panic attack??

yesterday i woke up earliiee in the morning as I was not being able to breather normally. was that a panic attack?? but i was sleeping..how could I be panicking while in sleep. confusssiiiiinnnnggggggggg.

i find it really unlikely that it was a panic attack personally but im not a doctor xx

ive heard of this. Its in a book i have been reading, people who have really stressful lives and dont sleep well can have spontanious panic symptoms when they wake up. Not sure how to battle it, but ill inform u when i finish my book!

Wow that must suck to have spontanious panic attack like that.Im really sorry for you.I have had bad panic attack for a long time but there was always a trigger.They just did'nt happen for no reason.Yea should talk to your doctors about this.Hope you feel better.

This was how mine basically started too. Though mine were mainly after not sleeping all night, night after night. I have CFS also, and with the insomnia..the exhaustion was so much, i could not fight them off.
I couldn't really control them for many years, and they were one of my worst symptoms..feeling like i was going to die..over and over again.
As mine were from exhaustion..and i do still get them from time to time(even though my exhaustion levels are the same), idon't know if i could help you much.
I guess i tried just to accept them when they happened..to not highten the fear, and to listen to my body(for me not doing to much when tired especially).
For me the best thing was to get as cold as possible..no clothes etc(if at home of course). I found this helped slow my breathing etc sometimes.
This by no means helped all the time though. Medications did not help my panic attacks, but i hope the above helps a tiny bit at least.
Take care