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Question #14422
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pereless attack - #14422

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I am super worried about this thing that's been happening to me recently. A few weeks ago, I suddenly got this awful pain in my chest, and it felt like I couldn’t breathe. It scared the crap outta me! I went to the emergency room, but after a bunch of tests, they said it was just a panic attack. But my doctor mentioned something called a "pereless attack" out of nowhere while I was there. I didn't have much time to ask about it, and honestly, I left feeling more confused. I thought panic attacks were just anxiety-related, but now I’m wondering if this "pereless attack" is something different or even worse. I felt lightheaded too, which was really weird. Do I need to be concerned about this? Like, how can I know if it was a panic attack or this pereless attack? And if it's the latter, how do you even treat that? My mom said I should be cautious, but the docs just kinda brushed it off. Has anyone else experienced something like this? What should I ask my doctor next time? Honestly, I just want to be sure I’m not ignoring something serious here.

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