Got to the gym, started working out and either had
a) A panic attack
b) Hypoglycemia
c) A combination of both
d) Exercise induced asthma (I had asthma until age 13 and seemingly "grew out of it".
This has been happening frequently lately and I am getting worried so to the doctor I go. Basically what happens is that my heartrate suddenly increases and I get a feeling that NO AMOUNT OF OXYGEN is enough and a feeling that I can't swallow (classic panic attack signs). I went to the ER for this 6 months back or so because I didn't know what it was and I literally thought I was dying. They ran a million tests on me and found nothing wrong and chalked it up to a panic attack (this also was right after a high intensity workout). It happened on and off randomly for the last few months...like I would just be watching a movie and everything is ho hum and suddenly it happens and I sit there trying to control my breathing until it stops. It happened really bad at the dentist while I was getting a cavity filled. That was a non workout day and I got it BAD. Talk about freaking out...try feeling like you can't breathe with a dentist holding your mouth open with a drill inside.
One of the reasons I think it may be related to hypoglycemia is because it happened REALLY bad wednesday after my workout and I was very depleted (didn't eat much at all during the day) then I had 3 servings of cereal in milk, so basically pure sugar, and 20 minutes later I started literally shaking and had the same feeling I got when I went to the ER. Then I ate a ton of fat/protein food through the night and I was 100% fine an hour or so later...slept like a baby and my breathing was great.
I personally think it is probably hypoglycemia that triggers the event, then I freak out and make it even worse (panic attack) and a vicious cycle occurs.
Either way, I have good insurance so I am getting it checked out.
I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced anything like this because I know a lot of you guys on here slam the simple carbs pre/post workout. Is a normal family practice DR the person I need to go to?
a) A panic attack
b) Hypoglycemia
c) A combination of both
d) Exercise induced asthma (I had asthma until age 13 and seemingly "grew out of it".
This has been happening frequently lately and I am getting worried so to the doctor I go. Basically what happens is that my heartrate suddenly increases and I get a feeling that NO AMOUNT OF OXYGEN is enough and a feeling that I can't swallow (classic panic attack signs). I went to the ER for this 6 months back or so because I didn't know what it was and I literally thought I was dying. They ran a million tests on me and found nothing wrong and chalked it up to a panic attack (this also was right after a high intensity workout). It happened on and off randomly for the last few months...like I would just be watching a movie and everything is ho hum and suddenly it happens and I sit there trying to control my breathing until it stops. It happened really bad at the dentist while I was getting a cavity filled. That was a non workout day and I got it BAD. Talk about freaking out...try feeling like you can't breathe with a dentist holding your mouth open with a drill inside.
One of the reasons I think it may be related to hypoglycemia is because it happened REALLY bad wednesday after my workout and I was very depleted (didn't eat much at all during the day) then I had 3 servings of cereal in milk, so basically pure sugar, and 20 minutes later I started literally shaking and had the same feeling I got when I went to the ER. Then I ate a ton of fat/protein food through the night and I was 100% fine an hour or so later...slept like a baby and my breathing was great.
I personally think it is probably hypoglycemia that triggers the event, then I freak out and make it even worse (panic attack) and a vicious cycle occurs.
Either way, I have good insurance so I am getting it checked out.
I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced anything like this because I know a lot of you guys on here slam the simple carbs pre/post workout. Is a normal family practice DR the person I need to go to?
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