I do get these often at night - wake up, dread and doom and panic and then nausea out of nervousness. Awful is a weak word to describe it! I've had this in the past two months when also my hormones dropped significantly (tested last month and a big drop in E and rise in FSH). So definitely hormone related for me!
Now I've put on a 50mcg patch and for the last three weeks things have improved! Fingers crossed!
Oh, and I do get these nausea moments as soon as I get up in the morning . Then they miraculously disappear. Again a proof it is probably something hormonal rather than anything sinister!
Ginger is the best remedy for me - either raw or tea or just a biscuit. Or just knowing it will pass helps a bit -but is so draining! I hope you feel better by now!
Milamam xxx