Lucky me .....woke with a Panic attack

[samplegirl]

any suggestions?

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Did you go to bed on an empty stomach?

I was misdiagnosed for several years as having anxiety problems, when the real problem was my blood sugar. For the first 35 years of my life I was able to function properly through the morning with just a piece of toast for breakfast. But, suddenly, everything changed when I hit motherhood. After an especially stressful experience, I began to have what appeared to be panic attacks at night, but what I later discovered was that these were the same symptoms of blood sugar drops. But coming out of a dead sleep, it's difficult to rationalize, so, you panic.

The other problem is over-eating before going to bed. As with everything in life, you've got to find a balance.

[samplegirl]

2. I ate just a little something before going to bed.

I've been waking with these almost every morning. I wish I could
just start my day without one.

[Arianrhod]

4. I've suffered from panic attacks for the past 20 years.

I don't have a cure to offer, but I have found that if I sit or lie quietly for 5-10 minutes, breathing deeply and clearing my mind of stray thoughts, that I can at least get a hold on them and keep them from affecting my day.

Irrationality is so difficult to deal with. But I remind myself that I am neither my thoughts nor my feelings, and this seems to help.

I empathize. :(

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Just a suggestion:

But ask you doc to give you a blood sugar test. It is uncomfortable because you have to go four hours in the morning without eating -- only drinking a glucose concoction, and getting your blood drawn every hour -- but if you have it, it could save you from worse problems caused by doctors who misdiagnose you.

By the way, do you wake up and then eat breakfast within half an hour? Or do you lie awake in bed giving yourself too much time to think about things before the symptoms start?

[samplegirl]

10. I did have blood glucose test

Nothing showed on that. This is ongoing......wake up with stomach
cramps then have panic attack and cant eat breakfast till later

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. The symptoms seem to be the same.

I'm sorry that I couldn't be more help. You hang in there.

[samplegirl]

17. i still think

im low thyroid and its not showing in blood tests.

[Hugin]

3. Sympathy... No suggestions tho...

It's been happening to me alot lately too.

For me, I think it's the heat and maybe the root beer.

[KG]

i have a panic attack every morning - when i wake up and realize

dick cheney is still running the country.... :(

[KG]

5. i have a panic attack every morning - when i wake up and realize

dick cheney is still running the country.... :(

[samplegirl]

11. well

thats enough to give you one!!! without much of anything else

[lastknowngood]

6. DON;T PANIC! Just read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

n/t

[NashVegas]

7. Yoga

Nothing better, and no pharmacuticals involved. Physical excercise in general is your best friend when it comes to dealing with stress & anxiety.

[samplegirl]

12. I have a yoga tape

maybe i will try this. Thanks for the advice.

[phaseolus]

9. I hope it works out...

My wife has been having them for a few years. We think the root cause was one of the antidepressants she was on which has since been taken off the market, plus getting really freaked out by a long plane trip to England all by herself. Even though I'm not the one having them I can tell they're no fun.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Breathe deeply and tell yourself that

a) this is chemical.. I have nothing to be so worried about (Unless you have a stress in your life that truly needs removing)

b) This too shall pass. It can't last forever

Unfortunately my other solution is to get loaded up on junk food until the "jangles" go away.. but that's not very helpful in the long run healthwise.

[samplegirl]

15. Sometimes

I can talk myself out of it....and sometimes i cant.

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Yeah, I know what you mean. I used prozac for a while, that really helped

cut down on my attacks.. esp the PMS-related ones.