 [ Symptoms ] is it common for someone to lose control of bladder or bowel during a panicanxiety attack  i have a history of what i thought were anxiety or panic attacks and have been taking anxiety meds for many years without an extreme episode this past week i had two episodes the first came on suddenly and an ambulance was called i was taken to the er and was discharged with a dx of anxiety and unspecified chest pain  a few days later i had had another sudden episode of chest pain heaviness dizziness cold sweat and lost control of both bladder and bowel  could this be something else [ Disease ] i can not tell you what you have not enough information and no ability to examine you but i can tell you that shingles does not occur on both sides of the face shingles closely follows a nerve pathway and those pathways never cross the midline of the face they stay on just one side if your primary care medical provider has not been able to properly diagnose you then you may need to see a dermatologist yes it can be on both sides i had heard that it could not but have just been diagnosed and it is on both sides of my face it is not common but it can happen