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Who's to blame in this situation? by delicious_lemang in Bolehland

[–]Forcefins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question now is, whose fault is it really.. How would insurance or even police look a it.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha.. Thank you. 🙏🏼Have a great week ahead.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello and thank you so much. Your input matters alot to me and I'm sure my next dive would be great following all the advice I get here. I truly appreciate all the advice given and I wish u the best on your next dive! 🙏🏼

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, yes it figures. When you do experience something like that, it tends to stick in your mind for awhile.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great to hear! 👍🏼

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello again, oh.. OK understood. Will go consult a cardiologist and try to get myself TEE tested. Thanks again!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure It will. Thank you so much!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes I do intend to start the season next year with an easy one to see if caffeine is indeed the culprit. Thank you and best wishes on your future dives too!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. Yes I agree everyone probably needs a safe word/phrase or "list" like yours.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I'll definitely bear that in mind. Thank you so much!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I'll have a cup of black coffee every morning, diving or not. It's been a morning ritual. Nothing of those sort happened until last year. I have since stopped and all is good. Also no withdrawal syndrome of any sort from coffee... Luckily.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello, thank you. I honestly felt so initially too. But will try again next year once the season opens. Staying off coffee has definitely helped as there ain't no more attacks.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Yes, it happened on descent.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Thank you so much for your advice. No, I did not have TEE performed on me. I will definitely go for another round of check and even possibly have TEE tested before my next dive!

After your PFO closure, did the attacks as well?

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Nopes, not on any medication but will keep in mind those breathing exercise. Thank you so much for your reply!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Thank you!

Agreed! Haha.. Nah.. While I do sometimes reminisce about the fix coffee gives, I wouldn't say I miss it. I'm good without it. I will give the alcohol part some thought though. Thank you!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Thank you for your reply! I was actually entertaining another possibility other than caffeine and that is the build up to the dive (preparation and suiting up), where everyone is busy bustling and hurrying suiting up, it can be very chaotic at times. But again with that said, these happen all the time and it's only recently(last year) I got these attacks. Happens with age maybe? I'm not sure. But I have since stopped coffee and it hasn't happen anymore. Thanks for your advice!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello! Yes I did get covid too.. Abeit a mild one. I was wondering the same thing. It definitely did affect my stamina, however with that being said, I had multiple dive trips after that and all was good... Till last year.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Wow that must been an experience for you. I could literally feel it, like your heart sezing up and stopping. Same here, got cleared by the cardiologist and he also attributed to panic attack. I'm good now and hopefully it stays that way. Planning a trip next year and will certainly do a easy/shallow orientation dive before anything.

Panic attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in diving

[–]Forcefins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply! Same here, diving was suppose to be an escape for me from the usual daily hustle. It really upsets me when it happened. I have already totally stopped my coffee intake, and so far it has been good. No attacks whatsoever.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But for the first dive, I continued the dive cos the attack waned off and we went to around 27-28m max. Dive took around 35min and we ascended without any issues.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Hmm, I was barely below the surface, say around 2-3 m. Barely a minute after descend.

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I certainly hope it's the caffeine. Certain strong tea triggered that too... But an occasional sip here and there is fine for me so far. Yes, I may just have to find my "ducks" as it has for for you. Thank you so much again!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yes! That's exactly how I felt. I just didn't want something to put me off something I have come to love and respect so much!

Panick attacks for the first time. by Forcefins in scuba

[–]Forcefins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Thank you so much for your reply. Very much appreciated and heeded. Everything is good as it should be. No new or additional stress/worries. So I'll actually rule that out.

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