Man I dont know how to feel. I am angry, frustrated and sad but also relieved that it is not a mental illness.
about 3x a week around 6 PM, before eating, I would all of a sudden start feeling very, very uneasy. Its hard to describe. I would sweat but my hands and feet felt cold, my heart would race (>100bpm), shaky, unable to sit still, very very anxious, feeling like something could go terribly wrong any second, dialated pupils, and feeling confused in my surroundings (my house). I felt like I was going insane. I would feel too shaky and anxious to eat or cook, and would just sit and wait untill it went away. Which sometimes took very shortly, and sometimes it lasted for hours (looking back the duration was probably linked to when and what I ate). During the whole time I was unable to function. coudnt work, coudnt watch tv, coudnt focus on studying.. very annoying and I was scared it would never stop.
So I googled my symptoms and thought they were panic attacks. I thought I could just deal with it on my own and theyd go away eventually. But they didnt. Then I bought a blood glucose meter just because I suspected diabetes (had some symptoms for a while and am overweight and dont excersize) and sure enough, when measuring during panic it was 3.5mm/l. which is quite low. Bit the bullet and went to a doctor and got diagnosed a few days ago.
Its been a rollercoaster. I am sad I wasted so many days and evenings feeling extremely anxious. Just hope it get better now.
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