I discovered on a flight to Hawaii that I’m REALLY sensitive to caffeine. We were almost in Kauai, and would be landing at the Lihue Airport within an hour. The flight attendants onboard decided to bring the drink/snack cart out for the last time and once they got to me I asked for coffee. After a few sips I felt hot, and I was kinda getting anxious. You know that feeling when you feel a bit off, like something isn’t normal about what you’re feeling and you’re trying to keep your cool? Well, I figured I’d let it pass before I made an even bigger deal out of it. Within 3 minutes, I felt my chest tighten up like a clenched fist, and had heart palpitations. At this point I was getting really worried. My heart was racing, I was in panic, my face was getting numb, and my chest felt like it was gonna explode. In my head I was like “this is it...” What could I do? I felt somewhat embarrassed to tell anybody. I was just breathing heavily and the people sitting next to me asked me if I was alright. I said “I don’t know”, and they told me to drink some water from their water bottle. I did so, and felt a bit better talking to them. We somehow got the attention of the flight attendants, and they came to conclusion that I was having a panic attack. They gave me lots of water, told me to breath through a paper bag, and this one guy gave me some lavender essential oil to ease my mind. It was just terrible. I’m never drinking caffeine again.