I went to a metal show and it was sweaty, as usual, but suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe. I wore earplugs and was about three rows of people from the band. The nausea came, then I started gagging and felt like I was going to pass out. Legs went soft, room spun around me.
I needed twenty minutes to sit it out outside. Was that anxiety? Mine has never presented like that, and nothing that night could have been a trigger.
What happened? I had a couple of drinks but nowhere to inebriation. I also thought about the possibility of spiking but had brought my drinks from home. There was also no mosh so it wasn't overexertion. What the hell happened