What causes panic attacks when you wake up?

The causes of panic after waking up are physiological factors, such as poor sleep quality or severe insomnia, often staying up late, drinking strong tea or coffee before going to bed, etc.; pathological factors, such as premature beats, tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and so on. 1. Physiological factors: If the patient wakes up with symptoms of panic, the first consideration is caused by physiological factors. Poor sleep quality or serious insomnia, often stay up late will make the body does not get enough rest, thus the feeling of panic. Drinking strong tea or coffee before going to bed will make the sympathetic nerves in a state of excitement, thus stimulating the heart, resulting in a feeling of panic. 2. Pathological factors: if the patient finds that the heart panics after waking up, then it may also be related to pathological factors. Such as premature beats, tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and so on. These will make the heart beat abnormally, thus interfering with its normal rhythm, and eventually lead to the feeling of panic. If patients repeatedly experience the symptom of waking up from sleep with panic, they should go to a regular hospital in time and receive symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to delay the condition and cause adverse consequences.