Thank you all. I tear up when I read someone saying that they are sorry...
I went to the hospital ER and sure enough I was prescribed Alprazolam - three 500mcg pills. I didn't ask for it. Just told her why I was there and she was nice and very sympathetic and consoling. I didn't expect that, nor did I expect my self to choke up like I did.
She told me to take half "as needed". I just took half an hour and fifteen mins ago. I feel absolutely nothing yet. Such tiny pill.
A quick Google search says I should feel it's affect in 1-2 hours - or is that when it peaks? So give it 1 more hour? How long does the effect last? I asked her that but I couldn't quite understand the response, but from what I gather, it isn't long - a few hours maybe. I'm wondering if 3 pills are enough in that case. Will it even be effective at this dose?
I think I got my first panic attack yesterday. Putting in the symptoms on Google came back "panic attack". While climbing the stairs I felt like a cold rush, like I was hit hard on the back of my head, ringing, and my vision suddenly had a white frame. Heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. I thought I was having a heart attack but the symptoms seem to be more in line with a panic attack. I mentioned that to the doctor but she didn't say panic attack. She did say I gave anxiety though, but didn't think I was depressed.
@dalpat077 Thank you for your kind words. It's crazy. I also didn't know anyone that got Covid, let alone died from it.
Hearing about it all the time and yet somehow I felt distant from it. Like something that is only happening to people behind digital screens. Definitely wasn't expecting it to affect me this closely.
The worst that had crossed my mind was that if "I" got it, I'd be asymptomatic or recover from it with no major difficulty.
He was healthy too. Took good care of himself. Zero underlying ailments. Suddenly he couldn't carry himself. A trip to the hospital and they say nothing is wrong with him and send him back.
But it was obvious something
was wrong with him because it's not normal to suddenly not be able to make it to the bathroom.
So they take him back to the hospital and this time they put him on oxygen because his oxygen level was low.
At this time his covid test results from his first visit comes back negative. Wierd.
He is in the hospital 2 days and they take another test. This time it comes back positive.
He's in the hospital on oxygen for almost a month. He seemed to be doing OK, calling my brother and telling him to get him out of there.
His level got to 93 I think. They wanted it to be 100, which it did, the day before they put him on ventilator. So strange. They tell my family congrats that he has reached 100, and the next day he is on ventilator.
The day after that he passes.
Stay safe everyone. Covid is no joke.