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?

[imightbecompletelyinsane]

I have quite the opposite problem and probably shudnt be posting here, I CANT spark adrenaline, because I don't feel fear, or rage, or unhappiness, or any emotion that might activate, the adrenal gland, I CANT GET ANGRY, I sometimes feel in my left shoulder to neck area a powerful electric shock. I try getting mad and my brain shuts down. What is happening?

[guru6464]

I also have anxiety disorder, have a lot of fear..I fear for my own feelings and sensations...the worst part is I cant get rid of any song playing in my mind continuuiously.....I feel like i hve gone crazy...how to practise acceptance

[guru6464]

I'm too suffering for extreme anxiety panic disorder, I have continuous fear of my sensations and feelings and even looking at anything it creates fear evry now n then i cant even concentrate anywhere, trapped in a cycle of fear...I know its anxiety,,but how to come out of it.. I was on med last year, now dont wnt to get on meds, any help can i get frm you please.

[Smol]

I have a strange chronic condition called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome a collagen disorder that makes us very flexible, but affects all connective tissues inside and out. we get a lot of joint pain as they aren't supported. approx 80% of us have an associated condition called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome or POTS. what you have described sounds an awful lot like POTS. we experience fatigue, uncontrollable sweating, fast heartbeat, light headedness etc...,especially when we stand up or have to stand still for any length of time. You really should see a cardiologist, anything to do with your heart really should be dealt with. I hope you find some answers, and don't let them label you as a nut case or drug seeker. there is obviously something wrong and your symptoms should be waving big red flags to any doctor. x best of luck hun x

[khan50]

I had my first such attach when I was 13 things have become a lot worse I am 25 now I have skip beats adrenaline rushes the cardiologist says he cant give me beteblocker bcause I am hypothyroid with low hrt rate I am on xanax it has also stopped working now they put me on ecitalopram prozac zoloft but I cant take them they make my palps worse recently my endo ordered the 24 hour urine test but I am having severe agorphobia panic disorder that I cant get up of my bed any way thnx for your post it does help alot and plz do reply if any of u had the 24 hour cathecolamine test plus which of the ssris are the best for skip beats

[Deborah1977]

Hello to all!
     I have been dealing with anxiety/panic disorder since 1999. I have been off and on meds, through therapy, and researching a lot on this disorder. What I have found that helps me the most is firstly getting in to see a psychiatrist and therapist to find the root of the problem. Keeping a journal of when you have these attacks and what is happening right before they happen, including what your thinking when they happen. Give this to your doctor and therapist and they can help you find the root cause of the attacks.
     Now, dealing with the attacks themselves. I find that daily exercise works well. Just a 30 minute walk will help more than you know. It doesn't have to be fast or overly strenuous. When the attack hits, tell yourself that it is just a panic attack and that it's going to go away like they always do. Then focus on your breathing. I like having a clock around that "ticks". I breathe in to a count of 5 , and then out to a count of five. Just focus on filling your lungs as full as they can get, and then emptying them completely. Try laying down and putting something over your belly button, like a book. Focus your breathing so that the book is the only thing that moves. The point of this is to focus your brain on something other than the panic.
     I have these attacks on a daily basis. Using these simple techniques helps me to get over the attack quickly and move on with my life. I control them now, they don't control me. I really hope that this helps. Good luck and God Bless.