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Posted 10/29/2012 12:20 PM (GMT 0)
Last night was a horrible night.  I laid down around 9 and it was so hard for me to fall asleep.  Seems like every time I would feel myself doze off my heart would start racing and I would open my eyes and just lay there.  Once last night I think I actually fell asleep and next thing I know I jumped up and gasped for air!  It scared the crap out of me but I took a few breathes so I wouldn't have a full blown panic attack.  Yesterday made day 3 with no anxiety meds (not that I was on anything regular, just Xanax as needed).  Does anyone else experience this? 

Also, there seems to be some sort of pressure behind my eyes.  I feel it mostly when I close my eyes to go to sleep.  I have also started having back/neck pain and pressure in my head.  Along with the head pressure, there is pressure that seems to be focused near my sinuses.  And there seems to be some kind of mucus in the back of my throat.  The strange thing is... if I don't acknowledge the pains or pressure they seem to disappear.  Oh I almost forgot to mention,  last night I was hit with some bad nausea.  Couldn't sleep due to that as well.  But I never actually threw up.  My stomach seems to make all sorts of noises all the time for no apparent reason.  It doesn't happen every day though.  Please let me know if anyone else is experiencing this.  I don't know if I should give my doctor a call... Thanks!

Posted 10/29/2012 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

I hope you are doing well, i experienced some of my panic attacks at night, trying to go to sleep. I discovered that when I am not busy, or when i have to relax, I tend to think about my anxiety, and almost instantly the thought "what if I have a panick attack? " pops into my head. That's why I had most of them while trying to sleep, and my anxiety caused insomnia also. I had all kinds of symptoms, nausea, dizzy spells, and many others, and they triggered attacks.

Anyway, I am now convinced that most of them have happened to me before, but because I did not suffer from anxiety, I ignored them, and I did not fear panic attacks, losing control etc. It seems to me, you describe my situation, since the pains disappear when you don't acknowledge them. Throughout your life you experience many minor discomforts, which are normal, and can be ignored, but anxious persons blow them out of proportion. It doesn't hurt to see your doctor to be sure you are ok.
Posted 10/30/2012 3:56 AM (GMT 0)
Hey
I used to feal with this almost everynight for 2weeks. I got so bad that i didn't want to try and sleep cuz i was afraid another attack would trigger. Needless to say i spent those weeks on the couch and literally passing out..only to wake up shortly after with my heart racing, shaky, cild sweats , shortness of breath..then after the attack would slow down the chest pains cane along and i would have numbing pain in my head.
All in all these from what my drs.(yes i seen more than 1.lol) say these are called panic/nocturnal attacks. Took me forever to get me back on a sleep sched.
Good luck:)
Posted 10/30/2012 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there,

 

           I really recently posted a topic about a very similar situation! :) I like you, was suffering from not sleeping and when I would finally fall asleep I would jolt awake staring around and out of no where and my heart would race. I was wondering what the heck was wrong with me. I also suffer from pressure in my head (more left than right) and it scares me horribly bad and sends me into instantaneous panic! I have however started going to see a therapist and talking to her about life stressors and my anxiety etc. and this past week I have been able to sleep. I also have started doing deep breathing when I can remember too and have been drinking chamomile tea. Just wanted to let you know you are not alone, I have suffered from the sleeplessness and currently the head pressure tongue

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