Anxiety attacks are getting me down ....?

Question

I have been getting anxiety attacks in my sleep every night for over 2 months now.
They are waking me up in the tiney hours of the morning and i can't sleep even after i calm down.
I am also feeling sick and throwing up during them.

This is really messing up my life and my grades at school...
I have been to a few Psychietrists and they all perscribed meds... but i don't want to take something that will mess with my head.

what do i do, i can't live like this anymore...

I have also been a self injurer for 3 years.. So i was planning to get help for that to.

Answer 1

Weigh up the pros and cons. Would the medication really mess with your head more than the panic attacks or lack of sleep? Could you take the medication for a while and see how you feel? You could always come off them if you don't like them. Are you getting therapy to address any underlying issues you might have? If you're not, you should be.

Good luck xxx

Answer 2

I felt the same way about my meds. I stopped taking them, which I regret. I went from having aniexty attacks to agoraphobia. I live in a gated community and I don't go beyond the gate without being terrified. My life is more out of control than before. Meds should serve as temporary help along with therapy. You want to catch this early. Prolonging it will only make matters worse. I went from traveling all the time to being disable. I do all my shopping over the Internet or my fiance does it for me. You don't want to live your life like this. So, just think of it this way, meds don't have to be long term and do seek therapy as well.

Answer 3

Seriously and listen to me when I tell you this. No amount of medication will help you completely stop having them. I started having them 6-15 times a day I would just sit in a ball and cry waiting for the next one. It ruined my life completely. There is a book called the Anxiety and Phobia workbook its absolutely amazing and cheap I swear it saved my life. It teachings something called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Its shows you how to calm down, breath proper and not to be afraid of the panic when it happens. The author is brilliant and doesnt write to you like your a complete tool.It has lists of things to work on and how to cope when you cant anymore.It explaines the medications given to people with panic and anxiety disorders and the good and bad of all of them. Please look into it I swear its a life saver!

Answer 4

Anxiety is developing from your worries and doubtful week part.
Habits. This is not to be take serious, it’s a subconscious mind
feed some wrong awareness may its with or without your knowledge.
Hence if you can’t control by yourself consult with a psychiatrist
and its give relief by the time you take your charge of mind.
It’s just a matter of awareness, what we are thinking in negative
is not right, always think in positive. If we are in positive even
we are ready to face any situation, that time the result may
negative not to be depress, its take you more way of positives.
Be happy my dear,

The main thing not look the things that the medicine mess up your
Head like take the medicine in negative feelings
With is not give any positive report. The doctor give you to
overcome this for given a helping hand. When get the help come up
and live with your own hands. I mean medicine is a helping friend
as soon as with this friend help come out, and stand your
own leg. I appreciate your negativism of medicine or depend
the doctor , but when its necessary you have to follow and
your purpose is to come out. When you get in your mind charge
leave the medicine and doctor, sure we all are not depend the
things so long. Hence follow the medicine if its need or doctor
prescribed, may some side effect will occur, but concentrate
only our goal to come out. Hope you will clear what I mean.

once you take your mind charge and leave the medicine and
may you will feel initially some negative due to the medicine,
but never mind your ultimate aim is to come out from the trap
of anxiety attacks. It’s a short period terrible, if you not follow
the doctor may its make more complication. Brave , not fear
What we have thinking its not always right, take the right hand
Advise and take your confidence. This is the first part.

2nd part for you make a good routine habit by action in practical,
means morning awake with pry, do the routine,
and concentrate your work/study what ever, and pry and
thanks to winning part by feel the happiness in utmost
level and sleep. Not think duration of this anxiety cycle until
you overcome the positive mechanism in your character
by the new strong habit, when go for sleep , its for sleep for only
even break sleep never curse or think watch the breath and
try to keep mind and body in relax positions ( In yoga savasana)
Habit is the 2nd nature which
boost you; the first nature is grace of nature, that’s is in
terrible give the help hand to own nature by sense of
2nd habit, this what you have to do your part, other all
Leave to time fate, do your part better . Sure you will win

Never we will trap in medicine or doctor or
any. But initially you follow the doctor advice and
overcome, live with smile. Wish you all the best. Never take
this in serious this just a thought or false message from yr
Brain , When you corrected in sense by medicine and sense of
2nd nature it will fade your negativism SURE. Wish you all the best,
don’t look yourself, come out
be frank and open behave/interact , never shy or fear,

Answer 5

I have read some litterature about panic attacks. But they allways seem to have a more scientific approach and that is nothing I need in my struggle to survive those horrible panic attacks. This is a "hand on" and very practical book. I felt it was written to me. I am sure that you are going to feel the same.

Joe Barry writes exactly how I think. The examples are perfectly described. And the method is genius. I recommend this book and thanks Joe Barry for writing it. It changes your life

Answer 6

Hmmm I sometimes wonder that myself, though Im not in your exact situation. How do you know when you are in love? I know that I would be miserable without my girlfriend but It cant stop me from wondering if there is somebody out there who is better suited for me, more compatible. We have very different views on what is acceptable at parties, she thinks is cool to let people draw on her boobs! I dont know if thats the kind of person I want to be with. Many thoughts to sit and ponder.... Would I be happier with somebody else? Im 20 years old maybe I just need some more time to figure out what I really want.

Answer 7

Okay, this is how the cycle starts. First you develop a condition because of an external factor. Then you develop an internal factor because of the condition. This is not good.

Take the medican. It should help. However, you need to identify why you started having them in the first place and combat that issue.

However, in the mean time you need to do something when they occure to keep you from worring about them. Watch T.V., read, do something.

Answer 8

What meds have they tried on you? Im interested.


If you dont want to take meds i would try to control the attacks, I have had a few and yeah I know how they are. What I do is try deep breathing when I have them. It works wonders.

Answer 9

As someone who has suffered from panic attacks, I know how you feel.

Panic attacks can be brought on by many things. Just give the meds a try and see if it helps.

God Bless.

Answer 10

have you tried talk therapy?

i have to say that if "a few" psychiatrists believe that meds can help, you should give em a try. there must a reason they are suggesting to try them.

i personally never knew you could have anxiety attacks in your sleep though. to be honest, it sounds more like a night terror.