My first panic attack

It was when my mum was over and i didnt realise it was a panic attack. my son was 11months old and i had wanted to change my hair colour so my mum put in the hair dye, i started to feel my head tingle and i thought i was having a severe allergic reaction to the dye more intense then the burning feeling i felt on my head, i couldnt breath my chest went tight, i was dizzy the room spun and i swore i was dying. it then made me think of my dad who died when i was 18. he dropped dead instantly from an aneurysm that burst in his brain and i thought i had the same fate.

i went to the hospital and they gave me an antihistamine, this carlmed me down and i was fine to go home, i ended up taking them for the next week as the panic attack seemed to keep coming back i just didnt know it was the panic attack i just thought my body was still reacting to the dye.

2 weeks later it was my sons birthday, it was really stressful. we were at costco getting food for the party when the room started to spin, i felt my tongue swell and i couldnt breath, oh no i’m having another allergic reaction my throats swelling!

my husband rushed me to the hospital and they put me straight in a room and went to counteract the reaction however they found on inspection that i wasnt having any allergic reaction. they told me to see my GP immediately.

I visted my GP to discuss my hospital visit and this started my antidepressant journey of hell.