't really walk for a while (nothing serious though).
Gotta respect Dan Harris for being able to keep himself that composed during a panic attack. Last time I had one I ended up getting hospitalized because I heart rate was just bouncing back and forth between 160 and 180 bpm
I always have physical symptoms as well when I have them. I hyperventilate and have longer episodes that can last several minutes if I can't steady myself, so I'm more likely to pass out. I've never been been admitted like that, though. I don't think people realize how severe panic attacks can get, especially since sometimes we don't even know what triggered the attack and/or can't escape the environment to calm down. You sound like you're doing better now, though, so that's good. :)
What the Hell did you just casually say 160-190? That’s really high and that’s not good I’m glad you good now but that is not good at all please be careful 🙏
My son has issues with passing out when his anxiety gets too bad. He passed out at school one day and was completely unresponsive for about an hour. He ‘woke up’ before the ambulance got to the school but he wasn’t there. They did sternal rubs and needle sticks the entire time and nothing. The weirdest part was everything was completely normal…BP, heart rate, respiration, bloodwork came back clean and within normal ranges. It was scary
Could be conversion disorder? If other test results (for physical causes) are negative Stress can trigger temporary paralysis and other unexplained symptoms in some people
I use to pass out in school as well, so one day my mom decided to take me to the neurologist to get evaluated, they found nothing wrong with me and saw nothing wrong the structure of my brain and til this day I don’t really know what caused these episodes my guess would be extreme anxiety and ocd
My son has issues with passing out when his anxiety gets too bad. He passed out at school one day and was completely unresponsive for about an hour. He ‘woke up' before the ambulance got to the school but he wasn't there. They did sternal ruvs and needle sticks the entire time and nothing. The weirdest part was everything was comletely normal…BP, heart rate, respiration, bloodwork came back clean and within normal ranges. It was scary
As someone with complex migraines, I have aphasia in 90% of my migraine attacks. In some cases, it temporarily affects my Memory as well. Not being able to recall the names of my children or not remembering how to dial 911 or the operator. It can be terrifying.
Or not remembering where you put something, not remembering if you told somebody something, trying to focus and not remembering what you just read or heard or whatever. Yep, been there done that. It's scary when it happens the first time but after you realize what it is it's not as scary but it's still scary. Also if you don't mind I'm going to give you a tip, if you can when you take your medications for your migraine tell someone you're doing it. If there's someone in the house with you either tell them or if you can't speak very well try to write them somehow try to let somebody else know what you're taking and have them note down the time that way they can help you remember what meds you've taken etc.
Mine always seem to start with my own voice sounding weird, I sometimes get pins and needles in one side of my face, words don't make sense, I can't find the right words or get them to come out, it really is quite frightening.
It’s been a while since my last one this bad, but I will get migraines where I will forget simple words I use everyday and will either substitute or fumble around for words. I also get numbness that starts at my temple, travels down my jaw and sometimes will spread all the way down to fingers and legs. I will start tripping over my own feet, and if I’m trying to hold something things keep falling from my grasp because I just can’t seem to work out the right grip strength-easy to do when you can barely feel your fingers! I would say the closest description is that feeling when your limb falls asleep but without the pins and needles. I can’t say I’ve ever lost consciousness, but I did come close many times and had to hold onto a wall to keep from falling to the floor. It would be REALLY scary to also not remember, but I personally am acutely aware of what is happening..I just can’t control it. It’s really scary when stuff like this happens, especially when there is a family history of strokes and related cardio conditions. I really should get a new head scan. It’s been about 10 years now.
My dad has that kind of migraines, where all of a sudden he can't put together recognizable words anymore, and the first tine he thought it was a stroke. On a different note, I am kinda shocked at the number of people in these comments confirming panic attacks are real, or thanking Mike for confirming that. I sincerely wondered what alien he was talking to when saying "panic attacks are real", i didn't think that needed to be said.
I've had that type of migraine twice and they're so strange! It's like language is just suddenly gone. Like a switch in the brain gets flipped. I couldn't read or even think in proper sentences. Conceptually I knew what I was trying to think but the words just turned to nonsense.
It's not that people don't think panic attacks are real, it's that the language and reactions are completely dismissive. "Only" a panic attack. Get over it. Everyone gets nervous. Things like that.
I've had those types of migraine attacks several times, and they're terrifying. I can usually write short sentences, luckily, so I can let people know that I'm not having a stroke. But I usually check to see if it actually was a stroke, before I do. Because what if one day that's what it is.... 😬😱
I have hemiplegic migraines. I lose the ability to speak and half my body goes numb so…yeah. It’s super scary and looks exactly like a stroke. Risk of stroke with these kinds of migraines is much higher so it’s a good idea to go to the ER every time even though it sucks.
@@kateslate Luckily I haven't had one where half my face wouldn't respond, at the same time as the ones where I can't talk. So I haven't gone to the ER. But if I do, I most definitely will. 😬
I have vasovagal syncope and it happens quite often and your the first person I have seen on the internet that actually explains what happens very well so thank you
It is pretty nice. I was having a presycopal episode a few days after I passed out and the doctor in the ER looked at me funny when I tried to say I was dizzy. Because I described my ears feeling like there was pressure in them. I didn't know what I exactly had either at the time.
@@Ali-er8uv It is a legitimate condition and also goes by another name - Neurocardiogenic Syncope. My tilt table test for POTS was 'normal' until they gave me nitroglycerin to stimulate the body and it caused a neurocardiogenic response with a fall in blood pressure to 97/56 and pulse to 40 and I predicted my fainting while fainting and was able to tell them I was about to faint. Some people have it happen in response to seeing blood, getting stuck with a needle, etc. Others have it happen from various stimuli.
I appreciate you explaining Vasovagal Syncope... I have the 'chronic' condition too. Sometimes, it's hard to make sense of what is actually happening during an episode. Thank you for that.
Same here, except mine seems to be tied to my IBS, so when I have severe nausea and stomach cramps it can cause my blood pressure to drop and that's what causes me to pass out or come close to it. My mom and I both suffer from it in a very similar way.
Vasovagal syncope is so common: I see it almost everyday in practice. I’m consulted as a Neuro NP usually for every syncope case. This was an awesome and informative video Doctor Mike.
Exactly, when they said she suffered from a rare condition, I was expecting to hear about something that hasn't happened to me in my lifetime! Rare my butt! Context, I've suffered five vasovagal events in my life; three of which while listening to talks about spinal cord injuries, I wonder if that's relevant 🤣; one while on cold/flu meds (pseudoephedrine); and the last while I was having blood drawn for a test and I was an idiot and watched the whole process, needle and all. Fortunately I had enough presence of mind into what was happening each time, that before I lost consciousness I lay down so that the fall wouldn't hurt me. I like my brain, and I don't want to damage it by smacking it into the corner of a desk while passing out.
I’ve had many of these episodes and never know what it is (as I’ve never gone to a doctor about it, but having now googled it everything makes so much sense - I’ve had it when seeing and hearing about gross things, falling off horses, and seeing someone else get their ears pierced 😅 None of them have caused a loss of consciousness though, just the physical act of collapsing, and I’ve had it where my vision will go black and white
I didn't get referred to neurology until I started having seizures every other day, if I got sent earlier I might not have the permanent damage to my nerves and muscles from nearly dying to untreated Pernicious Anemia. My Neurologist was the only one who didn't call me a hypochondriac and was very interested in my migraines unlike my PCP, and sat with me for over an hour just listening to my story until that point, and reviewed my medical testing history line by line with me side by side. He was the one who noticed my B12 was low without being flagged by the system (the ref ranges are outrageous) but didn't suspect PA, he suspected I was having seizures and knew something must be there to cause them out of the blue in someone in their late 20s, his other suspect was a rare kind of POTS. BUT sent me to retested just in case, while also having me go through an MRI and the EEG gamut. He sent me straight to oncology hematology when all the further PA tests and antibodies came back positive. He saved my life. Everyone seems to have had positive experiences with Neurology! Thanks for all you do!
I mean they were on a talent TV show Let's be honest some people take every chance to get extra points, he probably tried to make her condition sound more special/unique/dramatic than it actually is to make her look more unique or maybe get some pity points. Such things happen all the time on those shows.
I am someone who has severe anxiety and has had many horrible panic and anxiety attacks, it is so hard to control yourself and take that breath to calm down but Dan Harris handled it so well.
I’m diagnosed with severe anxiety and it’s so frustrating when people tell me that my panic attacks are all in my head. So knowing that you tell people that it’s not in their head makes me feel better :)
@@RipperRaidenX Panic attacks aren't "getting unusually scared." They are a very real physiological reaction from the dump of adrenaline that starts with a neurotransmitter imbalance that is causing anxiety of some sort. A lot of people that don't realize they are having a panic attack get told that's what's going on by EMTs because they called 911 thinking they are having a heart attack. White a panic attack and a heart attack have pretty different physical manifestations, that's not the thought when your heart is racing and you can't breathe right and there's no logical reason you would otherwise feel this way.
@@RipperRaidenX It comes from an imbalance of neurotransmitters firing in the brain which causes mental illness. In a regular situation, you would be in an obvious fight or flight mode, but with a panic attack, there's nothing to run away from but you experience all the physical manifestations of fight or flight - which is a horrible experience. Worrying consciously may not even be occurring. In the specific case Dr Mike reviewed, it appeared to me (I'm not a dr, but I did work as a psychiatrist's assistant/mental health case manager for a decade) that the reporter had the same wartime PTSD from his previous work as a field journalist in very difficult situations that soldiers get. His body decided to have a panic attack on air, not because it was a threatening situation, but because panic attacks don't make sense most of the time and he mentioned in the video that when he finally slowed down (like a soldier coming home), his body was still in anything-could-happen-at-anytime-mode. It's a life preservation mode that cannot be shut down just because your life isn't in jeopardy any longer. Hope that helps.
3:29 dehydration is a major issue with me, because one hot day in the summer, I was feeling dizzy, and I ending pooping myself, and it was all from dehydration.
I'm happy to see some of these "news bloopers" being addressed as actual medical cases. I've had stressful shifts in broadcasting and I have seen a lot of people sort of "shutting down" with a brief pause and silence then bounce back like nothing happened just to finish the broadcast, while being in either physical or mental agony for some reason. I saw a very skilled and professional reporter actually have a panic attack that caused her to hysterically giggle, which wasn't good since she was reporting on the Ukraine war. It seemed unprofessional to the general public but there for sure was something deeper going on.
My mom found out she had follicular lymphoma after the doctors thought she had a stroke after a bad reaction to anaesthetic. She landed up having a lumbar puncture and they found cancer cells. Caught it super early compared to most cases
I’m an EMT in a strictly 911 agency (meaning we don’t do any private or hospital to hospital transports) and I’ve seriously learned just as much from Dr. Mikes video as I have from my EMT coarse and some of what I’ve learned from him as actually come in handy for me on calls (after double checking to make sure I was still within my local protocols and policies).
I took an EMT class because I do home care for my grandpa and I watch videos like Dr. Mike's to honestly just kinda keep my "medical mind" from atrophying and I can agree with this. The course was great and I got a lot of hands on experience, especially in the clinicals, but Dr. Mike feels like such a powerful supplemental tool.
Two things! First, it's good to know that someone else went "is she having a stroke? is she okay?" when that one lady reporter began to mix up her words. Second, I wanted Dr Mike to know that at Denver Pride, at a booth that had a wall where people could add sticky notes related to the different colours of the Pride flag, under the Blue section--labeled "Magic. What's your superpower?" someone had put "Chest Compressions" as their sticky note response. (it wasn't me, but it did make me smile)
With both of my strokes, ppl say I looked exactly like this!! Honestly, I really think she either had TIA or stroke and is just saying migraine to the public. I've known other's that don't want ppl knowing something that's that personal about them.
Hey. So I have someone very close to me. actually has the same condition as the woman who wasn't speaking correctly. They have gone to a professional about it. Let me assure you that it is possible for someone to not be able to speak properly and have visual oras without having a stroke. I will say those episodes tend to be rare and triggered. For the person I know there is an additive that triggers them same with one of their children. I'm not trying to invalidate anything here I'm just saying it's possible. Definitely don't take stroke symptoms lightly *especially* if you have migranes like that because you can still get a stoke and because of the migranes just write it off. Hope this helps people .
@@leahknaul2713 Yeah my first thought was stroke, but migraine can do weird things - I have relatives that cannot understand written text when they have migraines, and I get confusion and memory problems during them.
It is BANANAS that basic first aid is not taught in school, imagine all the lives saved if everyone knew chest compression, hymlich maneuver and to never move an injured person. Yall using that Pythagoras theory on the regular? Never?
It could be either a stroke or migraine. The way to tell is that usually a stroke or TIA (transient ischaemic attack, aka "a stroke trying to happen that reverses to normal quickly") is very sudden, with no warning. One moment everything is fine, the next a blood clot has cut off blood supply to a part of the brain, which then receives no oxygen. The migraine however is described as a spreading "wave" of abnormal electrical signals in the brain. Usually there's some warning before something dramatic like this happens. If this news anchor says she had a migraine, it may be that she was trying to power through it and was aware of other symptoms like severe headache or visual aura but was just trying to get the broadcast done before lying down and resting but got caught out. Otherwise, if it literally happened out of the blue, it's more likely to be a stroke or TIA. Of course, I'm not saying that it cannot be a migraine if it happens quickly, but it's much less likely.
Hey Dr Mike! I am 12 years old from Australia 🇦🇺 I am so glad that you didn’t say that panic attacks are just a sign of weakness! I have GAD and I really struggle with it and your videos are very helpful! Keep up the good work!!
Wow, does your brain not function properly? The account was made after they were born. How is that so difficult to understand? And why do you even care? It's really not any of your business. @AyoGobi
So glad you talked on the vasovagal response on dehydration. I saw this first hand on a flight from Singapore to Berlin where a passenger passed out due to dehydration caused by fasting. Thank you for Dr Mike for your advice on what to do in case of medical emergency like looking for pulse, ensuring his airways were cleared and obeying trained medical professionals. To the 2 doctors who were on that plane, if y’all are reading this, thank you for helping to respond to the emergency.
Before I got proper medical attention, my panic attacks would actually paralyse my hands and arms, and I had pins and needles from the bottom of my feet to the top of my head. Wow I do not miss those days. People should know that panic attacks and anxiety disorders can be every bit as physical as they are mental, nice to see so many who can also relate in the comments! 😊
Yes. Many down-play the true symptoms of panic attacks because they believe, like what Doctor Mike has stated, it all branches from your mind, and is easy to shut down. It's not that simple. From one person who has been a victim of panic attacks to another---pins and needles and paralysis are extremely prominent and further set into the "impending doom" sensation. The best way for me to describe the symptoms I had paired with continuous, anxiety induced panic attacks, is this: the first panic attack I had, I was genuinely under the impression I was dying. It sounds dramatic but my whole body was shutting down into sensations I had never once felt in my life, and it came out of complete and utter nowhere... other than me starting my period which threw me off as is. More, and more panic attacks came after the first, and in the long run it ended up giving me trauma. It can start at any age, any time, anywhere. That's the horrible part about it. I'm glad you've come to share your experience. It's incredibly hard to bare and I'm happy for you that you've managed to hurdle over most, if not all of the horrible symptoms. People will never understand until they experience. You're so brave and I wish more could realize. But, I'm thankful we aren't alone.
Collapsing from dehydration is no joke. About 20+ years ago I passed out at work. It was a hot warehouse, heavy work, and I was only "hydrating" with soda pop. Ended up unconscious on the bathroom floor, woke up in the ER some hours later with an IV in my arm and my mother sitting nearby. Doc told me if there hadn't been someone there to call for help right away, it could have been fatal, and that even though I survived, it was still severe enough to do permanent damage to my body's regulatory systems. Ever since, I dehydrate faster than normal and have issues maintaining a steady body temp. One stupid day, and that's my life now.
I nearly passed out from dehydration when I had the brilliant idea of getting my labs done during my clear liquids restricted day in advance of a procedure in summer 2020. There I am in the waiting room of the blood lab at the hospital, and I carefully slump myself to the floor (passing out in a chair is dangerous…), and pulled off my mask. They spotted me fairly quickly and I sucked down an entire bottle of water so quick.
yikes. I worked at a warehouse for about 6 months in 2020 and it was winter but I remember everybody talking all the time about summer- how it got insanely hot and you needed to be careful. the bathrooms had all these posters too about dehydration and what to watch out for. the place I worked at had a union so they were constantly talking about safety but I heard so many horror stories about other warehouses, namely Amazon. Really just Amazon. (My one major takeaway from that job was never work for Amazon.) Don't know if that's where you worked or whether they discussed dehydration with the employees or not beforehand.
Finally! Someone that explains medical events accurately! Every detail was spot on and truthful. How refreshing to hear accurate medical explanations. Well done! A true professional!
RIGHT?! I wasn't told anything when the same thing happened to my knee. it was THIS video that helped me explain to my doctor that something was wrong after he told me it was Athritis from the Aultra sound and when the technician asked me if it hurt when she was scanning, it didn't, but then she moved it and I told her THAT hurt and her response was "OOOOH WE GOT PROBLEMS." That was Arthritis from my doctor, took an MRI he still told me it was Arthritis so when I went to my chiropractor recently, he got my MRI's and explained everything that was wrong with my knee. Great Chiropractor, I guess I have a crappy/lazy doctor. Dr Mike actually reminds me of a kind Dr. House. we do need more Dr. Mikes out there.
The panic attack feeling actually describes exactly what I feel before I have a seizure! I have complex/partial absence seizures that spread slightly in my brain, and those feelings are NOT “just in my head” I went for a VEEG which was a week in hospital, but it turns out my heart DOES speed up (quite a bit) and that’s the moment I lose consciousness and the seizure begins! Luckily I’ve never fallen, but I can be out for a while apparently. I used to think they were just panic attacks when they were something actually more serious. I’d say get checked out of you have very frequent panic attacks, and ask people if they noticed any extra symptoms!
Same. But for me it feels like I'm about to die, and that makes me worse. My doctor put my seizures down as vasovagal syncope. Tbh I wish he did more tests. Considering my history of epilepsy and the fact that he didn't even to a Tilt Table Test for syncope. I do also have a fast heart, slight tachycardia arythmia. Still wish that they also did more tests on that one. Had to go to therapy after having so many seizures cause it messed me up mentally. Doing better now. Haven't had a seizure since. My triggers were mainly hunger and a bit of anxiety.
This!! I was having panic attacks for years, was put on anti-depressants and that was the end of it. Still continued to have them, if not more after being on the medication. PCP refused to refer me to a neurologist after giving me the medication so I changed doctors and was able to get an appointment. Ended up having an MRI done and finding out I had basically benign spots on my brain and what I was experiencing was actually seizures along with panic attacks caused by this. Always get checked out, you never know if there could be something deeper causing them!
@@Kulababy11 I’m glad you got the right diagnosis after seeing another doctor, it’s always frustrating when you don’t get the treatment you actually need.
I had a panic attack one time, Dr.Mike is very right. My whole body went numb and I couldn’t move my hands, they were “stuck”. I appreciate him explaining it since many people think it’s just a person crying when it’s so much more
Yes, I once had a panic attack so bad my hands turned into claws and I couldn't extend my fingers. I could barely move or breathe. It was incredibly scary...
@@nerfworthy112 this happens to me when I have a panic attack, arms hands and fingers all turn inward , it's horrible, I can't breathe and I'm sure I'm going to die
I remember the first time I ever had a panic attack I thought I was going to die. It was terrifying and even though I knew I had anxiety I didn't think it was related to my anxiety until after the fact. Very scary stuff
I hear you. I had my panic attack 2 years ago. That was the worst moment of my life by far. I remember wishing I would just die. Stay strong, be healthy, and I pray it doesn't happen to you, me, or anyone again.
What are panic attacks like? Personally I've only had manic episodes and existencial crisises... How bad are they on a scale of 1 to 10? Not bringing up any bad memories just curious
I have a phobia of throwing up. Had panic attacks almost every night. I now have OCD, anxiety disorder, social anxiety, and yes, my phobia. it’s been a couple of years of that, but I’m doing better now.
Yep, it's scary. Mine usually take a little while to escalate, so I know what's going on before it gets to the worst, but it sucks. I really love being with my friends and doing things (I'm an introvert, but I'm inside the house by myself most of the time, so I rarely get to do things) nearly every time I get a panic attack and ruin it. I was in a show last month, and everything went great until the last night. I started feeling shaky and nervous before, but I thought it was just nerves. As soon as I got on stage it started, which was terrible because I had to keep acting. I had to leave the stage at the end of the song, but thankfully I didn't faint. The entirety of intermission was the worst. I feel bad because 3 of my friends were worrying about me and I think it took away from their enjoyment.
I hear you. Last year of September was my peak of getting panic attacks ever since I dabbed THC (basically Weed Juice THC Cartridges). Soon after, I began having frequent panic attacks that happened out of nowhere. I began to feel scared for the rest of September and October, panicking over breathing, panicking about heart, usually topics about my body. Panic attacks are really terrifying - it's like the feeling of falling from a chair but it lasts hours. Your heart races fast, thinking you're having a heart attack or near-death, wanting to call the ambulance, can't breathe properly, going to pass out, all the traumatic experiences that our mind that gives us the illusions of death because of high blood circulation to the brain. I was diagnosed with a Panic Disorder later on, but I wanted to fight it. It took me a while until I don't have panic attacks no more. Panic attacks are always an emotional response. Like me, I always thought of something wrong in my body, even though that something is a normal thing that could trigger me a panic response. Panic attacks are easy to let go and relieve. I always believed that me myself is gonna be alright and everything's okay. Sometimes you have to make scary things into a positive, laugh it off a little. Be confident. Since then, I accept death, even though I'm quite young. Everyone dies eventually.
As someone who deals with both mental and physical health issues watching these videos help me learn what to potentially do in certain health situations
There was an pretty famous case of “medical emergency on live television” in German TV a few years ago in a show where contestants bet that they can do something in a certain amount of time. One guy claimed that he can jump over X amount of cars with those spring loaded jumping boots while they drive straight towards him. He miscalculated one of his jumps and ended up getting paralysed from the neck down, it’s probably the most famous live television accident in the German speaking part of the world.
Yeah I remember that too pretty vividly, I watched that live. Everyone back then watched Wetten dass before Gottschalk retired but sometimes people really overestimated their abilities or sometimes you cannot Single out accidents happening which happened there that time. I really hope people could be more careful with stunts!
Certain complex migraines can mimic a stroke disturbingly well, they're called hemiplegic migraines. And even if you don't have hemiplegic migraines trouble with words is actually relatively common, it's called a verbal aura. Similar to the more common visual auras but to me it feels like my brain and mouth are talking through a super static-y radio so words get jumbled and squished together. If I push myself too hard I start to talk utter nonsense as well.
I too suffer various types of migraine. I usually get migraines with aura, but also get vestibular and have had hemispheric. They don't fully understand migraines but there are some treatments. The part I need help with is the speaking weirdly, calling things by the wrong words, and forgetting what things are called. Asked my sister what a thing was, she was baffled but told me it was a table.
3:05 this happened to my BFF one day- she was at the hospital visiting our OTHER BFF and hadn’t eaten. She passed out, hit the sink with her face and broke one side and “shattered” the other side of her jaw… it was a rough summer for her…
Same thing happened to me. Went from a combat medic paratrooper, to leaving the military and being unable to leave my house because of the anxiety. It was like my brain was so used to going 100mph, that once I stopped and didn't have the insane amount of sensory input anymore, my brain would have these reactions absent of any stimulus. It took years to get back to anything resembling normal. Still have problems with it. But, I've got better tools to deal with it now.
Reacting to things absent of stimulus. Wow I needed to read that. Now I know why I constantly see roaches everywhere. I lived in an apt infested with em for a year. After moving out to a cleaner space, I kept seeing them for another six months. And now it makes a little more sense why I did.
@@mywh3220 oh yeah, klonopin is a wonder drug. I don't smoke, drink, or anything of the sort. So, I'm not too hard on myself for taking one medication like that when it helps me out to the extent it does.
So I have diagnosed Panic disorder and anxiety and I LOVE literally LOVE how you described it it basically sums up how it feels and I just wanted to say thank you for simply describing how it normally feels and for validating that this is a real thing and it’s not always in our minds. This video is just for those ignorant people out there saying that it’s nothing and that everyone has it and we’re not special (everyone dose have it but some worse that others) :) Thank you Dr. Mike
Same, it's rough. I haven't gotten one in years though. However i got one Mixing Duloxetine with Amphetamine which is big nono. I woke up while sleeping thinking i was absolutely convinced i had a stroke and i started getting several tics And the Catastrophic end of the world panic attack/mild form of psychosis i got from that was delayed 2.5 days when the speed was out of my system. Had over 160 resting Pulse when i ended up in the ER (Sober) as a 25 year old who trains 4-5 times a week. I wanted them to put me under or give me something to calm me down but they refused, i guess they were afraid of counteractions because they couldn't know it was already out of my system. Had to spend an afternoon at a psychward at the hospital got a wheelchair ride because i was so messed up mentally i couldn't really walk for a while (nothing serious though).
It's true! All humans have the mechanism for panic built into their brains. It's a very primal part of the brain. Just some people's mechanism gets triggered more easily than others. And it's NEVER your fault for having one! It's a natural reaction as old as time. Just we don't use that part of our brain as much because we aren't running from danger or fighting predators as much as we were in the cave people times. I used to hate panic attacks, I dreaded them so much, and they ruined my life for several years. But now I'm no longer afraid because I learned to be deeply grateful for them. Panic is a necessary part of you designed to protect you. It's truly a miraculous feat of natural engineering. But now that I don't fear panic attacks anymore, they've stopped. But it was such a long journey for me. And everyone's journey is different. I wish you well on yours!
@@JonahNelson7 thanks and yes it is in your mind but sometimes there can be external stimuli causing it to happen (loud noises,small room “claustrophobia”,ppl talking to much ext)
My choir teacher always told us to NEVER lock our knees during a performance. Being on stage in the hot dress attire, the very hot stage lights, stress (from nervousness, etc.) and locking of the knees (disrupting blood flow) was a recipe for disaster. Also being on risers if someone fell you took other people out with you. We had literally one person faint during our performances with her, and b/c of everything she taught us, he reacted quickly enough to sit down before he actually fell protecting himself and others. He ended up being ok. So grateful for her wisdom because her words always echoes in my head any time I am standing on stage, or just standing for extended periods of time in general.
As someone with complex migraines, I totally relate to what that news reporter experienced. In fact, before I knew that's what was happening to me, the neurologist I started seeing that diagnosed me actually showed me that very clip of her. She did indeed have a complex migraine. My neurologist did the full workup like Dr. Mike said and cleared me of stroke or anything else. Every time I have one it is very much like experiencing a stroke. Each and every time to some degree. I've had the usual migraines filled with pain since I was 8 years old. But for some reason around 25 years old, my migraines started to change. I still have very painful tension headaches but painful migraines don't happen anymore. Instead they always occur in this pattern: visual aura to loss of vision in my right eye, as vision comes back it's now numbness in any combination of my face, tongue, lips, eyelid, arm, hand, fingers, leg just on my right side. As the numbness starts to fade in comes communication failure. I can't make sense of reading, writing, speech, relating names to people (even my own husband and son), words and sentences don't sound right, nothing language makes any sense. At this point I usually begin to get irritable with some personality changes at times. All of that pretty much follows the path back to front through each major part of the brain. So through my symptoms you know which part of my brain the malfunction is currently in, like a wave. I wonder if it's the Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide flooding through the brain. Once all of those symptoms subside, I'm left with mood troubles, a strange throbbing in my head that increases with movement, light/sound sensitivity, fatigue, aching eyes like the blood vessels are too full and won't drain, and slower comprehension. Full recovery usually takes 24-48 hours. I don't have many triggers figured out but I do have underlying conditions that definitely influence my migraines. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (gut health is directly tied to brain health), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS, a type of dysautonomia). I know for certain my POTS is a trigger but I don't understand the relationship as to why, besides how loss of blood to my brain upon standing has it's obvious problems.
I get migraines that leave me with all the symtopms from the last part of the second paragraph. They're not complex migraines as they don't start anywhere I assume, but they're really really strong and affect my mood and behaviour greatly. It's exactly like you described. Apparently it's because I have a deviated septum and I'll have to get surgery in order to fix it.
Wow. Your symptoms sound exactly like what my daughter goes through. She has Danlos Ehlers also. Believe it runs on my side of the family. She gets dizzy standing up. Low blood pressure. So odd.
One weekend during my senior year of high-school, I started to feel "off" and told my mom about it. There weren't any specific symptoms so I assumed I was just tired. I ended up feeling so uncomfortable I went back to my mom but I couldn't speak. I knew what I wanted to say in my head, but it was like the connection to my mouth just vanished. I became frustrated and incredibly anxious because truthfully it was terrifying. My mom called an ambulance, fearing a potential stroke (even if it's very rare in a young person). After testing at the ER (and the return of my ability to speak) they concluded I'd had expressive aphasia caused by a migraine aura. That night I had an awful migraine despite getting meds at the ER to try and stop it. I had a history of migraines but I NEVER had a clue what an aura was or how much it could mess you up.
I’ve had a couple stroke scares from atypical migraines! They didn’t happen until I was 22 and I’ve had migraines since I was 7. Scared me and my mom pretty bad. A few months later it happened to my mom and I had to take her in too.
I experienced this exact same thing after having a seizure several years ago. Truly terrifying. I kept calling my dad “mom” and my mom “dad” despite KNOWING the difference, and when my dad asked if I knew who he was (I did) I couldn’t respond with anything but “SHUT UP!” It took several minutes to pass and I have yet to feel so much existential terror again.
As someone who suffers from major panoc disorder and chronic anxiety, congrats to Dr. Mike for nailing down the intricacies of a panic attack as well as he did
The section about panic attacks was actually really helpful. When in college I had a random chest pain. A sudden sharp snap, and I pretty much assumed I was going to die. The pain went away pretty much immediately, but I spent the next 18 hours so filled with anxiety that it became an actual medical issue.
As someone that has been struggling with Vasovagal syncope for over 6 years I've become accustomed to certain warning signs before passing out would happen. I really like this video as it helps me be able to explain to my boyfriend more about my health issue
I faint at certain places. Crowded places where it feels hot and "lack of air" and I also recognise symptoms (sweating, blurring and bubbling stomach just like when you are about to throw up)and it's resolved by going out in fresh air or more open space (again more air). Twice I haven't got out in time, which lead to hit the floor face first and throwing up. I was on queuing to movies with then bf (now husband) and you entered there thru hallway...which was crowded. Feel symptoms and just say "need to go back...need to to back" and he looks at me like wtf and I just go "need to go back or you'll need to scrape me off the floor" and he grabbed my arm and took me back to ticket booth that was in more spacious area. Felt better and just waited that everyone else had gone in and walked to our seats. I explained everything to him and he was just "okay got it" Most embarrassing was at rock concert (indoors, crowded, standing) and felt symptoms, managed to txt friend I need air, brb. Turned and took few steps and hit the floor. I couldn't see well and voices were muffed. Someone tried to help me up, first aid rushed to me (yay for fainting near first aid) and all I could feel was cold air coming from one direction and started crawl towards it while first aid dude was trying to hold me still. Got closer to fresh air, curled up next to trash throwing up and first aid guy talking to me in language I do not speak (I was abroad) I really hope your bf understands you are not faking, you cannot control it and know also what will help if you say about symptoms or he sees you.. not okay.
I have it as well and it's truly scary. My first major incident was at the gym and I was luckily using a machine. Had I been benching, squating, etc. I could have seriously put my life at risk. To this day I'm too scared to lift free weights. I was benching earlier that day and I squirm thinking I could have fainted and dropped 200+ lbs directly on my neck.
@TheGytrash yeah. I’ve had it since 2nd grade and it effects me often. I’m glad you’ve only passed out twice. I’ve lucky never passed out because I’d immediately sit down so I don’t pass out. I’ve had some really close calls tho.
Our son started having seizures out of know where when he was 16. With each one they kept getting worse and worse developing into grand mals. Neurologist ran every test they could think of and were stumped at what was possibly causing them. They wanted to put him on anti epileptic medication but we were hesitant for two reasons. 1 - he’s autistic and cannot explain to us what kind of side effects he’s internally feeling and there are some serious potential side effects. 2 - there are different medications for different onsets of seizures and without being able to diagnose his, medication could actually make things worse. We chose not to put him on the medication and thank god we made that decision. I cannot remember why but we made an appointment with a cardiologist. We explained what was going on and as we’re telling her all the details into where and when the seizures were happening she said, I know what’s causing them and it’s an easy fix. My wife and I looked at each other and said, what? We noticed his seizures always happened in the bathroom, then I noticed it was always after he peed. She said he had developed Vasovagal Syncope. So when he pees his blood pressure drops so fast causing his seizures. She said all he has to do is sit down while he pees which will prevent the rapid drop in blood pressure and he’ll be ok. He has not had a seizure in 3 years. So happy we didn’t put him on those meds. You never go against a mothers gut feeling. Hope this helps someone.
I love that you bring misinformation to a stop while making it entertaining but giving us the correct information! I love to see it! Keep up the good work!
6:58 I have panic attacks almost daily and it gives me so much comfort that Dr Mike doesn't just say its all in your head like my therapists say. I always feel like it's my fault and I'm just faking it so thank you so much for saying its also physical.
I occasionally get them, but found apps that give tips on how to calm and taper them when you feel it coming on. I'd like to find out why panic attacks exist since they don't make logical sense. I don't believe "it's all in your head" since personally, I don't have any specific triggers. Maybe it's a physiological response to random hormone surges like adrenaline? If true, it makes sense that it can then spiral into psychological panic since you feel like you're dying. One major thing that allowed me to "get a grip" when it happens is recognizing I'm not going to die. I'm like, I just need to ride this out.
@@TealJosh not directly. But she did say that its all in my head and my physical health has nothing to do with it, even though now a few weeks ago its proven that i have a chronically overstimulated nervous system which causes part of my physical health issues
@@thatoneguy2468 Gosh, I'm sorry you have that double whammy of the condition and an incompetent therapist who should be reported for dismissing a patient's own symptom history and giving medical advice.
Dr. Mike here are some ideas from a fellow fan: 1. Medical game night ( get some doctors and nurses have a game night based on medical information. Winner gets to donate money to a charity of their choice) ❤️ 2. A collaboration with steveioe ( he’s a ER tech who quit his job during the pandemic to become an influencer ) Thank you for all your content and we love you ❤️ P.S. I know most of these medical scenes.
he handled the panic attack like a machine! I had one a few years back when at the US border in NYC. It was my first time in America and I was struggling to explain my reason of visit (I was planning on just travelling the east coast) Anyway, after a short while I felt myself go really light headed and then I collapsed and woke up in a wheelhair surrounded by border officers obviously asking if I was ok. My hands were physically locked and I couldn't move them
I, too, have suffered from debilitating panic attacks in the past. They can make you feel as if you’re dying. Your heart races, a helpless, mind-numbing fear sweeps over you. I thank God I haven’t had one in years.
Speaking as someone who has the rare fainting spell every now and again, especially triggered by my anxiety disorder and issues with eating and staying hydrated, and has had a doctor suggest I have vasovagal syncope episodes, it's really reassuring to hear you talk about this condition and knowing it's not fully life threatening (the dangers of the fall aside). Puts my anxiety at ease, plus I have learnt the signs of my dropping episodes.
0:50 A guy in my circle of friends a few years ago told me about his own stroke. He says that all he remembers about it was a massive headache one day that lasted for over a week then his personality changed. Relatively minor but noticeable for people who knew him well. He said the changes were not good ones, mainly he was easier to anger and less patient. He found out several years later that he'd had a minor stroke. Thankfully he said that there were certain therapies to undo some of the changes but it was a long process.
Last Summer i found out I have that PFO. I got hurt pretty badly and broke my femur. I had surgery the next day to place a rod in my femur in the middle of my thigh and when i came out of the anasthesia, I was apparently slurring my words. I don't remember anything from the day of my surgery. So I woke 2 days after surgery in the ICU, I could not speak AT ALL. I found out I'd had a stroke. With speech therapy I learned to talk again but often can't think of words. But the worst was yet to come. It changed my personality so much I feel sometimes like a completely different person. My tastes in food have COMPLETELY changed. I get angry a lot, etc. It's so awful. Sometimes i don't know what to do because so much has changed. I'm scared.
Panic attacks are nothing to joke about. As an Autistic teenager with Torrettes and Anxiety, I had many panic attacks throughout my life. Most of them were from my emotionaly and physically abusive special education teacher. My panic attacks are usually combined with meltdowns, and that can be horrifying for me. Thank for for pointing these out, Dr. Mike! It really means a lot to me! :D
@@Lillipad487 I’ve been physically abused by 2 father figures and mentally abused by 1 I’ve been stabbed my friends have been killed in front of me you think you have trauma you have it easy
I have had only one panic attack in my life: I was in the grocery store picking out pasta when I lost my ability to function properly. I felt like I was watching what was happening to me while controlling puppet-like control over my body. A clerk came up to ask me if I needed help and appeared perplexed when I said that I just couldn't find spaghetti (or somesuch inanity). I told him that I just needed to leave and he said something like, "why are you so upset about spaghetti?" The whole thing was bizarre and I managed to get outside where I sat in my car for a few minutes until the world started to make sense again. That was the weirdest 15 minutes of my life (and, no....there were no drugs involved )
Dan Harris is a real one for acknowledging what happened to him. It takes genuine gonads to own both anxiety/depression and efforts to self-medicate, but so many people do this every day and need to know they’re not abnormal and not alone. If this is you, take heart. You may not be in the space to make it happen right now, but you can get better. Change one small thing, just to see. Look into what the resources for help are, even if you don’t act on them just yet. You’re worth the effort ❤
I have anxiety disorder but it has been well controlled...until the pandemic. About 6 months in, I was putting on PPE to enter a COVID patients room. I hadn't had a panic attack in years but all of a sudden there I am clutching my chest and feeling that old sensation of my lips tingling, and lungs closing. I began having them several times a day and had to get back in to therapy to control them. They are very real
At 28 I had a suspected stroke, complete left side paralysis, confusing, talking gibberish etc. My mother who I was with at the time called 999. I had 2 ambulances and a first response car turn up and then I got blue lighted to hospital. The paramedics were convinced it was a stroke, and so did all of the team of doctors in the emergency room. Ended up having a CT scan, an MRI and multiple lumbar punctures. Turns out it was a hemiplegic migraine, which essentially is a migraine that mimics having a stroke. I’m 35 now and have a few of these migraines a year. I also suffer from migraines with aura and have since I was a child. The hemiplegic ones are terrifying.
@@ARCtheCartoonMaster they did that to me i couldn’t fell one whole side of my body and i couldn’t really see and i got taken in an ambulance and THE DOCTOR WAS LOOKING IT UP ON GOOGLE and told me and it was anxiety
5:38 I was diagnosed with hemeplegic migraines when I was about 11 or 12. It was originally diagnosed as a mini stroke but after 13hrs in the hospital with lots of testing, they found no signs of a stroke but indeed a migraine. I went to a neurologist for 6 months for a while to keep up with my brain, because I had a family history of brain damage. Now I rarely ever get them, but when I do, it is like having a "mini stroke."
Wow I had/have the exact same! Ended up in hospital when I was 13 and doctors thoughr about a stroke or meningitis. Luckily I had around 6 migraine attacks and I am now 21 but still find problems with my thinking and speach. But furthermore no life changing problems
I have the same, it's very rare to find individuals with the same condition. It really sucks, and I'm now afraid that when I'm actually having a stroke some day, I might just brush it off as a migraine...
I've been to the ER several times for migraines and had similar experiences to yours. They first want to rule out a stroke, and did cat scans, blood test, MRIs, etc., and eventually found "nothing", so concluded it was a migraine. I also had to go to a neurologist for months for repeated followup MRIs. The first time I went to the ER it was because I suddenly realized that I couldn't remember anyone's name. I could picture my family, friends, pets, etc., but I couldn't recall a single name. I tried to text my partner (which was difficult, because I didn't know who to text) and realized I couldn't figure out how to write. So I tried to call their work and that's when I discovered I also couldn't speak properly, just like the reporter in the video.
@@master_moose have you had it since? I recently went to a migraine specialist (there is a specialist centre for headaches & migraines in Leiden, The Netherlands) and though I'd been receiving medication for migraines, they never worked. So I now got automatic injections which I can give myself as soon as I start to notice some symptoms. It's very migraine friendly, as it's not finnicky and doesn't require precision, it's just like an epipen. For the first time in 16 years my migraines were eleviated! It reduces the migraine to a "normal" migraine. I'll still experience numbness and sensitivity to light, sound, smells, and I'll still have a killer headache. But I can talk, think clearer, move around etc. If you experience them more often I would definitely discuss this with your doctor; as their are options to treat it (or at least the worst of it)
I fall in love with this channel more and more with each of Dr Mikes videos. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, THANK YOU Dr Mike for restoring my faith that despite my atrocious doctor experiences that there ARE genuine, good doctors out there. 💜
I have mdd, gad, sad, and ptsd… panic attacks are seriously one of the most scariest experiences i often have. hearing dr. mike talk about the physical symptoms of this feels so valid. 🙁
When I was 14-15 years old I ended staying home from school one day. I was home alone, as I was walking up the stairs I started to feel that lightheadedness you can get from standing up to fast and you have to sit down again but I kept walking because it didn't feel that bad and I was trying to go to my room and sleep some more. When I reach the last 2-3 steps my vision creeps away into full darkness its hard to breathe and I can feel my consciousness is fading as I start to fall backwards. I remember just thinking over and over again ''I can not faint at the top of the stairs I'm home alone'' and manage to grab the rail pull myself up, forward and then down so I could crawl up the last steps. Then I sat there for a while pure stubbornness fighting to stay awake still no vision for a solid minute or two. When my vision came back I went straight to bed and sleep for 11 hours until my mom barged into my room worried and confused wondering why I had not answered my phone, she even sent someone to our house knocking and shouting no response.
As an EMT, I want to say thank you Doc for teaching me a lot over the past few years, hope to be a great doctor one day and give my patients as much education as possible !
I love the fact that you're so thorough and recommend not only immediate treatment but follow up diagnostics. Unfortunately, many people on Medicaid don't have access to those diagnostics until months after their illness/injury - sometimes, far too late to comprehensively correct the issue or stave off further complications. Time for the system to change.
as someone having a heavy anxiety and panic disorder im glad you shed some light on it. They really are awful it seems inescapable and they mostly are without therapy
i was diagnosed with panic disorder, GAD, OCD, and agoraphobia back in early middle school and ended up going into a two and a half month residential treatment after 4 years of not being able to go to school. i told my therapist at them time what my panic attacks felt like and i found the best way to describe them was a dissasociation type of out-of-body experience. pretty scary for a 10-14 year old to deal with. im doing fine now, going into my junior year of high school, but hearing someone i dont know validate that stuff really makes me feel like mental health issues are becoming less stigmatized
I am so happy for you to have found out what was happening. You are a strong person to be able to move forward and thrive in life. I wish you all the best!!
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Oh my god. Thank you so much for validating panic attacks and not just dismissing them. As someone who has GAD and has panic and anxiety attacks, it's so nice to hear that it's not just in my head and that it's physical symptoms as well.
same. I had a panic attack very similar to Dan Harris when I gave a speech... coincidentally the same year as him: 2004. It not only still haunts me, but I can't ever give speeches anymore.
@polkso Generalized Anxiety Disorder
But you know how it feels. Why would it be good for you to hear there's physical symptoms involved. I can't quite follow
I have panic attacks as well and the medical professionals near me don’t take me seriously at all.
I even went to the ER because I was having panic attack symptoms, but I wasn’t having a panic attack, and when I got there I explained to the Dr that it felt like a panic attack, but it wasn’t because there wasn’t any psychological or emotional trigger, only the physical symptoms, and the doc was like “you’re fine. It’s just a panic attack”
Like.
Bruh.
We went over this.
@@captainobvious8037 a lot of people will act like it’s all in your head, when there’s actually physical stuff going on as well.
It’s validation.
Especially because some people expect you to be at 100% as soon as you are past the attack, and you can’t be because it’s physically exhausting to go through it.
As a someone who has experienced more than one panic attack, kudos to Dan Harris for handling the situation so well. That may have ended much worse!
Omg, preach! I had a panic attack literally in front of my dad and sister, and it was so embarrassing and scary. The fact this man handled himself as well as he did on live TV is astounding.
@@laserdisc688 i had one on the way to school infront of everyone i was getting out the car i cant imagine infront of live tv and thousands of people 0.0
I don't know how he did it. I had a panic attack once and I couldn't stop crying.
My first long speech in school, I had a panic attack and the same thing happened. I couldnt get it together.
@@laserdisc688 lol i would need this.
Im severly anxious and get panic attacks everytime my parents scream at me, or if something traumatic happens. Once, my brother got out of the house when he was 3, and we were looking everywhere for him. I had a panic attack running from house to house shouting for him. In the end, my dad picked me up, and we went home, thinking to call the police if he doesnt show up in 24 hrs, but my mom said she found him sleeping in our basement in between all the stuffed animals. We had checked our house multiple times btw. I felt relief but was still barely able to breath because of the lump in my throat.
I'm a hypochondriac, don't know why but listening to Dr. Mike explaining what happened to people medically is oddly comforting. Just knowing there are real people (doctors obviously) out there that are so educated and know the human body is a nice thing.
hypocondria is pretty terrifying huh
@@Flexrush understatement
My guess as a layman would be that it gives you understanding. One of the biggest fears with medical problems and I assume hypochondria is not knowing so having someone talk through different scenarios relieves some level of anxiety.
I’m also a hypochondriac. At time this channel helps and sometimes it exasperates my anxiety. All in moderation I guess!
same here.
I remember one of my worst panic attacks. I was just having a conversation then all of a sudden i felt extremely nauseated, my vision blurred, i couldnt walk straight, i had to stumble to the bathroom, lock myself in there and just sit against the wall and try to breathe. Once i got to the bathroom it only lasted another few seconds, but it was terrifying.
Don't lock the bathroom,If you end up needing more help you are adding another obstacle.
@@760sky9yes true ! But lots of people like to just be alone and calm themselves but good thing to add !!
Is there a way to end them? Because when i try to breathe i end up subconsciously hyperventilating making it worse😢
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I had a migraine mimicking a stroke. Scariest thing ever. You lose feeling in half your body and when you try to speak it doesn’t come out right and you end up being so confused. It’s only happened to me once but my father had them a few times and had went to the hospital so it helped me a lot to be able to recognize and identify I had the same thing.
Migraines are so bad I’m sorry u dealt with that
my mom had the same thing happen. but she was at weird when it happened
Hemiplegic migraine. I have them often. They actually put us at increased risk of a stroke. Make sure to stay in communication with your neurologist.
@@katscratchfever3506 My Nana got migraines a lot but she's doing so much better luckily
Sorry to hear that happened to you
Happened to me back in December 2012
As someone who has frequent fainting spells due to nerves and anxiety, I have found you can kind of sense when they start to come. The first thing to do is carefully get as low to the ground as you can. It helps lower the risk of gravity-related injuries to your body. I see so many times with this that people rush around or stand completely paralyzed and that really doesn't help.
What does it feel like passing out? Does it just like go to black because my sister said its like TV static until its full static and u only can see the static in your head you can't talk can't move open your eyes and you just pop back to existence like 5 minutes later or smth
@@AllmightyGigachad that is a pretty accurate description. My analogy is fruit flies. You see one or two in your vision, then the swarm gets bigger and bigger till you can't see anything. Then I can hear what sounds like a baseball bat hitting a ball and a rushing sound that kind of mimics cheering (that is the sound of my head hitting the ground and the rushing sound is the inner ear adjusting)
I get them too, mostly I believe due to low blood pressure or something, found ingesting some potassium helps a lot, hope you eventually recover from it, annoying when you're trying to do something physical
@@AllmightyGigachad happened to me one time during school, legs went shaky, vision blurred before I fell over and my vision went black, hit my head on the hand dryer thing so prob got a concussion or something
@@AllmightyGigachad I've only fainted once, and it was brought on by stress, exertion, low blood sugar, and some blood loss (the miracle of childbirth y'all) and I didn't *know* I was going to faint but I could tell something was off. The colors around me started to look funny, almost like when a monitor or TV screen is wonky, and I got really cold, and then I started to get tunnel vision and it was hard to string a sentence together.
I didn't want to scare anyone since I was holding a literal newborn so I managed to say "Dad needs skin to skin time" and then after I wasn't holding her anymore I was like "Yo, I don't feel so good" and then passed out. Woke up a few seconds later with a hoard of nurses around me.
The worst about panic attacks is when people tell you to chill out. It's not that easy and it's terrifying and as outlandish as it may seem to them it's very real to you
As someone who's dealt with these things, all I can say is try to not give a f*ck about the thoughts and feelings that come up. Ignore as much as you can, and just accept that whatever will happen - will happen. It won't stop the attack, but it will manage to help deal with it. I guess it's similar to "chill out", but it's a bad saying to say, especially in these cases.
For me meditation, helped with everything, to just observe myself.
All I can say is that worrying, fear, and then when panic attacks started, etc., all of these things caused me more harm than anything else in my life. I just kind of started to allow the panic into me, but that doesn't mean I go off and start acting crazy, I just let it flow through me, I observe, I follow my breath (which is like a cheat code btw). Following your breath is basically being in a meditative state, if you can follow your breath, it means you're doing fine. And don't hyperventilate, that is only helpful if you're actually fighting or flying.
Meditation, yoga, cardio are all good for this. Weight lifting as well, but not too heavy.
One time I had a very visible panic attack while I was at a summer camp during a dodgeball game when I was younger, and then I got called out by the teacher and told to “Stop being a poor sport” like bro that traumatized me for life
As someone with a panic disorder I absolutely appreciate the way Dr. Mike talks about psychological issues as well. Thank you for being such an amazing doc.
Same here
I have anxiety especially around hospital and doctor's offices (sadly) and this made feel warm and fuzzy
Is it possible to have a panic attack from drinking too much coffee because the symptoms of a panic attack was exactly what happened to me after drinking a mug of coffee and it was also my first time drinking coffee, this kinda sounds stupid 💀
@@fbiagent3998 it is possible since coffein can trigger anxiety by a faster heartbeat and higher pulse as well! So there might be a big chance to suffer panic attacks from excessive coffee intake
@@x3Lielliax3 That makes sense, I also thought I was gonna die and had to be taken to urgent care, it's kinda embarrassing over coffee 😭😭😭
I was prepared for the unexpected but seeing that announcer getting wiped on the snow almost made me spit my coffee on the screen!
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Same almost took me out.
Fun flip in the snow.
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I really appreciate Dr.Mike's consistency and dedication towards his TH-cam Channel. In fact anything he does. Whether it's being a doctor, Boxing, tour and anything else. He will just work on it and achieve it. Iam so inspired. Am definitely gonna follow your footsteps.
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So true
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Same. He’s incredible
I agree. I love how he doesn't mind repeating the important information (chest compressions, chest compressions, chest compressions). I feel like he'll save lives indirectly because of this repetion. I feel like he's my professor too. He takes great care to give correct medical information. If he speaks incorrectly, it's corrected on the video edit. I wish he was my MD because of this.
You know it’s bad when a doctor goes ‘OOOOOOOOØØŒ’
I really appreciate you showing a silent panic attack. A lot of people don’t realise how calm someone may seem during one. I started getting panic attacks when I was around nine. Earlier on, they definitely were very noticeable and concerning to other people. But over time, I’ve gotten better at managing them so they rarely outwardly manifest. It still means that I need to take a break from what I’m doing, sometimes.
I'm kind of envious of you! I've developed panic attacks around 16. 12 years later and I'm still convinced I'm dying every time, making a big fuss. I feel like the more I try to "hide" it, the worse it gets. Kinda messed up to be envious of silent panic attacks but I guess I'd rather not everyone know when I have one if that makes sense.
You sounded awful young for panic attacks?
Im 29 and live alone so when i get panic attacks at home their usually so bad and terrifying tht ill walk my way (usually very unsteadily and struggling to take deep breaths) to the corner store so that if i pass out and or actually have a heart attacks at least there will be ppl around to call emergency services. Ive gotten alot better with breathing techniques and distracting my mindover the last 4 years butstill sometimes theyre really bad.
P.s. Well wishes to every replier who suffer with panic attacks
Mine were always quiet 🥺
This generation is fuckd, panic attack,anxiety, depression. Poor bastards.
My teenage son has complex migraines and they can be so bad. They absolutely can mimic the signs of a stroke. It's scary. My husband actually had a stroke at 40. Luckily it was very mild and you would never know if you met him. He was in the hospital for a week while the doctors tried to figure out why this young, otherwise healthy man had a stroke. It was like an episode of House. They finally diagnosed him with a rare clotting disorder.
A friend of mine has one of those. She has really strong migraines, one of the doctors once told her that people called it "suicidal headaches", she suffers a lot when she has then. It is so debilitating.
I get these same exact complex migraines they are horrible! Similar symptoms to a stroke, vision becomes impaired, half my body goes numb and I can’t speak properly when it first starts. Usually takes about an hour for major symptoms to pass and then just left with a bad headache
My husbands sister had a ministroke last year at 37 and they realized she had an undiagnosed heart condition since birth! Shes ok 👌🏻 it was minor but same as your husband it was very confusing to everyone. Im glad hes ok 👍🏻:)
Did they include the Lupus test? 😺
That's so scary! My thirteen year old daughter has a history of severe migraines, but a few months ago, she had a complex migraine that looked like a stroke. I got a call to pick her up from school because she was getting a migraine, and by the time I got there 20 minutes later, her face was numb, one hand was numb, and her speech was completely garbled. Took her straight to the ER at a children's hospital, and they determined it was a complex migraine. They kept her for a few days to get the symptoms under control. It was terrifying.
Thank you for giving credence to panic attacks. As someone that has experienced multiple panic attacks and been told by doctors that it's all in my head... I felt crazy. Thank you for not writing these symptoms off. You seem very kind and understanding. I appreciate you taking the time to understand mental health conditions. I learned a lot from this video.
Well, technically it IS in your head, but not in the demeaning way the doctor meant it. Doctors can be jerks.
I was thinking the same thing! I’ve struggled with panic attacks for years, and it’s hard for others to know what it’s like. I REALLY appreciate doctor mike explaining it in such a way that shows it’s not our fault.
people downplay panic attacks way too much. and just feeling "anxious" is NOT a panic attack. you'll know for sure if you get one. they are unbearable
Yes as someone who suffers from panic disorder I can tell you I have had episodes so bad I almost fainted if not thanks to my mom helping me. Panic attacks are a serious health condition ( I have to take medication to help with it) and should never be downplayed. If you go to a doctor that does not take it seriously, always look for another opinion.
@@AuskaDezjArdamaath I see what you mean, it may start in your head, but the physical symptons are definitely there tho, and (for me, at least) they're the worst part. I'm almost sure I didn't faint just because I was sitting down, I was dizzy and couldn't breathe, my muscles ached, felt a terrible migraine and numbness on my feet and hands, as soon as it ended I tried to get on my feet and stumbled a bit cause I was still trembling a LOT.
I was lucky it was a one time thing, cause I'd def be pissed if a doctor dismissed it cause it's "in my head" like OP said
Watching this after Wendy Williams was diagnosed with dementia
Awful disease but she’s a vile person. So.
Oh god why how old is she
@@ravenID429only 60.
@@g3n3sis50yikes that’s young
Glad to hear you mention PFO. My wife had a few strokes and TIAs starting in her early twenties. Her doctors at the time of the earliest episodes dismissed it because it was “impossible” for a woman so young to have a stroke or TIA. Her primary care doctor pointed her symptoms on depression because she didn’t have a husband yet.
Fast forward a few years; we met, got married, and she had a full on stroke in the 11th week of pregnancy with my oldest son (side note, if you want very immediate service at the ER, bring in a pregnant stroke patient). Later testing (after the boy was born) revealed she had a PFO (there’s a crazy, miraculous, and long story about how they found that) which was most likely the cause of the TIAs and strokes.
I had a similar instance with my first and 3rd babies.
With my first, I had a subarachnoid hemorrhage during delivery, and with my 3rd I was in the hospital getting fluids for excessive vomiting when my face went weird and I had to page a nurse.
I didn’t even know about the first one until I had a brain scan where they found scarring from an old SAH at the same time they saw the fresh one. I can’t say 100000000% certain that the SAH happened during delivery, but the timeline matched, and during delivery I had a bizarre out of body/loss of consciousness experience that I hadn’t experienced since.
And yeah. If you want a shortened care time, be pregnant and have bleeding in the brain. You’ll get people from across the hospital running to help, lol
I’m very glad your wife finally got appropriate care.
@@CraftyVegan thanks. Glad you got care, too. It seems like “Mother Nature” was not kind to women with that whole pregnancy and delivery thing.
On a separate note, it shocks me how some doctors won’t take women and their medical issues seriously. I witnessed this a couple times with my wife, including once when she was in the ER. That time the doctor kept ignoring & dismissing my wife’s questions and comments, but he *immediately* snapped to attention and answered respectfully when I asked or said the *SAME EXACT THING*. We were both pissed about that. Now I make sure to accompany her to difficult appointments when I can. Fortunately her current doctors don’t seem to have that problem.
@@dbackscott I assume those are mainly older doctors who grew up at a time when women weren’t taken seriously in general?
"depressed bc she didnt have a husband"
lol wtf
@Scott D Are you a good husband? I ask because I feel like there are more and more bad marriages and not enough are good husbands or wives, or just relationships, at all.
I started having panic attacks after getting out of the Army. Got so bad at one point they were happening on a nightly basis resulting in me going to the ER. Gave me a whole new respect for those suffering through mental health problems and the strength it takes to fight through them.
Panic attacks in the night are the worst. During the day, I was able to use some strategies to help coping with it and reduce it’s impact, but when I was waking up with one, there wasn’t much I could do. Those are terrible experiences. My heart goes with you.
@angelc6552 I leave it open as much as I can lol. Northern weather sucks this time of the year. You're probably right though since going out and doing literally anything while I'm having one tends to help
@@angelc6552 As someone who suffers from frequent panic attacks I can already tell you that is, with all due respect, a crock of sh*t. You don’t “rebreathe” your own air… simply because you inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, if you simply inhale carbon dioxide you’re not breathing air and you’ll literally just pass out, and, without oxygen, will die. Panic attacks also, 90% of the time, start with your way of thinking, for me my brain just simply overthinks everything and for whatever reason has to run through every possible scenario of a situation or I won’t stop thinking and worrying about whatever situation it is that I’m thinking about. For instance if I have a job interview tomorrow my mind will start thinking “what if I don’t have an answer to their question? Will they end the interview early? Can they end it early? What if they do end it early, I’d look like such an idiot.. should I just leave if they end it early, should I ask to possibly be reinterviewed? Can I be reinterviewed? That a dumb question ofcourse they won’t reinterview me.. but what if they might and I miss out on the job because I thought they wouldn’t?” and it just keeps going and going and the thoughts keep getting more and more negative and it just snowballs until one of two things happen; I either answer all my own fear based questions until my mind has satisfactory answers, or, I start worrying more, start hyperventilating, sweating, then start worrying about worrying, my chest tightens, my heart races, I get weak, get nauseous, start shaking, start throwing up or dry heaving, and then eventually pass out. But if I take my emergency medication and think of those same thoughts/questions, my mind says “that’s a stupid thing to be worried about” and I’m able to stop worrying about it just as quick as I started. But it doesn’t matter where I’m at, if it’s a big or little room or if it’s inside or outside, it always starts in my mind with my thoughts. The most frustrating part is people who will tell me “just think about something else” which would be the equivalent of someone breaking their leg and being in excruciating pain and I simply say “just don’t focus on the pain, think of something else. Come on, mind over matter!”.. when it just doesn’t work that way and they can’t simply stop focusing on pain that’s so bad their mind can’t think about anything else. Now maybe it’s different for others as mine tend to get pretty extreme especially when it happens from a bad “dream”, air quotes because I never actually seem to dream but instead just reply different memories and experiences that are 9/19 times negative and uncomfortable ones, but most people I talk to who can relate and also have severe panic attacks all have had the same experiences as far as how they started or what caused them. When it’s due to the physical surroundings then even people who don’t normally have actual panic attacks will still experience one. Phobias for example, people afraid of heights who are taken to bungee jump will 90% of the time start to panic and experience identical symptoms when they get to a certain height, same for people with a fear of water who are taken out on a lake, or people who have a fear of blood if they have a severe cut, or even what others feel are ‘irrational fears’ like people afraid of clowns when they go to a circus. So when it’s a physical condition causing it you can usually tell when or what will happen as those conditions come first and lead to the fearful thoughts, but when it’s all in your mind anything could start the process of those negative thoughts that then lead to physical symptoms.
Not from the US but thank you so much for your service❤ Praying that you are healthy, safe and well❤ God bless you✝️🙏❤️
@@julesoxana I appreciate that. Hope you are as well
I always felt like my panic attacks weren’t “valid” because I managed to be outwardly calm and mostly straight faced, but this made me feel much better.
Same. I always thought I was just over reacting.
Absolutely same. When I have a panic attacks in a crowded room, I usually go outside and lay down if I can, or sit down in the quietest place until I can get through it. Then I go back in and I'm scared to tell anyone I had a panic attacks because I don't want them to think I'm faking it. I look pretty calm most of the time.
When I have a panic attacks at home, I usually lay on my bed. My dog follows me and I hug him and pet him until it passes.
Most people understand that panic attacks are a real phenomenon, but not many people realize it doesn't always show.
@@coinwater8511
Exactly!!
its the same for me, ive had them since I was 3, I always feel my panic attacks arent valid as I was told almost all my life that "shes just doing it for attention" "nothings wrong with her shes faking it/making excuses" when it actually feels like your dying...for me at least when I have one its so severe my hears starts racing far too fast...I've said more than once it feels like my heart is going to burst, does not help that I'm hyproventaling, shaking, amonst others
They are completely valid.
0:15 that feeling when knee surgery is tomorrow
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It always astounds me when an emergency happens and people just stand there shocked. It shows how special and valuable our emergency services and military are because they have the mental capacity to act in an acute high stress environment
last year a man got hit by a car crossing the street and me, a 17 year old girl, was the ONLY ONE who did cpr for 15 minutes while 30 people around me just stood and watched. i was so confused why nobody was helping and concerned that no one knew cpr but me. he ended up dying and i believe he might have had a chance if other people helped me with cpr cause i was too exhausted and had to stop.
@@sophiatheisen565 Geeze, I hate the bystander effect! And basic emergency response needs to be more widely taught! Did anyone at least call an ambulance?
EMS pride!
I was raised in a household where medical emergencies were quite common (elderly parents with long histories of chronic issues) and to this day, I still freeze up in these kinds of emergencies. I've found, at least for myself, that it's a lot easier to respond if you're the only one around. If there's a lot of people everyone kind of gets into this mind set of thinking that someone else is going to help. A lot of people think that's Selfishness but it seems to me more like people are afraid to get in the way and do something wrong and make the situation worse. It really does take a lot of training and confidence in your skills and knowledge to be able to shake thar reaction.
@@slimyboixd Interesting, that makes sense. I tend to feel I have to do everything myself, and it's such a relief when a 911 operator says someone already called for the same thing before asking for more details!
Dr Mike, I’m a nursing student and your videos have helped me better understand the pathophysiology of vasovagal syncope while also being entertaining. Thank you 🙏
I have a simple brain. What the heck is a vasvoagle sincoppe?
@@NotNochos I am asking the same question. Time to ask Dr. Google.😂
And here’s the answer from the Mayo Clinic
“Vasovagal syncope (vay-zoh-VAY-gul SING-kuh-pee) occurs when you faint because your body overreacts to certain triggers, such as the sight of blood or extreme emotional distress. It may also be called neurocardiogenic syncope. The vasovagal syncope trigger causes your heart rate and blood pressure to drop suddenly.”
As someone with OCD that suffer a panic attack almost once a week I apreciate so much that a professional is calling out how severe it can be.
“K bye” on the girl passing out is killing me 🤣💀
As someone who has C-PTSD i can confirm that panic attacks feel exactly as Dr. Mike said. And just a reminder to please be gentle with your friends while they go thru it. Sometimes its hard to voice what we need while in the moment and it may come out far harsher than what we meant.
YES! you nailed it right on the head! Calm voice for those witnessing. Just reassure the individual that they are not alone.
There is people who are getting human trafficked and your acting like your cptsd is so bad
@@Rab1thole i hope you never have to suffer the physical abuse that I have to ensure that I suffer mentally.
I dont deny others have problems but its not a pissing contest. Its my truth as much as it is theirs.. Not that I owe you any explanation.
My goodness, you people are so weak and overly sensitive.
@@Rab1thole Dog Frame, you have a LOT to learn about life and perspective. You are not being helpful at all here, I assure you.
2:45 “k bye” why editor why?
Because is funny
IK I WENT TO TIMEE COMMENTS JUST FOR THIS!
@@JBBracelets77 SAME
@@JBBracelets77 same lol
Is it bad that I laughed so hard at the editing 😂
I went to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack. Turns out it was just a panic attack. I was certain there was something wrong with my heart. The ER staff was so amazing running every test to show me that I was physically okay.
Panic attacks are truly awful, the psychical symptoms can be strong so no wonder. My first panic attack felt like a seizure. I was hurting but I wasn't in pain...it was just really uncomfortable, as if my brain was zapping + I couldn't breathe. I was screaming and twitching so hard my mom first thought I had accidentally electrocuted myself. It came so out of the blue too, I was cooking with my mom and talking with her happily when I suddenly noticed that our dishwasher sounded very loud. Then became the "oh no. Do I exist?" feelings and finally the dread and pain.
My panic attacks and asthma attacks go hand-in-hand and it’s terrifying. I go to the ER every time.
I had the same thing happen. Except one time my ‘panic attack’ never calmed down, my heart rate seemed to be around 260, but not consistent, exactly like I felt every other time it happened. So I went to the ER again, and the EKG showed a textbook atrial fibrillation, and this is exactly how I felt with all of my previous ‘panic attacks’. An ‘as needed’ beta blocker seems to have fixed my ‘panic attacks’.
Same, it's rough. I haven't gotten one in years though. However i got one Mixing Duloxetine with Amphetamine which is big nono. I woke up while sleeping thinking i was absolutely convinced i had a stroke and i started getting several tics And the Catastrophic end of the world panic attack/mild form of psychosis i got from that was delayed 2.5 days when the speed was out of my system. Had over 160 resting Pulse when i ended up in the ER (Sober) as a 25 year old who trains 4-5 times a week. I wanted them to put me under or give me something to calm me down but they refused, i guess they were afraid of counteractions because they couldn't know it was already out of my system. Had to spend an afternoon at a psychward at the hospital so i got a short wheelchair ride because i was so messed up mentally i couldn't really walk for a while (nothing serious though).
You're awesome. Glad to hear the compassion through your commentary.
Gotta respect Dan Harris for being able to keep himself that composed during a panic attack. Last time I had one I ended up getting hospitalized because I heart rate was just bouncing back and forth between 160 and 180 bpm
160 and 180 is really high, hope you're doing fine now. the highest my heart rate has been was ~194 but i was a lot younger.
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I always have physical symptoms as well when I have them. I hyperventilate and have longer episodes that can last several minutes if I can't steady myself, so I'm more likely to pass out. I've never been been admitted like that, though. I don't think people realize how severe panic attacks can get, especially since sometimes we don't even know what triggered the attack and/or can't escape the environment to calm down. You sound like you're doing better now, though, so that's good. :)
What the Hell did you just casually say 160-190? That’s really high and that’s not good I’m glad you good now but that is not good at all please be careful 🙏
My average BPM on a 30 min run is 184BPM when I’m out for a PB
I love how Doctor Mike can make educational content while making it entertaining.
G I make entertaining vids as well
Such a good balance is both ☺️
yesss
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Huge shout out to his amazing editors!!
My son has issues with passing out when his anxiety gets too bad. He passed out at school one day and was completely unresponsive for about an hour. He ‘woke up’ before the ambulance got to the school but he wasn’t there. They did sternal rubs and needle sticks the entire time and nothing. The weirdest part was everything was completely normal…BP, heart rate, respiration, bloodwork came back clean and within normal ranges. It was scary
Could be conversion disorder?
If other test results (for physical causes) are negative
Stress can trigger temporary paralysis and other unexplained symptoms in some people
That is scary. Hope your son is better with his anxiety.
have he checked out by a electro-cardiologist!
I use to pass out in school as well, so one day my mom decided to take me to the neurologist to get evaluated, they found nothing wrong with me and saw nothing wrong the structure of my brain and til this day I don’t really know what caused these episodes my guess would be extreme anxiety and ocd
My son has issues with passing out when his anxiety gets too bad. He passed out at school one day and was completely unresponsive for about an hour. He ‘woke up' before the ambulance got to the school but he wasn't there. They did sternal ruvs and needle sticks the entire time and nothing. The weirdest part was everything was comletely normal…BP, heart rate, respiration, bloodwork came back clean and within normal ranges. It was scary
me:
my finger i bleed----
doc mike:
chest compressions chest compressions chest compressions
As someone with complex migraines, I have aphasia in 90% of my migraine attacks. In some cases, it temporarily affects my Memory as well. Not being able to recall the names of my children or not remembering how to dial 911 or the operator. It can be terrifying.
Or not remembering where you put something, not remembering if you told somebody something, trying to focus and not remembering what you just read or heard or whatever. Yep, been there done that. It's scary when it happens the first time but after you realize what it is it's not as scary but it's still scary. Also if you don't mind I'm going to give you a tip, if you can when you take your medications for your migraine tell someone you're doing it. If there's someone in the house with you either tell them or if you can't speak very well try to write them somehow try to let somebody else know what you're taking and have them note down the time that way they can help you remember what meds you've taken etc.
Mine always seem to start with my own voice sounding weird, I sometimes get pins and needles in one side of my face, words don't make sense, I can't find the right words or get them to come out, it really is quite frightening.
Same here
That happens with most of my migraines. The first few times I was worried I was having a stroke.
It’s been a while since my last one this bad, but I will get migraines where I will forget simple words I use everyday and will either substitute or fumble around for words. I also get numbness that starts at my temple, travels down my jaw and sometimes will spread all the way down to fingers and legs. I will start tripping over my own feet, and if I’m trying to hold something things keep falling from my grasp because I just can’t seem to work out the right grip strength-easy to do when you can barely feel your fingers! I would say the closest description is that feeling when your limb falls asleep but without the pins and needles. I can’t say I’ve ever lost consciousness, but I did come close many times and had to hold onto a wall to keep from falling to the floor. It would be REALLY scary to also not remember, but I personally am acutely aware of what is happening..I just can’t control it.
It’s really scary when stuff like this happens, especially when there is a family history of strokes and related cardio conditions. I really should get a new head scan. It’s been about 10 years now.
My dad has that kind of migraines, where all of a sudden he can't put together recognizable words anymore, and the first tine he thought it was a stroke.
On a different note, I am kinda shocked at the number of people in these comments confirming panic attacks are real, or thanking Mike for confirming that. I sincerely wondered what alien he was talking to when saying "panic attacks are real", i didn't think that needed to be said.
I've had that type of migraine twice and they're so strange! It's like language is just suddenly gone. Like a switch in the brain gets flipped. I couldn't read or even think in proper sentences. Conceptually I knew what I was trying to think but the words just turned to nonsense.
It's not that people don't think panic attacks are real, it's that the language and reactions are completely dismissive. "Only" a panic attack. Get over it. Everyone gets nervous. Things like that.
I've had those types of migraine attacks several times, and they're terrifying. I can usually write short sentences, luckily, so I can let people know that I'm not having a stroke. But I usually check to see if it actually was a stroke, before I do. Because what if one day that's what it is.... 😬😱
I have hemiplegic migraines. I lose the ability to speak and half my body goes numb so…yeah. It’s super scary and looks exactly like a stroke. Risk of stroke with these kinds of migraines is much higher so it’s a good idea to go to the ER every time even though it sucks.
@@kateslate Luckily I haven't had one where half my face wouldn't respond, at the same time as the ones where I can't talk. So I haven't gone to the ER. But if I do, I most definitely will. 😬
I have vasovagal syncope and it happens quite often and your the first person I have seen on the internet that actually explains what happens very well so thank you
its not something you have, its something that happens.
It is pretty nice. I was having a presycopal episode a few days after I passed out and the doctor in the ER looked at me funny when I tried to say I was dizzy. Because I described my ears feeling like there was pressure in them. I didn't know what I exactly had either at the time.
@@Ali-er8uv It is a legitimate condition and also goes by another name - Neurocardiogenic Syncope. My tilt table test for POTS was 'normal' until they gave me nitroglycerin to stimulate the body and it caused a neurocardiogenic response with a fall in blood pressure to 97/56 and pulse to 40 and I predicted my fainting while fainting and was able to tell them I was about to faint. Some people have it happen in response to seeing blood, getting stuck with a needle, etc. Others have it happen from various stimuli.
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@@mrtoothless thank you
I appreciate you explaining Vasovagal Syncope... I have the 'chronic' condition too. Sometimes, it's hard to make sense of what is actually happening during an episode. Thank you for that.
Same here, except mine seems to be tied to my IBS, so when I have severe nausea and stomach cramps it can cause my blood pressure to drop and that's what causes me to pass out or come close to it. My mom and I both suffer from it in a very similar way.
Vasovagal syncope is so common: I see it almost everyday in practice. I’m consulted as a Neuro NP usually for every syncope case. This was an awesome and informative video Doctor Mike.
Exactly, when they said she suffered from a rare condition, I was expecting to hear about something that hasn't happened to me in my lifetime!
Rare my butt!
Context, I've suffered five vasovagal events in my life; three of which while listening to talks about spinal cord injuries, I wonder if that's relevant 🤣; one while on cold/flu meds (pseudoephedrine); and the last while I was having blood drawn for a test and I was an idiot and watched the whole process, needle and all.
Fortunately I had enough presence of mind into what was happening each time, that before I lost consciousness I lay down so that the fall wouldn't hurt me. I like my brain, and I don't want to damage it by smacking it into the corner of a desk while passing out.
I’ve had many of these episodes and never know what it is (as I’ve never gone to a doctor about it, but having now googled it everything makes so much sense - I’ve had it when seeing and hearing about gross things, falling off horses, and seeing someone else get their ears pierced 😅
None of them have caused a loss of consciousness though, just the physical act of collapsing, and I’ve had it where my vision will go black and white
I think maybe she has POTS
I didn't get referred to neurology until I started having seizures every other day, if I got sent earlier I might not have the permanent damage to my nerves and muscles from nearly dying to untreated Pernicious Anemia. My Neurologist was the only one who didn't call me a hypochondriac and was very interested in my migraines unlike my PCP, and sat with me for over an hour just listening to my story until that point, and reviewed my medical testing history line by line with me side by side. He was the one who noticed my B12 was low without being flagged by the system (the ref ranges are outrageous) but didn't suspect PA, he suspected I was having seizures and knew something must be there to cause them out of the blue in someone in their late 20s, his other suspect was a rare kind of POTS. BUT sent me to retested just in case, while also having me go through an MRI and the EEG gamut. He sent me straight to oncology hematology when all the further PA tests and antibodies came back positive. He saved my life. Everyone seems to have had positive experiences with Neurology! Thanks for all you do!
I mean they were on a talent TV show
Let's be honest some people take every chance to get extra points, he probably tried to make her condition sound more special/unique/dramatic than it actually is to make her look more unique or maybe get some pity points.
Such things happen all the time on those shows.
I am someone who has severe anxiety and has had many horrible panic and anxiety attacks, it is so hard to control yourself and take that breath to calm down but Dan Harris handled it so well.
I’m diagnosed with severe anxiety and it’s so frustrating when people tell me that my panic attacks are all in my head. So knowing that you tell people that it’s not in their head makes me feel better :)
Wait is there a physical reason you get panic attacks? Or do you just get unormally scared?
My favorite is when I’m told to just get over it. That really helps a lot, thanks. 🙄
@@RipperRaidenX Panic attacks aren't "getting unusually scared." They are a very real physiological reaction from the dump of adrenaline that starts with a neurotransmitter imbalance that is causing anxiety of some sort. A lot of people that don't realize they are having a panic attack get told that's what's going on by EMTs because they called 911 thinking they are having a heart attack. White a panic attack and a heart attack have pretty different physical manifestations, that's not the thought when your heart is racing and you can't breathe right and there's no logical reason you would otherwise feel this way.
@@michellegaza7740 sorry if this question is dumb, but where does the adrenaline come from?
@@RipperRaidenX It comes from an imbalance of neurotransmitters firing in the brain which causes mental illness. In a regular situation, you would be in an obvious fight or flight mode, but with a panic attack, there's nothing to run away from but you experience all the physical manifestations of fight or flight - which is a horrible experience. Worrying consciously may not even be occurring. In the specific case Dr Mike reviewed, it appeared to me (I'm not a dr, but I did work as a psychiatrist's assistant/mental health case manager for a decade) that the reporter had the same wartime PTSD from his previous work as a field journalist in very difficult situations that soldiers get. His body decided to have a panic attack on air, not because it was a threatening situation, but because panic attacks don't make sense most of the time and he mentioned in the video that when he finally slowed down (like a soldier coming home), his body was still in anything-could-happen-at-anytime-mode. It's a life preservation mode that cannot be shut down just because your life isn't in jeopardy any longer. Hope that helps.
3:29 dehydration is a major issue with me, because one hot day in the summer, I was feeling dizzy, and I ending pooping myself, and it was all from dehydration.
How do you poop yourself 👩🦲
I'm happy to see some of these "news bloopers" being addressed as actual medical cases. I've had stressful shifts in broadcasting and I have seen a lot of people sort of "shutting down" with a brief pause and silence then bounce back like nothing happened just to finish the broadcast, while being in either physical or mental agony for some reason. I saw a very skilled and professional reporter actually have a panic attack that caused her to hysterically giggle, which wasn't good since she was reporting on the Ukraine war. It seemed unprofessional to the general public but there for sure was something deeper going on.
My mom found out she had follicular lymphoma after the doctors thought she had a stroke after a bad reaction to anaesthetic. She landed up having a lumbar puncture and they found cancer cells. Caught it super early compared to most cases
Much good health to your mother, and support to you. Having a family member fall sick is super- stressful.
I hope she’s doing ok
Hope they'll be okay!!!
I’m an EMT in a strictly 911 agency (meaning we don’t do any private or hospital to hospital transports) and I’ve seriously learned just as much from Dr. Mikes video as I have from my EMT coarse and some of what I’ve learned from him as actually come in handy for me on calls (after double checking to make sure I was still within my local protocols and policies).
Honestly watching Dr. Mike as an EMT is SUPER helpful especially for extra knowledge on calls
*course
Oh, of coarse.
(sorry, couldn't resist...)
I took an EMT class because I do home care for my grandpa and I watch videos like Dr. Mike's to honestly just kinda keep my "medical mind" from atrophying and I can agree with this. The course was great and I got a lot of hands on experience, especially in the clinicals, but Dr. Mike feels like such a powerful supplemental tool.
Testing testing yo yo
Mike: Talks about dehydration
Me: Starts drinking my water
Two things!
First, it's good to know that someone else went "is she having a stroke? is she okay?" when that one lady reporter began to mix up her words.
Second, I wanted Dr Mike to know that at Denver Pride, at a booth that had a wall where people could add sticky notes related to the different colours of the Pride flag, under the Blue section--labeled "Magic. What's your superpower?" someone had put "Chest Compressions" as their sticky note response. (it wasn't me, but it did make me smile)
With both of my strokes, ppl say I looked exactly like this!! Honestly, I really think she either had TIA or stroke and is just saying migraine to the public. I've known other's that don't want ppl knowing something that's that personal about them.
Hey. So I have someone very close to me. actually has the same condition as the woman who wasn't speaking correctly. They have gone to a professional about it. Let me assure you that it is possible for someone to not be able to speak properly and have visual oras without having a stroke. I will say those episodes tend to be rare and triggered. For the person I know there is an additive that triggers them same with one of their children. I'm not trying to invalidate anything here I'm just saying it's possible. Definitely don't take stroke symptoms lightly *especially* if you have migranes like that because you can still get a stoke and because of the migranes just write it off. Hope this helps people .
@@leahknaul2713 Yeah my first thought was stroke, but migraine can do weird things - I have relatives that cannot understand written text when they have migraines, and I get confusion and memory problems during them.
It is BANANAS that basic first aid is not taught in school, imagine all the lives saved if everyone knew chest compression, hymlich maneuver and to never move an injured person. Yall using that Pythagoras theory on the regular? Never?
It could be either a stroke or migraine. The way to tell is that usually a stroke or TIA (transient ischaemic attack, aka "a stroke trying to happen that reverses to normal quickly") is very sudden, with no warning. One moment everything is fine, the next a blood clot has cut off blood supply to a part of the brain, which then receives no oxygen. The migraine however is described as a spreading "wave" of abnormal electrical signals in the brain. Usually there's some warning before something dramatic like this happens.
If this news anchor says she had a migraine, it may be that she was trying to power through it and was aware of other symptoms like severe headache or visual aura but was just trying to get the broadcast done before lying down and resting but got caught out. Otherwise, if it literally happened out of the blue, it's more likely to be a stroke or TIA.
Of course, I'm not saying that it cannot be a migraine if it happens quickly, but it's much less likely.
Hey Dr Mike! I am 12 years old from Australia 🇦🇺 I am so glad that you didn’t say that panic attacks are just a sign of weakness! I have GAD and I really struggle with it and your videos are very helpful! Keep up the good work!!
GAD sucks, but hang in there!
I’m also 12 years old and I’m from Australia as well
So sorry you're dealing with GAD so young. I also have it and it's so difficult to keep under control. Hang in there.
How are you 12 if your TH-cam account is 11 years old. Make it make sense
Wow, does your brain not function properly? The account was made after they were born. How is that so difficult to understand? And why do you even care? It's really not any of your business. @AyoGobi
3:21 American Hospitals: Drink some water and you'll be fine, that'll be $31,864.91
Only few hospitals in USA do that, the rest of the hospitals in USA don't, they'll let you do it for free.
They actually put you on IV. I was in the hospital for dehydration once.
dont talk bad about american health care. you'll get all the brainwashed bootlickng simps on you.
Plus tax!
just happened to run across this video....Thank you Dr. for all the great information you provided.
reasons i watch dr. mike:
1. funny
2. entertaining
3. educational
Pretty.
funny and entertaining is pretty much the same thing
So glad you talked on the vasovagal response on dehydration. I saw this first hand on a flight from Singapore to Berlin where a passenger passed out due to dehydration caused by fasting. Thank you for Dr Mike for your advice on what to do in case of medical emergency like looking for pulse, ensuring his airways were cleared and obeying trained medical professionals. To the 2 doctors who were on that plane, if y’all are reading this, thank you for helping to respond to the emergency.
Before I got proper medical attention, my panic attacks would actually paralyse my hands and arms, and I had pins and needles from the bottom of my feet to the top of my head. Wow I do not miss those days. People should know that panic attacks and anxiety disorders can be every bit as physical as they are mental, nice to see so many who can also relate in the comments! 😊
Can I ask what the proper medical attention entailed for you??
@@bananawammabama Sure :) For me it was appropriate medication and ongoing counselling with a psychologist.
Yes. Many down-play the true symptoms of panic attacks because they believe, like what Doctor Mike has stated, it all branches from your mind, and is easy to shut down. It's not that simple. From one person who has been a victim of panic attacks to another---pins and needles and paralysis are extremely prominent and further set into the "impending doom" sensation.
The best way for me to describe the symptoms I had paired with continuous, anxiety induced panic attacks, is this:
the first panic attack I had, I was genuinely under the impression I was dying. It sounds dramatic but my whole body was shutting down into sensations I had never once felt in my life, and it came out of complete and utter nowhere... other than me starting my period which threw me off as is. More, and more panic attacks came after the first, and in the long run it ended up giving me trauma.
It can start at any age, any time, anywhere. That's the horrible part about it.
I'm glad you've come to share your experience. It's incredibly hard to bare and I'm happy for you that you've managed to hurdle over most, if not all of the horrible symptoms. People will never understand until they experience. You're so brave and I wish more could realize. But, I'm thankful we aren't alone.
@@Xo_Astrid_Xo having one whilst swimming is a very scary experience, glad to hear you’re doing better now :)
@@lennytnovel thank you, friend 😊 I agree with you 100% ☺️
3:43 This often happens to me. Got a blood test done and there wasn’t enough water. It’s scary, just gotta hope it’s not too bad
Collapsing from dehydration is no joke.
About 20+ years ago I passed out at work. It was a hot warehouse, heavy work, and I was only "hydrating" with soda pop. Ended up unconscious on the bathroom floor, woke up in the ER some hours later with an IV in my arm and my mother sitting nearby. Doc told me if there hadn't been someone there to call for help right away, it could have been fatal, and that even though I survived, it was still severe enough to do permanent damage to my body's regulatory systems. Ever since, I dehydrate faster than normal and have issues maintaining a steady body temp. One stupid day, and that's my life now.
At school I get overheated alot, 1 time I was so Confused, I kept asking my friend where lilo and stitch were
😞😞😞
I nearly passed out from dehydration when I had the brilliant idea of getting my labs done during my clear liquids restricted day in advance of a procedure in summer 2020. There I am in the waiting room of the blood lab at the hospital, and I carefully slump myself to the floor (passing out in a chair is dangerous…), and pulled off my mask. They spotted me fairly quickly and I sucked down an entire bottle of water so quick.
Absolutely, I collapsed bad when I was active duty. It's no joke
yikes. I worked at a warehouse for about 6 months in 2020 and it was winter but I remember everybody talking all the time about summer- how it got insanely hot and you needed to be careful. the bathrooms had all these posters too about dehydration and what to watch out for. the place I worked at had a union so they were constantly talking about safety but I heard so many horror stories about other warehouses, namely Amazon. Really just Amazon. (My one major takeaway from that job was never work for Amazon.) Don't know if that's where you worked or whether they discussed dehydration with the employees or not beforehand.
Finally! Someone that explains medical events accurately! Every detail was spot on and truthful. How refreshing to hear accurate medical explanations. Well done! A true professional!
RIGHT?! I wasn't told anything when the same thing happened to my knee. it was THIS video that helped me explain to my doctor that something was wrong after he told me it was Athritis from the Aultra sound and when the technician asked me if it hurt when she was scanning, it didn't, but then she moved it and I told her THAT hurt and her response was "OOOOH WE GOT PROBLEMS." That was Arthritis from my doctor, took an MRI he still told me it was Arthritis so when I went to my chiropractor recently, he got my MRI's and explained everything that was wrong with my knee. Great Chiropractor, I guess I have a crappy/lazy doctor. Dr Mike actually reminds me of a kind Dr. House. we do need more Dr. Mikes out there.
The panic attack feeling actually describes exactly what I feel before I have a seizure! I have complex/partial absence seizures that spread slightly in my brain, and those feelings are NOT “just in my head” I went for a VEEG which was a week in hospital, but it turns out my heart DOES speed up (quite a bit) and that’s the moment I lose consciousness and the seizure begins! Luckily I’ve never fallen, but I can be out for a while apparently. I used to think they were just panic attacks when they were something actually more serious. I’d say get checked out of you have very frequent panic attacks, and ask people if they noticed any extra symptoms!
Same. But for me it feels like I'm about to die, and that makes me worse. My doctor put my seizures down as vasovagal syncope. Tbh I wish he did more tests. Considering my history of epilepsy and the fact that he didn't even to a Tilt Table Test for syncope. I do also have a fast heart, slight tachycardia arythmia. Still wish that they also did more tests on that one. Had to go to therapy after having so many seizures cause it messed me up mentally. Doing better now. Haven't had a seizure since. My triggers were mainly hunger and a bit of anxiety.
Surprised u never hit ur head 🤕 I hit mine many times 😂 On a bicycle, toilet, radiator, floor, table, tiled wall u name it
@@jessec1620 I’m glad you’re doing better now, hopefully I’ll get sorted soon.
This!! I was having panic attacks for years, was put on anti-depressants and that was the end of it. Still continued to have them, if not more after being on the medication. PCP refused to refer me to a neurologist after giving me the medication so I changed doctors and was able to get an appointment. Ended up having an MRI done and finding out I had basically benign spots on my brain and what I was experiencing was actually seizures along with panic attacks caused by this. Always get checked out, you never know if there could be something deeper causing them!
@@Kulababy11 I’m glad you got the right diagnosis after seeing another doctor, it’s always frustrating when you don’t get the treatment you actually need.
2:45 The "K BYE" was kinda savage 💀🤣
I had a panic attack one time, Dr.Mike is very right. My whole body went numb and I couldn’t move my hands, they were “stuck”. I appreciate him explaining it since many people think it’s just a person crying when it’s so much more
Healthy people like me never got this symptoms like me for example
Yes, I once had a panic attack so bad my hands turned into claws and I couldn't extend my fingers. I could barely move or breathe. It was incredibly scary...
@@nerfworthy112 this happens to me when I have a panic attack, arms hands and fingers all turn inward , it's horrible, I can't breathe and I'm sure I'm going to die
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I remember the first time I ever had a panic attack I thought I was going to die. It was terrifying and even though I knew I had anxiety I didn't think it was related to my anxiety until after the fact. Very scary stuff
I hear you. I had my panic attack 2 years ago. That was the worst moment of my life by far. I remember wishing I would just die. Stay strong, be healthy, and I pray it doesn't happen to you, me, or anyone again.
What are panic attacks like? Personally I've only had manic episodes and existencial crisises... How bad are they on a scale of 1 to 10? Not bringing up any bad memories just curious
I have a phobia of throwing up. Had panic attacks almost every night. I now have OCD, anxiety disorder, social anxiety, and yes, my phobia. it’s been a couple of years of that, but I’m doing better now.
Yep, it's scary. Mine usually take a little while to escalate, so I know what's going on before it gets to the worst, but it sucks. I really love being with my friends and doing things (I'm an introvert, but I'm inside the house by myself most of the time, so I rarely get to do things) nearly every time I get a panic attack and ruin it. I was in a show last month, and everything went great until the last night. I started feeling shaky and nervous before, but I thought it was just nerves. As soon as I got on stage it started, which was terrible because I had to keep acting. I had to leave the stage at the end of the song, but thankfully I didn't faint. The entirety of intermission was the worst. I feel bad because 3 of my friends were worrying about me and I think it took away from their enjoyment.
I hear you. Last year of September was my peak of getting panic attacks ever since I dabbed THC (basically Weed Juice THC Cartridges). Soon after, I began having frequent panic attacks that happened out of nowhere. I began to feel scared for the rest of September and October, panicking over breathing, panicking about heart, usually topics about my body. Panic attacks are really terrifying - it's like the feeling of falling from a chair but it lasts hours. Your heart races fast, thinking you're having a heart attack or near-death, wanting to call the ambulance, can't breathe properly, going to pass out, all the traumatic experiences that our mind that gives us the illusions of death because of high blood circulation to the brain. I was diagnosed with a Panic Disorder later on, but I wanted to fight it.
It took me a while until I don't have panic attacks no more. Panic attacks are always an emotional response. Like me, I always thought of something wrong in my body, even though that something is a normal thing that could trigger me a panic response. Panic attacks are easy to let go and relieve. I always believed that me myself is gonna be alright and everything's okay. Sometimes you have to make scary things into a positive, laugh it off a little. Be confident. Since then, I accept death, even though I'm quite young. Everyone dies eventually.
As someone who deals with both mental and physical health issues watching these videos help me learn what to potentially do in certain health situations
3:34
(casually is already drinking water)
Me: Nice
Also me: Why was that timing so perfect
There was an pretty famous case of “medical emergency on live television” in German TV a few years ago in a show where contestants bet that they can do something in a certain amount of time.
One guy claimed that he can jump over X amount of cars with those spring loaded jumping boots while they drive straight towards him.
He miscalculated one of his jumps and ended up getting paralysed from the neck down, it’s probably the most famous live television accident in the German speaking part of the world.
If anybody wants no know, that show is "Wetten, dass..?" and the guys name is Samuel Koch.
i remember that so well :/
Yeah I remember that too pretty vividly, I watched that live. Everyone back then watched Wetten dass before Gottschalk retired but sometimes people really overestimated their abilities or sometimes you cannot Single out accidents happening which happened there that time. I really hope people could be more careful with stunts!
@@badbats8697 OMG! I looked it up, I thought he would be hit by the car, but it was a bad landing. That was so hard to watch
I watched the show back then...
Another good one. As a wrestling fan I'd be interested in hearing a medical perspective on the moves they do/ injuries
Dagw I make entertaining vids as well
I agree
Don’t read my channel namee
Same!
@@realfarmer21 how about you keep making content AND SHUT UP WITH THE SPAMS BOT
Certain complex migraines can mimic a stroke disturbingly well, they're called hemiplegic migraines. And even if you don't have hemiplegic migraines trouble with words is actually relatively common, it's called a verbal aura. Similar to the more common visual auras but to me it feels like my brain and mouth are talking through a super static-y radio so words get jumbled and squished together. If I push myself too hard I start to talk utter nonsense as well.
nice google browser
@@dylanmcmaster7107 nope I have migraines and help other people who also have migraines. No need for Googling
I too suffer various types of migraine. I usually get migraines with aura, but also get vestibular and have had hemispheric. They don't fully understand migraines but there are some treatments. The part I need help with is the speaking weirdly, calling things by the wrong words, and forgetting what things are called. Asked my sister what a thing was, she was baffled but told me it was a table.
@@dylanmcmaster7107 not from Google, they’re correct. My mom gets terrible migraines
@@kaylee1769 good
3:05 this happened to my BFF one day- she was at the hospital visiting our OTHER BFF and hadn’t eaten. She passed out, hit the sink with her face and broke one side and “shattered” the other side of her jaw… it was a rough summer for her…
Honestly I'm happy 😁
@@Axzulywhat the heck? That’s rude of you
@@Queen31002-b cope
Dr. Mike doesn’t just inform me about injuries, but he gives me fears of injuries
lol... I had to skip the knee injury part.
My knee has needs.
Same thing happened to me. Went from a combat medic paratrooper, to leaving the military and being unable to leave my house because of the anxiety. It was like my brain was so used to going 100mph, that once I stopped and didn't have the insane amount of sensory input anymore, my brain would have these reactions absent of any stimulus. It took years to get back to anything resembling normal. Still have problems with it. But, I've got better tools to deal with it now.
Reacting to things absent of stimulus. Wow I needed to read that. Now I know why I constantly see roaches everywhere. I lived in an apt infested with em for a year. After moving out to a cleaner space, I kept seeing them for another six months. And now it makes a little more sense why I did.
Omg I hope Ur ok ❤
@@mywh3220 oh yeah, klonopin is a wonder drug. I don't smoke, drink, or anything of the sort. So, I'm not too hard on myself for taking one medication like that when it helps me out to the extent it does.
Bless. I hope you're doing all right.
Sometimes I think my sleep cycle being permanently effed up is bad then I read about people who are much worse-off than I am
So I have diagnosed Panic disorder and anxiety and I LOVE literally LOVE how you described it it basically sums up how it feels and I just wanted to say thank you for simply describing how it normally feels and for validating that this is a real thing and it’s not always in our minds. This video is just for those ignorant people out there saying that it’s nothing and that everyone has it and we’re not special (everyone dose have it but some worse that others) :)
Thank you Dr. Mike
Same, it's rough. I haven't gotten one in years though. However i got one Mixing Duloxetine with Amphetamine which is big nono. I woke up while sleeping thinking i was absolutely convinced i had a stroke and i started getting several tics And the Catastrophic end of the world panic attack/mild form of psychosis i got from that was delayed 2.5 days when the speed was out of my system. Had over 160 resting Pulse when i ended up in the ER (Sober) as a 25 year old who trains 4-5 times a week. I wanted them to put me under or give me something to calm me down but they refused, i guess they were afraid of counteractions because they couldn't know it was already out of my system. Had to spend an afternoon at a psychward at the hospital got a wheelchair ride because i was so messed up mentally i couldn't really walk for a while (nothing serious though).
It's true! All humans have the mechanism for panic built into their brains. It's a very primal part of the brain. Just some people's mechanism gets triggered more easily than others. And it's NEVER your fault for having one! It's a natural reaction as old as time. Just we don't use that part of our brain as much because we aren't running from danger or fighting predators as much as we were in the cave people times. I used to hate panic attacks, I dreaded them so much, and they ruined my life for several years. But now I'm no longer afraid because I learned to be deeply grateful for them. Panic is a necessary part of you designed to protect you. It's truly a miraculous feat of natural engineering. But now that I don't fear panic attacks anymore, they've stopped. But it was such a long journey for me. And everyone's journey is different. I wish you well on yours!
@@BlinkinFirefly thank you so much
It is in your mind, but it's not any less real
@@JonahNelson7 thanks and yes it is in your mind but sometimes there can be external stimuli causing it to happen (loud noises,small room “claustrophobia”,ppl talking to much ext)
Dan Harris's book 10% happier is legendary
My choir teacher always told us to NEVER lock our knees during a performance. Being on stage in the hot dress attire, the very hot stage lights, stress (from nervousness, etc.) and locking of the knees (disrupting blood flow) was a recipe for disaster. Also being on risers if someone fell you took other people out with you. We had literally one person faint during our performances with her, and b/c of everything she taught us, he reacted quickly enough to sit down before he actually fell protecting himself and others. He ended up being ok. So grateful for her wisdom because her words always echoes in my head any time I am standing on stage, or just standing for extended periods of time in general.
same in boot camp I learned not to lock my knees the hard way
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As someone with complex migraines, I totally relate to what that news reporter experienced. In fact, before I knew that's what was happening to me, the neurologist I started seeing that diagnosed me actually showed me that very clip of her. She did indeed have a complex migraine. My neurologist did the full workup like Dr. Mike said and cleared me of stroke or anything else. Every time I have one it is very much like experiencing a stroke. Each and every time to some degree. I've had the usual migraines filled with pain since I was 8 years old. But for some reason around 25 years old, my migraines started to change. I still have very painful tension headaches but painful migraines don't happen anymore.
Instead they always occur in this pattern: visual aura to loss of vision in my right eye, as vision comes back it's now numbness in any combination of my face, tongue, lips, eyelid, arm, hand, fingers, leg just on my right side. As the numbness starts to fade in comes communication failure. I can't make sense of reading, writing, speech, relating names to people (even my own husband and son), words and sentences don't sound right, nothing language makes any sense. At this point I usually begin to get irritable with some personality changes at times. All of that pretty much follows the path back to front through each major part of the brain. So through my symptoms you know which part of my brain the malfunction is currently in, like a wave. I wonder if it's the Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide flooding through the brain. Once all of those symptoms subside, I'm left with mood troubles, a strange throbbing in my head that increases with movement, light/sound sensitivity, fatigue, aching eyes like the blood vessels are too full and won't drain, and slower comprehension. Full recovery usually takes 24-48 hours.
I don't have many triggers figured out but I do have underlying conditions that definitely influence my migraines. Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (gut health is directly tied to brain health), and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS, a type of dysautonomia). I know for certain my POTS is a trigger but I don't understand the relationship as to why, besides how loss of blood to my brain upon standing has it's obvious problems.
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My complex migraine starts in my arm. It has a major drift, and I am unable to use it. I now have a complete every kind of migraine and all the auras.
@@colleenbattensabala1128 mine starts in my legs. I call them floppy droopy migraines because I'll flop or drop
I get migraines that leave me with all the symtopms from the last part of the second paragraph. They're not complex migraines as they don't start anywhere I assume, but they're really really strong and affect my mood and behaviour greatly. It's exactly like you described.
Apparently it's because I have a deviated septum and I'll have to get surgery in order to fix it.
Wow. Your symptoms sound exactly like what my daughter goes through.
She has Danlos Ehlers also. Believe it runs on my side of the family.
She gets dizzy standing up. Low blood pressure. So odd.
One weekend during my senior year of high-school, I started to feel "off" and told my mom about it. There weren't any specific symptoms so I assumed I was just tired. I ended up feeling so uncomfortable I went back to my mom but I couldn't speak. I knew what I wanted to say in my head, but it was like the connection to my mouth just vanished. I became frustrated and incredibly anxious because truthfully it was terrifying. My mom called an ambulance, fearing a potential stroke (even if it's very rare in a young person). After testing at the ER (and the return of my ability to speak) they concluded I'd had expressive aphasia caused by a migraine aura. That night I had an awful migraine despite getting meds at the ER to try and stop it.
I had a history of migraines but I NEVER had a clue what an aura was or how much it could mess you up.
I have had this auras my whole life, even as a child. It is truly horrible. I hope you are feeling better.
Happened to me in November. Rushed to the hospital thinking it was a stroke. Scariest day of my life.
I’ve had a couple stroke scares from atypical migraines! They didn’t happen until I was 22 and I’ve had migraines since I was 7. Scared me and my mom pretty bad. A few months later it happened to my mom and I had to take her in too.
I experienced this exact same thing after having a seizure several years ago. Truly terrifying. I kept calling my dad “mom” and my mom “dad” despite KNOWING the difference, and when my dad asked if I knew who he was (I did) I couldn’t respond with anything but “SHUT UP!” It took several minutes to pass and I have yet to feel so much existential terror again.
@@OMundoParaIniciantes Thankfully it hasn't happened again to me since then! I hope your auras/migraines get better ❤
As someone who suffers from major panoc disorder and chronic anxiety, congrats to Dr. Mike for nailing down the intricacies of a panic attack as well as he did
The section about panic attacks was actually really helpful. When in college I had a random chest pain. A sudden sharp snap, and I pretty much assumed I was going to die. The pain went away pretty much immediately, but I spent the next 18 hours so filled with anxiety that it became an actual medical issue.
That's exactly it. That's how it felt for me, anyway.
That sounds like precordial catch syndrome.
@@brandyballoonI think that’s differebt
As someone that has been struggling with Vasovagal syncope for over 6 years I've become accustomed to certain warning signs before passing out would happen. I really like this video as it helps me be able to explain to my boyfriend more about my health issue
I faint at certain places. Crowded places where it feels hot and "lack of air" and I also recognise symptoms (sweating, blurring and bubbling stomach just like when you are about to throw up)and it's resolved by going out in fresh air or more open space (again more air).
Twice I haven't got out in time, which lead to hit the floor face first and throwing up.
I was on queuing to movies with then bf (now husband) and you entered there thru hallway...which was crowded. Feel symptoms and just say "need to go back...need to to back" and he looks at me like wtf and I just go "need to go back or you'll need to scrape me off the floor" and he grabbed my arm and took me back to ticket booth that was in more spacious area. Felt better and just waited that everyone else had gone in and walked to our seats. I explained everything to him and he was just "okay got it"
Most embarrassing was at rock concert (indoors, crowded, standing) and felt symptoms, managed to txt friend I need air, brb. Turned and took few steps and hit the floor. I couldn't see well and voices were muffed. Someone tried to help me up, first aid rushed to me (yay for fainting near first aid) and all I could feel was cold air coming from one direction and started crawl towards it while first aid dude was trying to hold me still.
Got closer to fresh air, curled up next to trash throwing up and first aid guy talking to me in language I do not speak (I was abroad)
I really hope your bf understands you are not faking, you cannot control it and know also what will help if you say about symptoms or he sees you.. not okay.
I have it as well and it's truly scary. My first major incident was at the gym and I was luckily using a machine. Had I been benching, squating, etc. I could have seriously put my life at risk. To this day I'm too scared to lift free weights. I was benching earlier that day and I squirm thinking I could have fainted and dropped 200+ lbs directly on my neck.
@TheGytrash yeah. I’ve had it since 2nd grade and it effects me often. I’m glad you’ve only passed out twice. I’ve lucky never passed out because I’d immediately sit down so I don’t pass out. I’ve had some really close calls tho.
Our son started having seizures out of know where when he was 16. With each one they kept getting worse and worse developing into grand mals. Neurologist ran every test they could think of and were stumped at what was possibly causing them. They wanted to put him on anti epileptic medication but we were hesitant for two reasons. 1 - he’s autistic and cannot explain to us what kind of side effects he’s internally feeling and there are some serious potential side effects. 2 - there are different medications for different onsets of seizures and without being able to diagnose his, medication could actually make things worse. We chose not to put him on the medication and thank god we made that decision. I cannot remember why but we made an appointment with a cardiologist. We explained what was going on and as we’re telling her all the details into where and when the seizures were happening she said, I know what’s causing them and it’s an easy fix. My wife and I looked at each other and said, what? We noticed his seizures always happened in the bathroom, then I noticed it was always after he peed. She said he had developed Vasovagal Syncope. So when he pees his blood pressure drops so fast causing his seizures. She said all he has to do is sit down while he pees which will prevent the rapid drop in blood pressure and he’ll be ok. He has not had a seizure in 3 years. So happy we didn’t put him on those meds. You never go against a mothers gut feeling. Hope this helps someone.
@@duckeh1952 you typed a whole paragraph over some dumb condition
I love that you bring misinformation to a stop while making it entertaining but giving us the correct information! I love to see it! Keep up the good work!
0:25 what a backflip tho 😂
6:58 I have panic attacks almost daily and it gives me so much comfort that Dr Mike doesn't just say its all in your head like my therapists say. I always feel like it's my fault and I'm just faking it so thank you so much for saying its also physical.
I occasionally get them, but found apps that give tips on how to calm and taper them when you feel it coming on. I'd like to find out why panic attacks exist since they don't make logical sense. I don't believe "it's all in your head" since personally, I don't have any specific triggers. Maybe it's a physiological response to random hormone surges like adrenaline? If true, it makes sense that it can then spiral into psychological panic since you feel like you're dying. One major thing that allowed me to "get a grip" when it happens is recognizing I'm not going to die. I'm like, I just need to ride this out.
My 1st anxiety attack I thought I was having a heart attack and I was already going to the doctor appointment soon as I got there Down goes Frazier!
Did your therapist say your bodily reactions to panic attacks are not real?
@@TealJosh not directly. But she did say that its all in my head and my physical health has nothing to do with it, even though now a few weeks ago its proven that i have a chronically overstimulated nervous system which causes part of my physical health issues
@@thatoneguy2468 Gosh, I'm sorry you have that double whammy of the condition and an incompetent therapist who should be reported for dismissing a patient's own symptom history and giving medical advice.
Dr. Mike here are some ideas from a fellow fan:
1. Medical game night ( get some doctors and nurses have a game night based on medical information. Winner gets to donate money to a charity of their choice) ❤️
2. A collaboration with steveioe ( he’s a ER tech who quit his job during the pandemic to become an influencer )
Thank you for all your content and we love you ❤️
P.S. I know most of these medical scenes.
Ginny concurs.
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Bro they're doctors and nurses. They're busy. Not just some dude sitting on his computer watching them lol.
A collab with Steveio would be awesome!! Or maybe have the ‘team’ visit, Austin, Rich etc..😂
@@nathanhurst3192 Steve quit his job and they can use their filming time
he handled the panic attack like a machine!
I had one a few years back when at the US border in NYC. It was my first time in America and I was struggling to explain my reason of visit (I was planning on just travelling the east coast) Anyway, after a short while I felt myself go really light headed and then I collapsed and woke up in a wheelhair surrounded by border officers obviously asking if I was ok.
My hands were physically locked and I couldn't move them
@Rock girl That doesnt really belong here dude...
Do you mean your hands were tensed up or the border control response to you passing out was to put you in handcuffs?
oh I hate the panic attacks that make you feel like you're gonna pass out it's one of the most terrifying feelings
@@6iths3nse, prolly a bot due to pfp?
I want this guy as my doctor😂😂😂
I, too, have suffered from debilitating panic attacks in the past. They can make you feel as if you’re dying. Your heart races, a helpless, mind-numbing fear sweeps over you. I thank God I haven’t had one in years.
Speaking as someone who has the rare fainting spell every now and again, especially triggered by my anxiety disorder and issues with eating and staying hydrated, and has had a doctor suggest I have vasovagal syncope episodes, it's really reassuring to hear you talk about this condition and knowing it's not fully life threatening (the dangers of the fall aside). Puts my anxiety at ease, plus I have learnt the signs of my dropping episodes.
This man looks 20099% better with longer hair
The way you describe a panic attack is spot on! It’s so hard to articulate how they feel and you did.
0:50 A guy in my circle of friends a few years ago told me about his own stroke. He says that all he remembers about it was a massive headache one day that lasted for over a week then his personality changed. Relatively minor but noticeable for people who knew him well. He said the changes were not good ones, mainly he was easier to anger and less patient. He found out several years later that he'd had a minor stroke. Thankfully he said that there were certain therapies to undo some of the changes but it was a long process.
Last Summer i found out I have that PFO. I got hurt pretty badly and broke my femur. I had surgery the next day to place a rod in my femur in the middle of my thigh and when i came out of the anasthesia, I was apparently slurring my words. I don't remember anything from the day of my surgery. So I woke 2 days after surgery in the ICU, I could not speak AT ALL. I found out I'd had a stroke. With speech therapy I learned to talk again but often can't think of words. But the worst was yet to come. It changed my personality so much I feel sometimes like a completely different person. My tastes in food have COMPLETELY changed. I get angry a lot, etc. It's so awful. Sometimes i don't know what to do because so much has changed. I'm scared.
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Panic attacks are nothing to joke about. As an Autistic teenager with Torrettes and Anxiety, I had many panic attacks throughout my life. Most of them were from my emotionaly and physically abusive special education teacher. My panic attacks are usually combined with meltdowns, and that can be horrifying for me. Thank for for pointing these out, Dr. Mike! It really means a lot to me! :D
Cap store 🧢
@@GBG._.Spooky I am not lying. This really happened to me, and its not funny to joke about my trauma.
@@Lillipad487 you do not know trauma you probably get everything handed to u like it’s nothing
@@GBG._.Spooky Please, just let it go. I don't want this to turn up to a bunch of random people fighting in the replies. I REALLY WAS ABUSED.
@@Lillipad487 I’ve been physically abused by 2 father figures and mentally abused by 1 I’ve been stabbed my friends have been killed in front of me you think you have trauma you have it easy
I am a huge fan of your videos
I have had only one panic attack in my life: I was in the grocery store picking out pasta when I lost my ability to function properly. I felt like I was watching what was happening to me while controlling puppet-like control over my body. A clerk came up to ask me if I needed help and appeared perplexed when I said that I just couldn't find spaghetti (or somesuch inanity). I told him that I just needed to leave and he said something like, "why are you so upset about spaghetti?" The whole thing was bizarre and I managed to get outside where I sat in my car for a few minutes until the world started to make sense again. That was the weirdest 15 minutes of my life (and, no....there were no drugs involved )
I really hope you're in good health now, Mr. Leanie.
Oof, that's full dissociation, no cap. I hope you're doing better these days.
I've had many panic attacks over the years, often followed by moderate depression. This was mostly in my 30's.
Disassociation. I’ve experienced it many times it’s very scary
I hope you never experience that again
Dan Harris is a real one for acknowledging what happened to him. It takes genuine gonads to own both anxiety/depression and efforts to self-medicate, but so many people do this every day and need to know they’re not abnormal and not alone. If this is you, take heart. You may not be in the space to make it happen right now, but you can get better. Change one small thing, just to see. Look into what the resources for help are, even if you don’t act on them just yet. You’re worth the effort ❤
I have anxiety disorder but it has been well controlled...until the pandemic. About 6 months in, I was putting on PPE to enter a COVID patients room. I hadn't had a panic attack in years but all of a sudden there I am clutching my chest and feeling that old sensation of my lips tingling, and lungs closing. I began having them several times a day and had to get back in to therapy to control them. They are very real
Wow. Wendy looked utterly terrified just before she fell.
At 28 I had a suspected stroke, complete left side paralysis, confusing, talking gibberish etc. My mother who I was with at the time called 999. I had 2 ambulances and a first response car turn up and then I got blue lighted to hospital. The paramedics were convinced it was a stroke, and so did all of the team of doctors in the emergency room. Ended up having a CT scan, an MRI and multiple lumbar punctures. Turns out it was a hemiplegic migraine, which essentially is a migraine that mimics having a stroke. I’m 35 now and have a few of these migraines a year. I also suffer from migraines with aura and have since I was a child. The hemiplegic ones are terrifying.
Eh, at least they didn’t say it was anxiety.
@@ARCtheCartoonMaster they did that to me i couldn’t fell one whole side of my body and i couldn’t really see and i got taken in an ambulance and THE DOCTOR WAS LOOKING IT UP ON GOOGLE and told me and it was anxiety
5:38 I was diagnosed with hemeplegic migraines when I was about 11 or 12. It was originally diagnosed as a mini stroke but after 13hrs in the hospital with lots of testing, they found no signs of a stroke but indeed a migraine. I went to a neurologist for 6 months for a while to keep up with my brain, because I had a family history of brain damage. Now I rarely ever get them, but when I do, it is like having a "mini stroke."
Wow I had/have the exact same! Ended up in hospital when I was 13 and doctors thoughr about a stroke or meningitis. Luckily I had around 6 migraine attacks and I am now 21 but still find problems with my thinking and speach. But furthermore no life changing problems
i've had a migraine so bad it made the left half of my body go numb. followed by countless hours of pure agony.
I have the same, it's very rare to find individuals with the same condition. It really sucks, and I'm now afraid that when I'm actually having a stroke some day, I might just brush it off as a migraine...
I've been to the ER several times for migraines and had similar experiences to yours. They first want to rule out a stroke, and did cat scans, blood test, MRIs, etc., and eventually found "nothing", so concluded it was a migraine. I also had to go to a neurologist for months for repeated followup MRIs.
The first time I went to the ER it was because I suddenly realized that I couldn't remember anyone's name. I could picture my family, friends, pets, etc., but I couldn't recall a single name. I tried to text my partner (which was difficult, because I didn't know who to text) and realized I couldn't figure out how to write. So I tried to call their work and that's when I discovered I also couldn't speak properly, just like the reporter in the video.
@@master_moose have you had it since? I recently went to a migraine specialist (there is a specialist centre for headaches & migraines in Leiden, The Netherlands) and though I'd been receiving medication for migraines, they never worked. So I now got automatic injections which I can give myself as soon as I start to notice some symptoms. It's very migraine friendly, as it's not finnicky and doesn't require precision, it's just like an epipen.
For the first time in 16 years my migraines were eleviated! It reduces the migraine to a "normal" migraine. I'll still experience numbness and sensitivity to light, sound, smells, and I'll still have a killer headache. But I can talk, think clearer, move around etc.
If you experience them more often I would definitely discuss this with your doctor; as their are options to treat it (or at least the worst of it)
I fall in love with this channel more and more with each of Dr Mikes videos. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, THANK YOU Dr Mike for restoring my faith that despite my atrocious doctor experiences that there ARE genuine, good doctors out there. 💜
I have mdd, gad, sad, and ptsd… panic attacks are seriously one of the most scariest experiences i often have. hearing dr. mike talk about the physical symptoms of this feels so valid. 🙁
When I was 14-15 years old I ended staying home from school one day. I was home alone, as I was walking up the stairs I started to feel that lightheadedness you can get from standing up to fast and you have to sit down again but I kept walking because it didn't feel that bad and I was trying to go to my room and sleep some more. When I reach the last 2-3 steps my vision creeps away into full darkness its hard to breathe and I can feel my consciousness is fading as I start to fall backwards. I remember just thinking over and over again ''I can not faint at the top of the stairs I'm home alone'' and manage to grab the rail pull myself up, forward and then down so I could crawl up the last steps. Then I sat there for a while pure stubbornness fighting to stay awake still no vision for a solid minute or two. When my vision came back I went straight to bed and sleep for 11 hours until my mom barged into my room worried and confused wondering why I had not answered my phone, she even sent someone to our house knocking and shouting no response.
Wait, what happened?!
@@b1xssom838 Clearly the OP lived.
As an EMT, I want to say thank you Doc for teaching me a lot over the past few years, hope to be a great doctor one day and give my patients as much education as possible !
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I love the fact that you're so thorough and recommend not only immediate treatment but follow up diagnostics. Unfortunately, many people on Medicaid don't have access to those diagnostics until months after their illness/injury - sometimes, far too late to comprehensively correct the issue or stave off further complications. Time for the system to change.
as someone having a heavy anxiety and panic disorder im glad you shed some light on it. They really are awful it seems inescapable and they mostly are without therapy
i was diagnosed with panic disorder, GAD, OCD, and agoraphobia back in early middle school and ended up going into a two and a half month residential treatment after 4 years of not being able to go to school. i told my therapist at them time what my panic attacks felt like and i found the best way to describe them was a dissasociation type of out-of-body experience. pretty scary for a 10-14 year old to deal with. im doing fine now, going into my junior year of high school, but hearing someone i dont know validate that stuff really makes me feel like mental health issues are becoming less stigmatized
Omg i had the same thing, i couldn't leave the house at all.
I am so happy for you to have found out what was happening. You are a strong person to be able to move forward and thrive in life. I wish you all the best!!
@@aceofspades3003 thank you so much :) I wish you the best as well
@@alandmuhamad6593 im sorry that you also went through that, its really scary