Who gets adrenaline rushes?

[[re...]]

 

 

How often do you get them?

 

 

How do you control them?

 

 

[[Ch...]]

Yes, and they are horrible..the first few weeks and months were 24/7 non stop, but they have been diminishing over time.  There is no treatment unless you can identify a specific trigger..now I get a couple during the day and a couple during the night....posters here at BB wrote enough that I realized they would pass with time so I just waited them out.

Best wishes.....

[[mo...]]

Choco, how many months was you out  when you was having this 24/7? when did it let up?

[[pa...]]

I ususally have them every morning and exercise seems to help the best for me.

[[sa...]]

i have it everynight 5 am since jumped not let up and not relieves

i wait everyday for it to fade out but now not.how long...

don't know.so frustrated

[[Ch...]]

Momack, it started as I was tapering, but I tapered very rapidly (not recommended by me!!) and actually started decreasing about 4 weeks ago at 5 months off...it is now disappearing very rapidly...I only awoke ONCE last night...YIPPEEE!!!!  It feels like a panic attack all over the body and once I realized that it was actually a sign of recovery I stopped reacting and let it happen and kind of watched it as an out of body experience ...OK that is weird, LOL!!!  Now I just get up, tinkle, drink some water, and get undressed and lie back down...!

[[bl...]]

Every morning and into the early afternoon.  Lately sometimes also in the evening when I am trying to wind down for sleep.  Funny thing is that this was happening to me in the months before my CT and I kept accusing my husband of making regular coffee (when I can only do decaf) and he kept denying it !.  I now realize that I had probably been in tolerance withdrawal for awhile because of this symptom and a few other ones that I thought were "odd" but never connected them to the Xanax. I just wait it out and let it pass most of the time.  Sometimes if I get busy doing something, it helps.

[[Fi...]]

Don't forget about food.

 

Hypoglycaemia is a real feature of benzoWD and sudden plunging blood-sugar episodes can and do bring on a range of symptoms, typically adrenaline rushes and panic attacks. Not surprising that these happen during the night/early morning when people have been without food/not eating for several hours.

 

I believe I owe my return to sleep and freedom from these middle-of-the-night attacks to eating a small pre-bed snack of a small banana and a glass of whole milk and, at other times by eating small amounts at regular intervals during the day.

 

Will it work for you? Well, you won't know unless you give it a try. I had to "force" the eating bit, but it was well worth the effort

[[Ro...]]

I am 26 months out.  Rushes were awful at first, especially at night.  Much better now.  I found if I exercised when they hit, they would go away. 

[[bl...]]

Thank you!  I will try more frequent snacks throughout the day and a bedtime snack. That makes sense!

[[Te...]]

Don't forget about food.

 

Hypoglycaemia is a real feature of benzoWD and sudden plunging blood-sugar episodes can and do bring on a range of symptoms, typically adrenaline rushes and panic attacks. Not surprising that these happen during the night/early morning when people have been without food/not eating for several hours.

 

I believe I owe my return to sleep and freedom from these middle-of-the-night attacks to eating a small pre-bed snack of a small banana and a glass of whole milk and, at other times by eating small amounts at regular intervals during the day.

 

Will it work for you? Well, you won't know unless you give it a try. I had to "force" the eating bit, but it was well worth the effort

 

Generally good advice except for reflux sufferers like me who can't eat within 3-4 hours of bedtime. I do believe that's why I'm so shaky in the morning.

[[Fi...]]

Oh I know all about reflux T

 

I stopped eating late-hour "big-meals"- learned my lesson on that the hard way!

 

Never had any trouble with my banana & milk though, which I found never to have caused a problem in that department.

 

[[Te...]]

Good to know. I'm still healing, but I hate going 12 hours without food. My blood sugar is very low in the morning. Maybe in the not too distant future I can try it.

[[Fi...]]

I'd heard good mention of "BRAT" foods - Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast - all very light on our digestive system, while, beneficially, still giving our gut "something to do". I'd add milk to that, though it's not for everyone.

 

 

Sometimes small things can make big differences - and I was in that place where I didn't know what to believe anymore, but I'd have tried anything (once!)...

 

 

 

 

 

[[Mo...]]

Can you describe adrenalin rush?

I think I have it constantly and it's killing me.

You speak of this so casually.

[[re...]]

 

 

Feeling sudden rush of anxiety in your gut / chest region.

Then your heart pounds

You feel very restless and panicky

 

 

[[Fi...]]

Can you describe adrenalin rush?

I think I have it constantly and it's killing me.

You speak of this so casually.

 

Sudden, spreading, surge-like feelings in the gut area, increasing nervous excitement, raised heartbeat, increased anxiety, rapid thinking...

 

Food can sometimes alleviate it or reduce it; eating "before you feel the need to" may avert it completely.

[[so...]]

Bananas are very high in sugar on the hypoglycemic scale.  In glad it is working for some of you.  You may want to try a hard boiled egg at night, some raw almonds, or melted Jack cheese on Dave's organic white bread before bed.  Daisy brand Cottage cheese and blueberries too.

 

Sofa

[[El...]]

Just before I go to bed I make and drink  a huge smoothie out of cooked veggies, avocado, peanutbutter, coconut fat, banana, a spoon full of cooked red lentils and some protein powder and then water. IT have helped immensely on my morning adrenalin and inner tremblings. Also I drink fennel Thea with an inch of cinnamon every morning, cinnamon helps regulate the bloodsugar.

Also i have CUT out coffee caffeine sugar and other stimulants. 🎈 IT doesn't taste so good, But what would we not do to keep the bedtime monsters away

[[Te...]]

Bananas are very high in sugar on the hypoglycemic scale.  In glad it is working for some of you.  You may want to try a hard boiled egg at night, some raw almonds, or melted Jack cheese on Dave's organic white bread before bed.  Daisy brand Cottage cheese and blueberries too.

 

Sofa

Not for we GERD sufferers, alas. That 12 hour period of no food makes morning blood sugar an issue every day. Sigh.

[[Ge...]]

I would get them all the time.. but the propranolol controls them..

[[pa...]]

I get them in the mornings when I wake up.  They usually subside during the course of the day.