Puppy
12-02-12, 12:28
Hi everyone
I had a panic attack several years ago. I had no idea what they were, assumed they were just a "mental" thing and was absolutely terrified. I honestly thought I was dying and my husband called an ambulance. I attributed it to being given an asthma inhaler after reading that those medications can trigger hyperventilation and tried very hard to forget it ever happened.
And then, out of the blue, last night I had three attacks sort of in my sleep. I half woke up with an intense feeling of fear, gasping for breath. I tried to call out to my husband but nothing came out. I tried to reach out to him but my arms and hands were in spasm. In the end I tried kicking him but to no avail, I don't know if it was because he was so asleep or if I wasn't kicking very strongly. It happened twice more that night to a lesser degree.
I can't blame it on medication this time and I'm now terrified of it happening again. I think I could cope if I could get hubby to wake up and talk me through it but I don't know if I can reliably do this. So I was wondering if there might be like a heart rate monitor I could wear which would sound an alarm if my heart rate increased, therefore waking hubby up? Has anyone else tried anything similar?
Thanks in advance for any advice x
I had a panic attack several years ago. I had no idea what they were, assumed they were just a "mental" thing and was absolutely terrified. I honestly thought I was dying and my husband called an ambulance. I attributed it to being given an asthma inhaler after reading that those medications can trigger hyperventilation and tried very hard to forget it ever happened.
And then, out of the blue, last night I had three attacks sort of in my sleep. I half woke up with an intense feeling of fear, gasping for breath. I tried to call out to my husband but nothing came out. I tried to reach out to him but my arms and hands were in spasm. In the end I tried kicking him but to no avail, I don't know if it was because he was so asleep or if I wasn't kicking very strongly. It happened twice more that night to a lesser degree.
I can't blame it on medication this time and I'm now terrified of it happening again. I think I could cope if I could get hubby to wake up and talk me through it but I don't know if I can reliably do this. So I was wondering if there might be like a heart rate monitor I could wear which would sound an alarm if my heart rate increased, therefore waking hubby up? Has anyone else tried anything similar?
Thanks in advance for any advice x