Bellar
13-12-09, 03:33
I've not posted on here for a while but had a very very scary experience tonight.
I went to bed around 10pm feeling a little out of sorts. I couldn't sleep, and gradually became more aware of my heart pounding and speeding up. All of a sudden out of nowhere, it began to race around 150bpm, I started sweating, felt really odd and had an urge to get out of bed and go downstairs, felt very frightened as if I had to get away, yet I was too scared to get out of bed in case I collapsed. Eventually managed to get downstairs and told my husband. I felt very lightheaded and my heart was racing away and then I became cold and clammy. This lasted for about 20 minutes. I calmed down a bit and went back to bed. Then had a feeling that I needed the toilet (sorry!) and had to go. Calmed down a bit, then about an hour later, the whole thing started again, though not as long this time or as severe. Toilet again. Then once more about half an hour later. I seem to be calming down now, some four hours later, although my heart is still pounding away.
I've had a chinese takeaway tonight and also had Nachos at the cinema today (so lots of MSG). I've also been a little bit anxious about some hair loss discovered last week, which as a woman of 36 with long dark hair has caused me much upset.
I have a cold too at the moment which isn't helping. Does this sound like a panic attack or something else? Any tips to come out of it?
I went to bed around 10pm feeling a little out of sorts. I couldn't sleep, and gradually became more aware of my heart pounding and speeding up. All of a sudden out of nowhere, it began to race around 150bpm, I started sweating, felt really odd and had an urge to get out of bed and go downstairs, felt very frightened as if I had to get away, yet I was too scared to get out of bed in case I collapsed. Eventually managed to get downstairs and told my husband. I felt very lightheaded and my heart was racing away and then I became cold and clammy. This lasted for about 20 minutes. I calmed down a bit and went back to bed. Then had a feeling that I needed the toilet (sorry!) and had to go. Calmed down a bit, then about an hour later, the whole thing started again, though not as long this time or as severe. Toilet again. Then once more about half an hour later. I seem to be calming down now, some four hours later, although my heart is still pounding away.
I've had a chinese takeaway tonight and also had Nachos at the cinema today (so lots of MSG). I've also been a little bit anxious about some hair loss discovered last week, which as a woman of 36 with long dark hair has caused me much upset.
I have a cold too at the moment which isn't helping. Does this sound like a panic attack or something else? Any tips to come out of it?