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Hello everyone,
I have been lurking this site and its seems like a great place.
I just wanted to share my situation and see if anyone can relate.
I'm a 43yo male with a family and have suffered with mild anxiety most of my adult life. I have never taken medication on a regular basis. I will only take Klonopin if I have severe panic attack, which happens only about two or three times a year. I do however, wake up in the middle of the night extremely anxious and pace around the house for about a fifteen minutes or so. I usually calm down and go back to sleep. These anxiety episodes happen about once or twice a month.

Every once in a while these night episodes turn into a full blown panic attack and last from one to four hours. The Klonopin works sometimes. But I usually have to let the attack run its course. During these attacks I literally can't sit down or think straight. If I try to sit down or stand in one place I feel like I can't breath. It like my body and mind have to keep working. The only temporary relief I get is to go for a walk or a run outside.
The strange part is that these attacks are only triggered while I am sleeping.
Even though these attacks only happen a few times a year, when they do they are pure hell! I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy.
Does anyone else suffer from these night time panic attacks?
Thanks for listening!

Thank you so much for the reply and the kind words. I will look at the resources page. This is a great site!