Adrenalin rushes, how to control them

[quillswriting]

I seem to be getting free floating anxiety attacks, last night I was just chatting with my husband when I noticed the butterflies in my belly for no reason, then I started with palps etc... I could literally feel the adrenalin buzzing round me.  It was quite scary.  

This morning I got it also, my baby son was having a tantrum and I got the butterflies, I felt so wound up, then another attack came on.

This evening I was encouraging my son to crawl as he is just learning, and I started feeling sickly, getting palps again, tightness in my belly, then butterflies etc... then I could feel the adrenalin buzz again!

I am not thinking about anything at the time, they just come on and they occur more than once a day.  I can't control it.  My pulse rate goes nuts, it goes nuts anyway with mild exertion but I did wonder if it goes nuts on exertion because I am scared to exert myself.  Can subconscious thought cause it?  

I know that some days I am fine, then the thought of going up the stairs because of my chronic fatigue and how mild exertion exhausts me, it leads me to psych myself up to walk up the stairs.  If I am standing for a long time while I wait for hubby to lock the doors etc... I can feel it rising, and by the time I'm upstairs and in bed I have palps, strong ones.  It then takes hours to calm down again.

I am not on anxiety meds as the side effects made my other physical symptoms with the supposed CFS worse, I have enquired about hypnotherapy.  But are there any tips on keeping the free floating attacks from coming on?

[scfk64]

I would like to share my experience as well. I had my worst panic attack when I was about 32 years old, right after my parents passed away and some other work stress and lifestyle change. Thinking about that, I had made myself so miserable and depressed that I developed Panic Disorder. It was the worst phase of my life. Thought that was the end of my life. I went to doctors, emergency, psychiatrist, psychologist, you just name it. It took me many years to realise that the only way to recover is to be positive and relax. I know saying this is easier than actually doing it. Time frame to recover is not fixed but focus on the following things here will definitely help you. This is something that is not incurable. With proper steps to nurture yourself is important to the road for recovery.
1. Get massage or do exercise, yoga
2. Do meditation and affirmation
3. Get healthy food
4. Think positively and amicably
5. Do your normal chores with love
6. Do relaxation and deep breathing
7. Just do what you feel right and don't feel obliged or restricted.
8. Sleep well

All these for the sake for putting your anxiety at bay. You might think that your don't actually have anxiety but its all in the subconscious mind.
Learn how to control adrenaline rush by doing tensing muscles and deep breathing and another important thing to remember that this phenomena is not going to kill you. Let the adrenaline go thru your body willingly like a friend but just ignore it and do your deep breathing and relax and listen to meditation soothing music or affirmation. Do not worry if it comes again, Just welcome it and do your breathing and relaxation again. Pamper yourself. It will soon diminish its effect on you in time. I am 51 years old now and since I had PD when I was 32 the relapse happen sometime but I am able to tame it down with the events listed above. So don't worry it will be bearable and sometimes cured altogether without realising it. Its not a one thing that can cure everybody by following the steps but more like acquiring individual skill to know how to do it. Just keep practising and you will know at your own pace and the balance to the solution. Good luck. Remember , this is not life threatening but unpleasant feeling what we call panic attack. Good luck

[BonnieMiller]

here is what happens to me...
I will get this butterfly feeling in my stomach...then it feels like it gets rushed to my head.......it cam happen to me at any time...me standing trying to walk...me sitting playing a game on the laptop.....me walking down the street....when we are driving I see a semi truck....just random times.....

[dotfran]

Joy, thank you So Much for all your wonderful advice! I  plan on implementing some of these right away.

[Crystalchimes]

Dotfran, you are so very welcome. I wish there were better answers for us that suffer so muchBut maybe this will help. I'm not sure if I mentioned this earlier or not but there is an exercise (the "kidney exercise") from http://www.universal-tao.com/article/smile.htmlthat helps me get the adrenaline DOWN fast. It just might be the best answer to all this. I've seen it done in some yoga classes too but a little different. Yoga, we sit and hold onto our knees arms width  then lean back, roubding your back, head down while breathing out through the solar plexes (its like a vacume of sucking the air out of that area, I hope I explained that  right). You can feel it leaving but don't rush it too fast, ok? Now lean forward, head up while slowly breathing in. Then repeat. Its like your solar plexus is squeezing out that adrenaline. Your back is rounded, your head is down, exhaling as your solar plexus is pushing towards your spine, squeezing all that adrenaline OUT!!!! BUT don't forget to go forward next, as you slowly inhale. It relieves those horrible, horrible surges!! Sometimes I forget to do it because I'm so panicky. All these years, all the therapy, pills, meditation, explaining to doctors, anxiety support groups, diet, vitamins, massage,  aggravation, stress, panic, etc, etc, etc.....this has been the only true adrenaline relief I have ever received. BUT to keep the stress level down, these other things are SUPER beneficial!!

I hope that helps. And I hope I explained it good enough so you all  can do it with ease and get rid of that adrenaline!!!

Good luck and may God bless,
Joy

[dotfran]

YES!!!! I started having anxiety attacks about 7 years ago. never had one before. I ended up in ER 4 times, was wrongfully medicated, had to go on a 72 hour watch at the hospital because of suicidal thoughts. I was on meds for along time, and did pretty good. My husband of 40 years decided to leave me (because of my anxiety) and I'm now worse than ever. It just hits me out of the blue. Fear, butterflies. I'm seeing a therapist and she's helping me to control my thoughts to offset this. Don't know if it's gonna work or not. I'm really struggling to have some kind of hope.

[Fightergator]

I was born with a condition called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. My 17stage Hydroxy Progesterone level is 10,500 when when the normal levels are around 300. This causes an out of control adrenalin rush that is pretty much constant. I'm glad that I found this community because other than taking Prednisone which has no effect on decreasing my adrenal induced anxiety. I've talked to my Endocrinologist about this issue and he hasn't been very helpful. I welcome any help I can get.  

[Sparklechimes]

Magnesium is the key...check it out on Dr. Carolyn Dean's website. It has truly helped me after all these years! There are all kinds of magnesium, so the type and amount is the key to ridding yourself of these adrenaline symptoms; adrenaline rushing, palps and anxiety, etc,  She explains in detail how this all works. Too much calcium is an excitatory mineral which causes us to be in a state of panic all the time without having panicky thoughts. Our diets and supplements are full of calcium. Magnesium on the other hand is a relaxant and we may only get 200 mg. a day, if we're lucky, which is too low. So many (may be all of us) people are depleted of magnesium because of the lack of it in our soil And the DV% is being studied again because a long time ago our soil had plenty of magnesium so our supplements didn't need more than 200 mg. Nevertheless, that is one of the main reasons why so many people are suffering with all these  symptoms. Check it out, you will be so glad you did!