According to Peat, you can get significant benefit from just a small amount of coconut oil - eg 1tsp. No need to have more than that if it bothers you in any way. (Or any at all if even a little bothers you.)
As milk_lover said, refined is less likely to give allergic reaction.
When blood sugar drops, stress hormones usually increase to get the fuel supply back online (good survival mechanism).
Night-time mouth-breathing can lower the CO2 levels too much. Panic attacks often (always?) involve hyperventilation/low CO2 levels. Good CO2 levels are required for lots of things, including getting oxygen to tissues and calming nerves.
Combine hyperventilation with stress from low sugar, and some people can tip over the threshold for a panic attack.
Could be other things too, but I think these might be the first to address.
Have you tried a chin strap or a little tape on mouth to keep it shut at night?
How much are you eating through the day - carbs, protein, calories? (cronometer com or similar can be useful as long as you don't believe their (usually low) calorie recommendations.
Tried having something sweet for supper and keeping something sweet (and maybe salty) by the bed in case you wake up hungry/stressed?
I had written a longer post on your other thread but lost it before posting - will try to remember the other thoughts.
It def prob has to do with the CO2 levels. I unfortunately breathe through my mouth as my nose always seems to clog up (I really need to get this checked out and see why my nose is always blocked). I also suspect it may be sleep position that may be causing me to breathe differently too.
Is anyone familiar with buteyko breathing? What should I do to improve being able to breathe normally?
The panic attacks I am getting now are different than the ones from before. I would probably say more hyperventilation, shaking, chest feels a bit tight. I always drink orange juice when I do get one. It's hard to explain the difference but I don't see really any difference in terms of diet. I've been cooking with coconut oil for a long time now, mostly eggs lately. I don't think the eggs actually absorb much oil though. And then I started to take spoonfuls, but once I started noticing increasing anxiety, I stopped but still continued to cook with it and I am still having panic attacks.
The panic attacks are seriously ruining my life. I've always struggled with sleep, but these panic attacks are just horrid.
I was panic attack free for awhile, even while cooking with it. I've done intermittent fasting and cutting out all grains/rice/white potatoes and did not eat before bed and that seemed to help me so much. I still continue to do so. Sometimes I do eat more close to bed though. All the panic attacks seem so random and weird that I am continuing to get them even while changing practically nothing.
I've been keeping a food log but need to keep more details as in time of day eating.
I mostly eat eggs, fruit, low-fat kefir, beef, chicken, dates, salad, recently reintroduced liver.
Along with the panic attacks, I've noticed heart palpitations and a bit of chest tightness sometimes throughout the day.
Is there a big difference between eating a coconut and coconut oil? Now that I am having problems with CO I'm thinking that CO isn't a whole food and its better to maybe get it in the whole food form.
I need to get my thyroid checked out but don't know what kind of doctor to go to and what to test for. Is finding someone who prescribes desiccated thyroid better?