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21/f with weird rushes before going to bed and other weird symptoms..could this be stress?! PLEASE HELP!!!
by meg1005, Jun 07, 2007 12:00AM
Hi, I'm a 21 yr old female who has been experiencing some very strange symptoms now for over a week and was hoping someone could help me out and see what their thoughts might be. Mine, of course, are all pessimistic.
The symptoms all started about a week and a half ago when I was down the beach for the weekend. I had been spending the nights out at bars drinking and the days laying out in the sun. (It was a period of 3 nights) The last night of drinking I drank a little too much and got sick. The next day at the beach I was pretty dehydrated and decided to take a nap on the beach. It was then that I felt sort of a rush all over my body just before drowsing off. (This was different then when you're about to fall asleep and you sometimes get that jolt or feeling like your falling) It made me move without me doing it for a longer period of time and it felt like an adrenaline rush. Since then I have been experiencing the rushes eveytime I try and go to sleep.
A couple days after I got home from the beach I also got my period, (which was a week late). I thought this, along with the dehydration, could be the reason for my weird rushes at night. However, after my period was over the rushes still continued. I also am now experiencing tingling on the top of my head and sometimes a very mild headache. I feel best when I first wake up in the morning but throughout the day the tingling and headache come about. I also experienced fatigue and loss of appetite but those symptoms seemed to go away with my period. The fatigue is still there but not as severe. I went to the doctor and all my basics were normal..blood pressure, temperature, heart(I had an EKG). I'm now waiting for blood work to see if there could be any possibility of thyroid dysfunction or anemia.
I'm a very athletic person and have never had any significant problems other than minor sore throats. I do have some history of getting panic attacks. The last time I received one was after my high school graduation and since I just graduate college I was wondering if maybe this could be a factor? After high school graduation my panic attacks dealt more with my heart and rapid beating all the time where this is just a rapid rush right before sleep. Could my hormones be causing this since my period was a week late. (my periods are rarely on time) I haven't been to a gyno in 2 years but am going to one this summer. Is there anyway I could be pregnant? I would tremendously appreciate anyones thoughts on this matter since I am truely beginning to get freaked out!
The symptoms all started about a week and a half ago when I was down the beach for the weekend. I had been spending the nights out at bars drinking and the days laying out in the sun. (It was a period of 3 nights) The last night of drinking I drank a little too much and got sick. The next day at the beach I was pretty dehydrated and decided to take a nap on the beach. It was then that I felt sort of a rush all over my body just before drowsing off. (This was different then when you're about to fall asleep and you sometimes get that jolt or feeling like your falling) It made me move without me doing it for a longer period of time and it felt like an adrenaline rush. Since then I have been experiencing the rushes eveytime I try and go to sleep.
A couple days after I got home from the beach I also got my period, (which was a week late). I thought this, along with the dehydration, could be the reason for my weird rushes at night. However, after my period was over the rushes still continued. I also am now experiencing tingling on the top of my head and sometimes a very mild headache. I feel best when I first wake up in the morning but throughout the day the tingling and headache come about. I also experienced fatigue and loss of appetite but those symptoms seemed to go away with my period. The fatigue is still there but not as severe. I went to the doctor and all my basics were normal..blood pressure, temperature, heart(I had an EKG). I'm now waiting for blood work to see if there could be any possibility of thyroid dysfunction or anemia.
I'm a very athletic person and have never had any significant problems other than minor sore throats. I do have some history of getting panic attacks. The last time I received one was after my high school graduation and since I just graduate college I was wondering if maybe this could be a factor? After high school graduation my panic attacks dealt more with my heart and rapid beating all the time where this is just a rapid rush right before sleep. Could my hormones be causing this since my period was a week late. (my periods are rarely on time) I haven't been to a gyno in 2 years but am going to one this summer. Is there anyway I could be pregnant? I would tremendously appreciate anyones thoughts on this matter since I am truely beginning to get freaked out!
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