Not a new problem but one that seems to be getting worse.

I have startled very easily for quite some time and my body over reacts to it. My heart pounds, seems like I can't catch my breath and I get very lightheaded and feel like I'm going to pass out and it takes awhile to recover from this.

 

Last week I heard a noise and my brain said, "that is one of the shower thingies, the suction cup came undone", but my body still over reacted and I thought I was going to pass out as I was on the way to the bathroom to look. It took quite awhile for my body to recover.

 

This morning I heard a noise and thought it was in the utility room so went and looked, same thing thought I was going to pass out before I got there. Didn't see anything that had fallen so came back and sat down. Heard it again, did the same thing. Then I noticed the storm door on the front door was not latched, explained this mornings noises so I closed it.

 

I told DH last week if anyone did try to break in the house while I am here alone I think I would die of a heart attack before they could do anything to me.

 

I have never asked my doc about it since my app was last Mon before these two incidents happened.

 

Is this a central nervous problem or what??? Does anyone else experience this???

 

I feel like I could literally be scared to death.

 

Thanks!!!

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

Marlee, I think all of us are very sensitive people and that's why we have the myriad of symptoms we do.  Yes, I startle easily but I was blaming that on my hearing loss.  When I hear something, I don't have a clue about what I might be hearing because the sound is so distorted.  So, I try not to worry about it.  I will walk around trying to see what it was and some times I find a cause and sometimes I don't.

But, your anxiety is kicking in.  You know that.  Try to figure out what you are so afraid of.  I know "unknown" sounds can be frightening but not usually to the point of nearly passing out.  If I were you, when this type of thing happens, stay seated and cup your hands over your nose and mouth and breath.  This will help provent the hyperventilation that causes the feeling of passing out.  While you are breathing this way, try to relax and get control over yourself and you can be thinking of the possible reasons for the sounds.  Once the breathing is under control, then you can go investigate. 

If you are truly frightened of someone breaking into your home, a home security system would be money well spent, in my estimation.  You definitely don't want to live in fear.  I do know you are high strung so you need to work on relaxing a little more.  It will make your life far easier!  I know because I was just like you about 20 years ago.  Feel better!

Sherrine

Marlee, I've had episodes where I have felt like that. Going to the movies can be difficult for
me because I can and have jumped out of my seat. I'm super sensitive to sudden unexpected
noise. My heart races and I become lightheaded. I do notice that it occurs when I am really
tired or feeling extremely stressed. I have had this happen since I was a kid so I'm used to it,
but it still is freaky.

Hugs, Robin

Marlee, people used to be able to walk up behind me and try to scare me and I was always a rock. Ice water in my veins. Now I jump and startle like crazy if I hear an unusual or loud sound. Yesterday morning I was asleep in bed and my BF woke up and started singing to himself in the living room. Granted it was a little loud because the man, bless his heart, has no "inside voice" but after 6 years you'd think I'd be used to that... but I jumped out of sleep and my heart was pounding so bad, I could feel it in my ears. It was ridiculous. Took me half an hour to wind down. It was the most sever anxiety response I may have ever had from something 'normal.'

I also startle easily and sound almose exactly like you.  Takes me a while to catch my breath and I also feel as though I could pass out.  I have also over the years attributed this to anxiety.........Glad you posted this.

hi,

It's this very topic that i think can be over looked with fibro. I have gotten so bad over the years with the same problem and like you, i will probably die of a heart attack before an intruder gets me.

If i hear bumps in the night..or day for that matter, if the phone rings or the dog farts!!!

I get that sickly, pins and needles, hair crawling effect if i hear someone elses bad news, if i think i've made a mistake in work i feel like i'm going to pass out.

I don't think it's a panic attack as such as I am able to control it, by that i mean(like you), I'm aware it's my body reacting to news strangely because my logic tells me there is no danger and don't be overeacting.

This is why i firmly believe that fibro is strongly connected to the physical nervous system and if proper research was done into it we could all live.

 

LOL.. I jump three feet when a cell goes off, or a phone rings.

I would ask your doctor to check out your adrenal glands and any body chemical levels (adrenaline, etc.) associated with them. Your adrenal glands are responsible for your flight or fright response. Maybe you have an imbalance of some sort.

Also you can look into a few home security systems. There are wireless systems that could send a message to your husband on an iphone, blackberry, cellphone, etc. It might make you fell better to be at home alone if you knew that any time the system went off your husband would be immediately alerted to it and could call you, call a neighbor, check in with your local PD. Just a thought!

Cheers
Lexy