I just woke up to what I thought was a cough but my heart felt like it was exploding, I was out of breath and I felt dizzy and nausoues.
I thought I was having a heart attack.
I just read about nocturnal panic attacks that can happen randomly. Wondering why this just happened. I still feel weird.
Should I be worried? I’m scared to go to sleep now.
You should probably talk to a proffessional as an internet forum may not be the best place to give advice on that kind of stuff
It’d be best to see a doctor just to be sure, could it be sleep paralysis? I get this sometimes, much less now I have a long time sober but used to get it quite often.
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Definitely talk to your doctor. I have a lot of experience with this annoying thing. When in REM sleep the brain runs, and when the brain runs unchecked my panic can come out of nowhere.
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Agreed on talking with your doctor. Lots of bizarre things happen in early sobreity as one’s brain chemistry normalizes. Best just to get it checked out as you go along.
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Apparently a friend of mine experienced it too right after her bf died. That was way scarier than a nightmare or sleep paralysis. Going to do yoga before bed now. There’s not much you can do for it. I’m already on meds… they just suggest avoiding alcohol/caffeine and doing meditations before bedtime.