morning lightheadedness
Yup! Me too. Despite how much better I feel, this still persists and I'll tell you why. When you sleep, you usually aren't breathing very deeply, sometimes you can go a short while without breathing, it's completely normal for human beings to do this. Also, when you sleep, your organs slow down and everything is much slower, so when you wake up you have a lack of oxygen in your bloodstream and a lack of oxygen to your brain, this causes people to feel floaty, off-balance, and just overall feeling nervous. Also, you've gone at least 8 hours without eating, so there is also a lack of sugar in your bloodstream. Most people don't mind, because they don't have anxiety issues! This freaks us out, because we're prone to those little freak outs, and that often times makes the symptom worse. This is what I do and what I recommend. When you wake up, do some deep breathing and count your breathing for at least a few minutes. After doing that, eat something with protein and a bit of sugar. I like to eat peanut butter toast on whole wheat and some almonds in the morning. It's going to really help!
hugs&kisses,
Karilynn
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Frank Herbert
"How you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain. And, so it is with life, which for many of us becomes one big test followed by one big lesson. In the end, it all comes down to one word: grace. It's how you accept winning and losing, good luck and bad luck, darkness and the light."
Karilynn
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Frank Herbert
"How you climb up the mountain is just as important as how you get down the mountain. And, so it is with life, which for many of us becomes one big test followed by one big lesson. In the end, it all comes down to one word: grace. It's how you accept winning and losing, good luck and bad luck, darkness and the light."
Thankyou so much Karilynn!!!! Your post helped me to realize things. I didn't know that while sleeping everything is slower. . . AND THAT IS OK. . . I never realized that. It makes a lot of sense! That makes me feel better. Especially when you said that your breathing is slower. My thing is my breathing . I'll wake up in the middle of the night because of my breathing. I'll think that im going to stop breathing because i'll notice my breathing when i wake up and my breathing is sooo slow and like i dont need as much breath and that scares me like i'll just gradually stop breathing. this is what makes me panic. also, whenever anything else panics me my breathing will change and get all weird again. but this usually happens just at night time when i notice my breathing is different. like im ultra hyper sensitive to any body function that is slightly off. but, its good to know it is normal to breath slower at night thank you karilynn
"Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)"
LMM,
I have this same problem as well in the morning but sometimes it can last all through the day.Depens how much stress I am under. My chrriopracter told me I have so much tension in the back of my head & neck that it can constrick the blood flow to my head. I think it is so much worse in the morning because I am so stiff when I wake up, I hold all my tension in my neck and shoulders. I notice if I am in a real stressful situation it becomes worse.
You are diffently not alone.
I have this same problem as well in the morning but sometimes it can last all through the day.Depens how much stress I am under. My chrriopracter told me I have so much tension in the back of my head & neck that it can constrick the blood flow to my head. I think it is so much worse in the morning because I am so stiff when I wake up, I hold all my tension in my neck and shoulders. I notice if I am in a real stressful situation it becomes worse.
You are diffently not alone.
wow, thanks to everyone so far for all your responses. I have also noticed 2 other things i was wondering if anyone can relate? when i feel like this for a while, then i start to feel kind of weak and fatigued. also, i was at a party this weekend, and the rising/falling/lightheaded thing came on JUST when i was in an excited conversation with my friends - not nagative, but excited and then it came on - anyone? I am using my relaxation tape a lot lately, and positive talk and counting to 20, then distracting - sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Hello!Yes I have this happen a lot when I'm in a conversation with someone.I have come to realize that a lot of it is just self doubt.It also can be that deep feeling of being trapped.Self doubt I think plays a big part in why we have this condition.We have to refocus and keep telling ourselves that we are in control.Recovery from this disorder is all about us controlling the anxiety not the anxiety controlling us.You're not alone.I'm struggling with these same things right now.Keep your hope.It's the most important thing.We are a lot stronger than we think we are.It's going to feel awesome once we are in control of the anxiety!So for now like I said we just have to keep telling ourselves that we're in control and pretty soon we really will be.Take care!
FEAR NOT,
Thanks so much for another helpful reply!
yes, i have thought lately that I dont't trust myself anymore. i don't trust my body to work correctly. I think that this "episode " of symptoms came from going to my eye doctor in February,and finding out that i might have had a cyst on my retina, which i didn't - but just that put me into a tailspin. so, i need to learn to trust my body and my doctors i think.
what do you think? Are you finished with the program?
Thanks so much for another helpful reply!
yes, i have thought lately that I dont't trust myself anymore. i don't trust my body to work correctly. I think that this "episode " of symptoms came from going to my eye doctor in February,and finding out that i might have had a cyst on my retina, which i didn't - but just that put me into a tailspin. so, i need to learn to trust my body and my doctors i think.
what do you think? Are you finished with the program?
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE. I ACTUALLY WENT 2 WEEKS AGO TO GET AN MRI DONE AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL! ALL OF MY BLOODWORK IS NORMAL AND DOCTORS SAY IM IN PERFECT HEALTH...I GET HEADACHES, LIKE LITTLE TENSION HEADACHES THAT NAG AT ME.I WISH I KNEW HOW TO STOP THEM, BECAUSE WHEN I GET THEM,THATS WHEN THE ANXIETY COMES
LET GO AND LET GOD!
Hi Vetoali85
how are you? are you doing the program too? are you also responding the lightheaded/off balance thing? I have not had an MRI, i am trying not to freak out and go get one. i had bloodwork in March that was totally normal, although they weren't looking for anything. when you are sleepless, do you feel worse?
how are you? are you doing the program too? are you also responding the lightheaded/off balance thing? I have not had an MRI, i am trying not to freak out and go get one. i had bloodwork in March that was totally normal, although they weren't looking for anything. when you are sleepless, do you feel worse?