I feel odd

[Nutcracker]

I feel very shaky and nervy today and i don't know why.
I was ok until about 15 minutes ago but now i feel very od.

My hands are a bit shaky, my heart is banging away and my stomach is doing summersaults.

Low blood sugar? I often feel a bit like that if I haven't eaten in a while. Have you had a proper breakfast, young lady?

Do you suffer depression? If so have you had a bad couple of days? did you sleep ok?

have you given up caffine? have you had anything to eat or drink this morning?

Have had a cup of tea and 2 peices of toast for brekkie

Bubbles - I do off and on yeah. I slept fine though, didn't get up until 9.30. Mind you didn't go to bed until 1.30.

Definitely sounds like you are hungry - it sounds like how I got when I was pregnant and hungry - you know when you are pregnant you seem to have sudden and quite severe hunger/starvation!! Well, I did anyway - it'd be like one minute fine and the next minute I had to eat or I'd pass out!

Yeah but i'm not pregnant Gobble and i have had brekkie.
I only ususally have 2 peices of toast and don't normally feel like this.

Are you worried about something? Any unusual stress going on? (I may sound like it, but I'm not a doctor)

Low blood pressure ? Is it any better when you sit / lie down ?

Marslady - I am always worried about something or other. Have the usual money, relationship probs going on, but nothing out of the ordinary, for me anyway.

Well i am sitting down, when actually thinking about it, it seems worse. If i'm doing something it's not as bad.

I sometimes feel like that if I have had a restless night and not had enough sleep.

Am gonna go and have a quick wash and get dressed, see if that helps at all.

How are you doing Nutcracker?

Nutcracker, this sounds like a panic attack to me. I get them sometimes and my first one ever came out of the blue. When I say "out of the blue" I mean I wasn't especially anxious/worried at that time. It could also be low blood sugar though but if you've eaten it's unlikely. Try blowing into a paper bag 10-20 times (sounds mad but it often works)and see if you feel any better.

Mandy

Ok am washed and dressed now but still feeling shakey.

Don;t have a paper bag Mandy so can't try that.

Maybe i am more stressed/worried about stuff than i thought.

The kids go back to school tommorow so that should calm me down a bit.

Sounds like a panic attack to me too. Here is a way of breatghing that works on my panic attacks.

Breathe in for a count of 7, breathe out for a count of 11. It doesn't much matter how slow, but slowly may calm you quicker. If you feel you will suffocate if you breathe slowly, fast is ok. It's the rhythm that is supposed to help, it mimics sleeping breathing rhythm apparantly..

BTW, my attacks often happen months after the actual stressful event, and my trigger is worrying about money. A lot of people have a trigger, and often you can't avoid it.

Another way to help a panic attack is to know that it is hyperventilation that makes you feel dizzy, and it CANNOT harm you. Even if you pass out, while you are unconcious your breathing will become normal again and you will regain conciousness very quickly, within seconds. I hope this helps, I know how nasty they can be.

Thanks will try that.