Posted by tealady on August 31, 2003, at 18:14:41
In reply to Re: panic attack while sleeping..., posted by mopey on August 31, 2003, at 9:49:22
MIne was only one night. I kinda understand what happened.
I'm on thyroid meds and I usually get so tired by afternoon..even slow releasing them and taking 3 times a day. I wanted to go to my brother's wedding and not fall asleep.
The falling asleep when tired is out of my control..I can pinch myself whatever..and it is more like falling into a coma..
So I took an extra dose of thyroid meds. Then I drank alcohol (not a lot), but had a good time at the wedding...and danced(not as much as I used to and I was a little unbalanced, sigh)..unaccustomed exercise. We had arranged a courtesy bus back to a hotel.
After going to slepp , I awake with like you said.
I assume I must have been slightly hyperthyroid due to the extra hormones, alcohol and exercise which I wasn't used to.
My heart rate on waking..while still lying down in the morning..it wasn't thumping hard then..was 139..so it was still a little fast. It dropped over the day..but I slept in the car on the way home most of the time..just couldn't stay awake no matter how hard I tried.I know this heart thumpies is a symptom of going too high in thyroid hormones, and people who are hyperthyroid experience this.
If your T3 (and more specifically FT3) are too high this will occur. It will start usually a while afer you go to sleep at night.
If this is what is happening to you perhaps you should consider getting the following blood tests.
TSH, FT3, FT4, TSI and perhaps TBII(depending on costs)..but definitely the first 3.
If the heart thumpies get too extreme ..you can die so don't ignore them.
If it IS the cause your TSH will be low(beow range) and/or FT3 above range.
The TSI measues thyroid receptor stimulating antibodies..which are a related to Grave's ..a cause of hyperthyroid.
TBII measures both binding and stimulating thyroid receptor antibodies..a total.
If you don't have insurance coverage and you think this MAY be what is happening there is a place in the US which legally runs blood tests without a doc's script (except for Califorinia)..called Healthcheck USA(probably others but I'm not in the USA so I don't keep a track of these things)..and you can get a discount of some blood tests thru a thyroid forum..if this is relevant to you.
Otherwise I don't know the US system..but would you qualify for free assessment in an emergency dept of a hospital if it happens again?..find outJan
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