Help... a few times now recently as I've been either asleep or falling asleep, I've suddenly jolted awake with my heart absolutely racing and feeling like it's going to burst out of my body with the force of the pounding. I've also struggled to feel like I'm breathing enough air in. Struggling to even do the 'calming breathing' technique of breathing in for 4 and out for 6... Does this sound like a panic attack? I've never had one before.
Just for information, I'm perimenopausal and have been on HRT patches for the past 2 years and am now just separated from my husband, though we are still having to live together, so there is quite a lot of stress around me.