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Seizures, panic attacks or... what?
I'm a partial-mal epileptic, which means I have seizures but I stay conscious and they don't take complete control of my body. However, today I was in the car with my parents when we almost had a crash. When I got home I was badly shaken and I sat down on the floor of my room, where I had a seizure. I expected that... but when it was over, my heart kept racing so badly that I was unable to move. I fell asleep after about twenty minutes, still lying on the floor in the same position, but woke up in the same condition. I spent almost three hours on the floor of my room, with my pulse skyrocketing, my breathing uneven, and my head pounding, and I was completely unable to move. What happened to me? And how can I make sure that it never happens again?
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This could have been a seizure- maybe a different kind/intensity than you're used to. I used to also have seizures, but they were developmental, so I evetually grew out of them ( I was on medication [Tegretol] for a few years before). My seizures usually felt like I was extremely dizzy, and occasionally I blanked out.. I'd feel ill and weak afterwards and would have to sleep. But in your case, the fact that you were unable to move could mean that you had a seizure. Then again, without seeing your condition, it's hard for me to tell what happened. You could have also been hyperventilating (characterized by heavy breathing, dizziness, headache), due to the stress of the situation.
The best thing to do is see a neurologist (you probably already have one). Let them know exactly what happened, and they can talk to you about it..based on your previous history with seizures, they'll be able to tell whether or not you just had one.
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