ive a history of panic but last week i had a bad one which left me with shortness of breath. i got up out of bed but the shortness of breath continued for another 5 minutes or so. im diabetic so thought it was a hypo. so i ate 2 fistfuls of white rice plus 2 weetabix with fresh milk. i then returned to bed and slept for 5 hours without interruption. my sugars were 12.1 in the morning. normally they’re 7 or 8 so im thinking it nay gave been a hypo but it was a panic attack also. it was the first time I got breathless. i experience panic attacks every night now. i recorded my self on the phone when i went to sleep. i woke up after 10 minutes with a panic attack. i got up and went back to bed after half an hour. i then felt calm and noticed i couldn’t hear my heart thumping like it usually does when i go to bed at the start. so maybe this is the problem as I have too much energy when i go to bed so my brain wakes me up. the solution could be to stay up later and go to bed when my heartbeat has slowed. cheers Kevin..
when I get some good exercise during the day, I get a really good sleep! That will take away that excess energy so you can rest. Another thing for panic attacks is found on YouTube where the person talks you through it and it really works well. The heart rate goes down and you get better control so you can rest. Search for something called stop panic attacks now and then scroll down to one called don’t panic. It’s in bold black letters. You can also listen to some meditations for anxiety. I rarely get through them because I fall asleep while listening. Anyway I hope you feel better soon!
thanks jan. must try the videos. ive been doing ok since last attack. ill keep you posted. i notice that the attacks seem to occur just when im about to go to sleep. but later when i sleep, luckily they dont seem to happen. i think my heart slows down around 2am.
the anxiety meditations should be just what you need to lull you off to sleep. theres hundreds of them . i like jason stevenson or laura ostrowski. she has one called talk me to sleep and one called Its OK plus many others. her voice is very soothing. good luck!
thanks again jan..