I am trying to find out what are the symptoms of a panic attack, I ask because I think I may have had one yesterday.

I was in the shower thinking about some family stuff and I became short of breath, I also felt as if I would pass out, my heart was pounding and I felt sick.

I got out of the shower, dried off and got dressed then just sat on my bed for a while until the sickness and pounding heart stopped.

It took at least 25 mins for all this stuff to stop, I was doing some deep breathing while I sat down.

How do I know whether I had a panic attack or something else altogether, If it had just been the sickness or shortness of breath I wouldn’t have worried about it so much but when it is both of these together I instantly thought of the panic attack.