Yes - I had a first time Scuba dive which left me in a similar condition.
I also surfaced (aborted the dive). I have had the gloomiest outlook since it happened 3 years ago.
The scuba companies don't want to acknowledge this as PADI and others make too much money from 1st time ('open water' dives). If you haven't trained in a swimming pool for a few moths you can give yourself:
- barotrauma
- Nitrosis
- Damage to your CNS (see Swiss research).
Open water dives are criminal and have even resulted in deaths. I know a novice who was taken to 40 meters on HIS FIRST DIVE.
You can forget getting the safety authorities to change things as they are on PADI's pay roll.