up all night

[BlueChanel]

Has anyone had a panic attack that lasted all through the night. With a racing heartbeat feeling like you were going to have a heart attack?Not sleeping at all?

[Hidden]

Try this little trick.. next time you get a racing heart(it’s often Adrenalin release)

Reset the vagus by laying flat on a mat with your knees bent …feet flat on the floor… then put one leg over the other knee so the knee below presses directly behind the knee above ..this massages the sciatic nerve which then affects the vagus nerve that controls heart rate.. then gently flex the knee two or three inches.. relax let leg rest and notice the pulsations of the leg get slower.. switch legs…repeat…

Breathe 4 seconds in .. 5 seconds out.. slow everything down… the parasympathetic nerves override the sympathetic nerves in other words you state goes from fight or flight to rest and relaxation.. it improves the more you practice so you are in control .

Research vagal nerve flossing .. it’s fun learning how to get back control of your body.

Sleeping will improve with taking a magnesium supplement .. glycinate or threonate no more than 500 mg .. try it .. you will feel much more relaxed the following day too.

Best wishes UK.

[BlueChanel in reply to Hidden]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the advice, I’m definitely going to try this technique if or when it happens again, and I’m sure it will. Thanks again.

[LunarEcho24]

Yes, I've had a very similar experience, and it was hell and I don't wish it upon anyone else.

I haven't been sleeping well the past couple of months, experiencing elevated anxiety and depression. When my sleep problems really started, one night I woke up early in the middle of the night like commonly happens with depression and/or anxiety, and I was thinking about all of my problems and worse fears in life, and I was convinced that they all were inevitable and about to happen to me. My heart was pounding, I was sweating, and I had a sense of impending doom. Needless to say, I didn't get an ounce of sleep for the rest of the night and spent the time trying to cope, calm down, and manage my terror.

I did slow deep breathing (7-4-3 technique), told myself that I was physically safe at the moment no matter what I believed was going to happen to me in the future, and I tried to ride it out until my body finally calmed down. I was exhausted and depressed in the morning. Getting going for the day was a struggle, but I somehow managed to drag myself through the day.

I haven't sleep well since. I've had a few sleepless nights, most nights only a few hours of sleep at best. I'm taking meds to try to sleep through the night, but they barely work. I can fall asleep thanks to the meds, melatonin, and listening guided meditation recordings before bed to get me to slow my brain down and fall asleep. I don't seem to be able to stay asleep for the full night. It sucks and I am exhausted.

[BlueChanel in reply to LunarEcho24]

it’s such a terrible feeling I know the impending doom feeling and the racing heart and wanting to go to sleep, but not being able to, I’m really sorry that this is happening to you, I hope you get some relief soon. This is a really good and safe place for people to reach out to other people in the same position they are in and receive some good advice .I’ve been doing meditation since then, I found this great place. it deals with anxiety and throwing away pictures of your life and throwing them into the fire, and into the sun, and it really seems to be helping me. all we can do is just keep trying and never give up.