I cant sleep and its 4 AM!! i'm at my college dorm and it's my 1st time away from home...usually at home I rely on my mom to calm me down when I have insomnia, but obviously she's not here now. i'm shaking SO bad and I had a total panic attack. I cant seem to clam down...please help!
2007-09-25 00:33:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
haha sorry *calm down
2007-09-25 00:40:25 · update #1
The other posters are correct: A doctor will be able to give some some medication that can assist you for this. Did you know that the medications that treat panic attacks are also used to help people sleep? You could kill two birds with one stone!
Next time you get a severe panic attack, grab a paper or ziplock bag and breathe in and out of it a few times every minute or so. This will supply your blood with some extra carbon dioxide, which will help normalize your blood pH and alleviate some of the feelings of panic. I hope this was helpful for you, good luck with college, it will get better.
2007-09-25 01:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Colin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Sorry to hear you can't sleep. That's part of life. I'm a little surprised that you mentioned relying on your mom at your age to comfort you at night. Most children learn ways to comfort themselves upon awakening, and usually learn different little rituals to help them get to sleep. You need to learn how to relax away from home. You may want to try some Tylenol PM to help you sleep. Also be sure you get plenty of physical activity in your spare time. A tired body sleeps better.
2007-09-25 01:00:57 · answer #2 · answered by ~RedBird~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
breath in breath out clam down now think of a happy place and go lie down ,listen to some music,read a book,watch tv,put on a movie.your safe and ok call your mom and talk to her if you need to
2007-09-25 00:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by just-a-girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liz, You need to see a doctor for that. My Doctor has me on Celexa ( for Anxiety) and AmbienCR to help me sleep. I don't like taking medicine but we all need a little help from time to time and you should be enjoying life to its fullest now..Go see that Doctor..
2007-09-25 00:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by donna_honeycutt47 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watch some TV, or just keep answering on answers and you will get tired out soon. You will be alright.
Ha or studying will make you sleepy, try that
2007-09-25 00:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exercise exercise exercise. And think of the first time u ver had one. What caused it? Your mind is powerful-use it to talk yourself out of it.
2007-09-25 01:49:02 · answer #6 · answered by whisperer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just take a deep breath, have a glass of cold water and put some music on... you'll feel better before ya know! :)
2007-09-25 00:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by mperry1408 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋