Last night, Ced, Mackoy and I went to a movie house to watch X-Men: Days of Future Past. I never had an issue inside a cinema, although I have history of breathing difficulty in crowded places. But last night was the worst. Five minutes towards the end of the movie I felt my chest tighten and I started to catch my breath - chase it even. I did what I had to do and bolted towards the exit. That would mean missing the after credits (which is a must-see in every Marvel movie), but if i don't run out I'm sure I would faint. So Ced took off after me and talked to the guards that I was in need of medical assistance. I was given a brown bag in the meantime just in case it was an asthma attack, but a few minutes later I felt my hands were getting numb. Later on the numbness was spreading to my arms and cheeks, then my knees. My muscles were contracting and most of my body became uncontrollable. I had to be pushed around on a wheelchair and they figured I needed to be rushed to the hospital because the spasm and hyperventilation were getting worse. I couldn't thank Ayala malls enough for being equipped for situations like this. They had an emergency vehicle cum ambulance that took me to Makati Med. I was ice cold and I kept telling myself not to faint. I made it to the hospital and they ran a few tests on me in the ER. Of course, to soothe my muscles they had to inject me with Valium (so I'm totally drug positive right now). They said it was supposed to knock me out but I didn't even feel sleepy, proving my body is just as stubborn as I am.
It turns out it was an anxiety attack - which was very confusing for me as I didn't feel anxious at all. My friend even joked that I might have hyperventilated upon the sight of Hugh Jackman's ass. Ha ha! But it could also be due to overfatigue. I have been overexercising the past couple of days and stubborn as I've always been, I thought I was okay. Well, until my body gave up on me last night.
I hope one public anxiety attack is good for a lifetime because no matter how awesome the ambulance ride was (much like being in real life GTA), I don't wanna go through that again.
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