For the last 2 nights, every time i start to doze off, I will have a panic attack, where It feels like someone is pinching the middle of my chest and I jerk awake. I don't even open my eyes or gasp for air so it's not sleep apnea causing it per se. This happens repeatedly over and over, and I am not gaining any sleep. I have short mini dreams right before the attacks and almost think I will doze off, then bam, I jerk awake with a panic attack feeling in my chest. I took blood pressure and pulse immediately after. Pulse was a little high, blood pressure was normal.
This usually happens when I'm overtired, or extremely worried/worked up over personal or life problems. I even tried taking a whole 10mg ambien, and although mellowing and spacing me out nicely, It didn't get me any sleep. Do I need an anxiety drug? Any over the counter stuff that might work as well as ambien but for anxiety/panic?
This is really freaking me out, and making it even harder to calm down enough to sleep.
2007-01-09
14:28:36
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camaroz94
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