I had what I assume was my first panic attack ever last week. It was absolutely terrifying. I was traveling alone in another city and all of a sudden I felt like I was gonna pass out. I’d been feeling a little weird all day. Like there were pins and needles in my arms and legs. I just thought I was tired because of the travel. I ended up passing out and then ambulance was called. I refused the ambulance because I knew it would cost me a fortune. I went back to my hotel room and spent the night alternating between jumping in a cold shower and putting ice on my forehead. I felt awful and shaky. It was one of the worst nights of my life. The next day I really thought I was dying so I went to the ER and they did a bunch of tests and everything was fine. They couldn’t confirm that it was a panic attack but from what I’ve looked up that’s what it sounds like. It’s been a few days now, and now every day I have these rolling waves of physical anxiety. I can feel my body start the tense up and shake. Nothing as bad as it was but first day, but I’ve never had anything like this in my life. One minute I am fine and I think everything‘s gonna be OK and it was just a one time thing, and the next minute my body starts to panic. I’ve always had anxious thoughts and I’ve always been a bit high strong, but these physical symptoms are so new. It’s so strange that from one day to the next it feels like my entire life has changed. Knowing what is going on has helped a bit, but I just want it to stop. 

I am in Canada so I can’t see a psychiatrist or a specialist anytime soon, so does anybody have any advice?