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Originally Posted by The Third Rider
Thanks for all the help guys I feel a little better now.  I do have a question though. I have always had sleeping problems but at night when I am trying to fall asleep my heart will have one prolongled heart beat that besically makes my whole blood pressure in my body drop and that wakes me up immidiatly. Its happenning to me constantly and I can't stay asleep. I tried drinking water with sugar but it made me extremely hyper. Any suggestions? Thanks!  Also I will look to see if I can get that book.
EDIT: I found this article regarding Hypoglycemia.
Alternative Mental Health
Sound quite interes, when my panic attack started saturday I had eaten 2 glaced doughnuts and had some pasta. Last night I felt like my blood pressure was low and drank some water with sugar and it made me extremely hyper real fast. Any of you guys think Hypoglycemia might be it? |
Hmm. I notice a glaring similarity between you and my best friend, who is very prone to panic attacks. Like you, she seems very aware of what her heart is doing, and she often claims, with a hand over her heart, that it is beating irregularly or skipping a beat or something like that.
I really feel for her, and you, and anyone with panic attacks. She saw a psychiatrist who she said "asked all the right questions" and prescribed her some medication that really helped. I'd definitely suggest that course of action, at least until you feel stronger, as Delilah said.
I don't know what triggers panic attacks; it may be different for every person, but it MAY help to avoid caffeine. My anxiety and negative thoughts are often amplified by the stuff (I don't have panic attacks, though).
Rereading some of the posts in this thread, all I can think is
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