Hi I posted this in 2 other sites but getting no hits. Today I was very restless from anxiety and getting alot of flash,s. I went for a ride to shake it off and suddenly felt like a surge or wave felt like in my head but not sure, then I felt like fear, frozen, mind blank don,t know how to explain it lasted a few seconds then my head felt strange got shakey entire thing lasted from start to end maybe 5 min.I did have a flash about 5 min before this happened which causes me anxiety anyways. Can anyone relate to this, or know what happened to me? I,m ok now just anxious because it happened. Thank you.

Sounds like a power surge to me. I use to get them all the time. Now that I think about it I haven't had one in awhile. Huh Oh..hope I didn't just jinxed myself! LOL Be careful driving, I remember one time I had one and just forgot I was driving (the surge/hot fllash/dizziness carried me into another place) and up over the curb I went almost hitting a tree. Lucky no kids were standing there.

Sorry you didnt' get responses. I hate when that happens to me. I have had these same things happen to me. I never know if it's anxiety or what but I think it is a hormonal surge that certainly leads to panic for me. It is so weird. Look under power surges, hot flashes and the headache forums. You may find similar things there. good luck and feel better.

Hi, sorry to hear you have these to. I have had them off and on for the past 3 years. I am 46, 47 in Nov. They are terrible but have coped with them by changing my breathing and calming myself so it doesn't lead to full anxiety. When one comes on my I just get this weird feeling and it feels like my body inside is being ****** to the floor. My heart starts to beat fast, I shake , then sweat, then its done. I don't know if this makes any sense but I know how awful it can feel. It is one of these things that is unexplained as I have seen the doctor numerous times and they find nothing wrong with me. It eases up some months and it has gotten a little better and I don't know if it because my periods have been further and further apart (44 glorious days hoping it will stop). They used to be closer together and more irregular. Sorry to flap to much...I hope you feel better. All I am saying is yes this happens and I use breathing to take the edge off.

Hi "little lil" .. i'm sorry you didn't get any replies, that has happened to me too, it's not intentional, and sooner or later, someone does reply ..... but, yes, i've had exactly what you described. It has also happened to me when driving! That was freaking scary! It is like a "wave", something just comes over me, suddenly, out of nowhere. You can be home, or out, driving, whatever.....and then eventually, you end up becoming very scared in life, because you never know when this will happen again...i'm sure you feel the same way. My head feels the same way you described, and it's very hard to describe actually.....it almost feels as if it's "vibrating" in there, then everything becomes shakey, and "still" .. meaning that, it feels as if every organ in my body, stands still for a few moments, not working .... that is a LOVELY feeling! VERY SCARY! when you mentioned "frozen" i could relate....it does feel "frozen", and my mind also goes blank .... when it happned to me in the car, back in 2000, i was driving at night, had the kids in the car (not good) and all of a sudden...POW! I almost felt it coming, it was weird. About 20 seconds before it hit, i felt this weird feeling, like an aura come over me. Then, here it came....it was like a "wave" that comes over you, .... your body AND your mind. It hit once, and i tried to hold onto the wheel and steer striaght, and it was ok....it sort of "blew over"....but then, with about 30 seconds...here we go again! This one was worse! It made me feel like my entire body STOPPED ... my brain felt like it was vibrating, my body began to shake, but i was able to pull over and park in a parking lot.....God was with me!

I jumped out of the car immediately.....i began to walk around the parking lot ... trying to work off the horrible anxiety, panic, and FEAR! my heart was thumping, I felt totally lightheaded, off balance ... you name it .... after about 1/2 an hour, things were okay, and i was able to drive home. I drove him very shakey, and frightened however, and prayed all the way home! That was a night to remember! For pete sake, i thought i was having a stroke .... but, i've had a few of those episodes after that too, each one, less then the one before, and usually about 3 yrs. inbetween ....so, who knows...i mentioned this to my dr. a few times, he just shrugged his shoulders (what a great help!) and basically told me, ANXIETY....

so.....yeah, you're not alone with all this ..... if it's not one thing, it's another. ....

You're definitely not alone!!

I am experiencing this quite often, the first bout had me feeling like I was going to die! I started getting dizzy then the room started spinning and my legs went to jelly!! I literally thought I was going to die. I was in a shopping centre at the time and managed to get back to my car, once in my car I rang my husband to come and get me and take me to the hospital as I thought I was having a heart attack!

I had tests upon tests, ecg's and even had a MIBI scan, that shows if there are any blockages to your arteries. All came back clear, when I mentioned these things to my doctor he ordered more blood tests and they came back fine then I said I had read on here that it could be hormone related and he said he didn't think so this site has been the best thing that ever happened to me as I know the so called "quacks" know nothing!

So I'm hoping in time these symptoms will lessen as they are very frightening!

Take care, Deb in OZ

From your description, I would say you had an adrenaline surge. These, unfortunately, are common in peri..it is your body trying to supplement estrogen which you are most likely of short supply. They are very unpleasant, but if you realize what they are, they are easier to cope with. You basically get the same "fight or flight" response you would during a very stressful or traumatic event - but without the event!! And after it passes, you are left feeling all shakey and weird, just like you do after an "event"! Your body has not used up all the adrenaline it pumped into your blood stream. Sometimes the best thing to do after one of these is to go for a walk, and try and burn off the adrenaline.

The first few times you get these, they are very scarey....but once you know what they are, they are much less scarey, albeit still very unpleasant. And they do crank up your anxiety, because this is exactly what your body does during high stress, so of course you feel anxious. Again, get up and move!! Walk, dance, clean house, jog, pace....do something!! You will feel better for it.

Well thanks for that great info darlin' makes me feel better too! You are so knowledgeable!

TYhank you you described it to a tee haven,t had one as bad as that since I posted more of the out of nowhere anxiety now or the anticipatory anxiety that,s the worse for me right now can,t seem to shake it but I,m trying!!!