Angie,
The numbness feeling is something I get - my temples tighten up also & my head feels like its spinning. My eyes go blurry & I feel like I see some kind of spot or shadow - this is only my head!!
In bed, my legs go tingly, my arms go tingly - I start thinking that it may not be panic, what if this is something that could really hurt me or stop me waking up? My heart pounds so loudly & fast it feels fragile, I shake. I try to get up & walk around - makes me worse, I want the light on - makes it worse. I have had many sleepless night because of this and I don't have the answer (I'm helpful like that).
A small suggestion that works for me; take a pen & paper to bed & write down exactly how you feel - physical and what you're thinking, then & there. Write EVERYTHING down, then keep looking back at the notes, try to sleep & if you cannot - write down what you were thinking then and look at the list again. Keep doing it.
It is like it makes it seem somewhat less threatening because you look at the list and think "had that one last night & I was okay".
Hope this helps a little bit - :) Toni
