Waking up feeling sick?

[MajorSky1]

Can anyone tell me what would cause waking up at 6am being inundated by a huge tidal wave of feeling very very ill. Although there is some nausea, it's not exactly like stomach flu nausea. It's a onslaught of terrible malaise that seems to come from the lower half of the spinal column, and spreads outward. I feel like someone is clamping the spine on the inside of my body, along the sacrum, and the pressure spreads out and just feels horrible. The areas of usual discomfort seem to become hyper-awake, and I shake at the slightest exertion as if just hitting the pavement after falling 5 stories. There is an ache in much of the body that seems to go to the bone. This wakes me up.

It was the worst case I've experienced so far and don't care to repeat it again. It happens a few times a week, some instances worse than others. But this morning was the worst by far. I woke up at about 4am to go to the bathroom, and remember thinking I felt pretty good. My usual pains and discomforts seemed nonexistent. Went back to bed, fell asleep until this hit me at 6am. It seems to fade over about two hours, but the first hour is complete tortuous hell.

Heading to my doctor in a few minutes. I don't see how this could be an anxiety thing. It seems more like some kind of chemical level malfunction in the body. Has anyone else out there experienced this? What is it? How can I stop these episodes?

[webslave]

Could be bouts of Akathisia (unpleasant internal sensation of restlessness).

Also could be food intolerances. If I eat something my body dislikes, I tend to wake very early with stomach discomfort. Of course, finding out what foodstuff is causing the problem can be quite difficult, because food intolerance reactions can be delayed (pain can follow consumption 8-48 hrs later).

[MajorSky1]

Very interesting. Thanks webslave.
I think that ice cream, or even frozen yogurt can cause me this if I have it in the evening before bed. I've tested it and it could be the case.

Trying to think what I had to eat past two days that's been anything different than usual.

Also, got prescribed flexoril today because I have some knots in lower back. Only mentioned here on the forum once a while back.
Word is it's pretty decent stuff.

[webslave]

LIke me, you could be lactose intolerant (which gets more common and worse with age).

[MajorSky1]

I've wondered. But I can handle skim and 1% milk fine it seems. It's the heavy creams..

[MajorSky1]

Ah, Kefir. Bought some yesterday, and had close to a quarter cup.
Haven't had any in a couple weeks, so that could explain the nausea.
As usual, the pain flair is a more complex mystery.