Feeling "funny" "spaced out" "dizzy"

Mental health
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I recently moved to the other side of the world.

A couple of days before leaving we had a leaving night (excessive alcohol was consumed) and felt rather hangover the next day but continued with plans with family.

During these plans i suddenly felt like I was going to faint and despite attempts to help symptoms it didn't pass and I had to leave. On the drive home it got worse and I developed pins and needles in my hands/arms and face/neck. The driver pulled over as it appeared obvious I "wasn't myself". I tried to get out car but struggled and then the most frightening experience of my life occurred. This horrible feeling came over me and I began asking for help as both my hands spasmed up and I struggled to speak. I felt like like it must have been a seizure and managed to say this but then I was able to sit and do nothing. An ambulance was called. My hand spasms wore off before the ambulance arrived but I felt the spaced out feeling was still there and was terrified it would all happen again. In the ambulance all my vitals were fine but they noted I was hyperventilating and this is what likely caused the hand spasms. Essentially it was a severe panic attack.

I didn't feel like I was panicking, though the feeling of being faint had started to make m worry.

Since then I've had multiple, sporadic episodes of the same dizzy/spaced out feeling but have tried to deal with and have attributed to anxiety though I don't feel anxious. I'm worried that it's something more serious or am I just subconsciously traumatised by what happened...

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I should add the reason other side of the world was mentioned was because it had been suggested my body was "anxious" about this though I may not have obviously felt this

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Weetoots

The old Scots saying, Drink is no problem with me, I get dizzy, fall down, get back up possibly, no problem. comes to mind.

Pins and needles in hands, wrists is quite common especially if you are sitting and not moving your hands etc. I get the same when driving, I get pins and needles when I grasp the steering wheel and now move. I normally rise my hand and fex fingers wrists and rotate my shoulder. Blood supply is restored and I carry on. Some people get those feelings in their feet, this is because the feet are further away from the heart and it takes longer for blood to get down to feet and toes, the same with fingers etc. Generally caused et by reduced blood pressure to your extremities.

Hypeventilating caused by stress, anxiety  carry a paper bag in our pocket. When you have problems place the bag over your nose and mouth breath and exhale into the bag this will reduce the symptoms by slowing the breathing.

You must be going through a rough time, if you are moving to another country, you will not know what you expect, it is a new start and you will be sorting out your life in a strange place hopefully you will feel more in control when you get settled in. You are also entering the unknown from an established comfort zone

BOB