Sweating and dizziness panic!!!!!!!

[Hellymummy]

Just got really really hot in my lounge then when I stood up felt really dizzy, legs went weak and I started panicking that I was gonna faint! This then resulted in full panic attack( which I do suffer with) sat down, stripped off, had glass of water and started to feel better but now feel exhausted!! Anyone any ideas????

Sounds like it might have started out as a low blood pressure or low blood sugar episode. Weak, shaky, hot, dizzy, fainting etc. It's pretty common in pregnancy. I'm not sure why it ended in a panic attack, but are you prone to them?

It's probably worth while having your blood pressure, and even blood sugar, tested.

This happened to my too. My first pregnancy I would suddenly lapse into panic attacks, the second was fainting with low blood pressure.

Make sure you keep your blood sugar up and try to have a glass of water nearby. I came to recognise when I was going to keep over so always tried to be near a chair or lower myself carefully to the floor.

I suspect your panic attacks in this case were a shock reaction.

Do mention it to your midwife though.

I have this a lot and apart from being off work (combined with other issues), neither GP nor midwife seem to be at all worried about it.

Make sure you get your BP monitored, mine started out way too high at the beginning of pregnancy and is now edging towards too low, your body goes through so many changes it's good to get your hcps to keep an eye on it.

Hey Hun

I feel like if been gettin to the stage of a panic attack. My chest will feel tight and I'd be hot and just want to take my clothes off haha..

Told mw but doesn't seem to worried about it

I also went to a hotel dinner dance nye felt a bit funny, and fainted coming out of the lift. I just remember feeling really hot and dizzy must of told my partner because he ended up catching me. Xxxx

Oh yes, I did that too. I was giving a presentation at work. It was because I had skipped a meal.