anxiety attacks while asleep

It then takes me a while to calm down enough to fall back asleep, only to wake up again feeling the same panicky, anxious feelings. How do I make this stop? I just want to sleep, but I've gotten to the point where I'm scared to go to sleep because I don't want to wake up in a panic. Does this happen to anyone else?

I get anxiety at night when I am asleep, I have a feeling that I am falling because I am so tired. I feel like a weight was droppoed on me and I get up in the middle of the night gasping for air with that tingly feeling in my chest and the anxiousness and my heart racing. Every time it happens I get up put some clothes on and go outside, I am afraid that one day I will start running up and down the street and give myself a heart attack from the panic that I get after the anxiety.

I seem to have alot of panic attacks at night or while im asleep and will wake up out of a dead sleep thinking im having a hart attack or cant breath. I hate it and dont know what to do and the past month or so my vision has been weird or it seems like im lightheaded or dizzy if any one can help me or at least let me know if you have the same symptoms and how you deal with them would be grate so i know im not crazy or somthing is wrong with me. Thank you.

then the answer is to learn to stop expecting anxiety attacks. Not easy, but an anxiety therapist might help you, and if it gets so bad you can't function medication might be necessary. But first you need to decouple the anxiety from you other health concerns in your mind.

It sounds like you are having a panic anxiety attack. They frequently happen while sleeping or falling asleep. All the symptoms your describe are very common symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks. Are you anxious? Do you have stress or other problems during the day? Get a good physical exam and discus these symptoms with your doctor. Check out the anxiety forum for more info.

It is possible to have anxiety or a small panic attack type while you fall asleep? Often once I fall asleep I wake up because my insides feel like they are shaking maybe my heart is beating fast and thats the feeling I dont know, but it wakes me up I try to fall back asleep and it happens again. Does anyone know what this could be?

Hypnic jerks/sleep jerks or twitches which are normal. Those seen while falling asleep or while waking up are also normal. You might be probably too stressed due to personal reason or lack of sleep. Try to relax and keep physically active by doing regular walks, stretches, and yoga/meditation. It is better to consult a neurologist for an evaluation and also a sleep specialist for better care. Take care and share your thoughts.

t expect miracles or overnight fixes. While the doc may give you medicine to help ease the anxiety...it not going to just go away. You're going to have uncomfortable moments, but that's all part of the treatment. Let us know how you're doing. There's a wealth of info here...stick around!

I'm 26 weeks last night I had trouble sleeping due to anxiety attacks. Has anyone else felt this during their pregnancy?

Every now and again I will feel paralyzed while im asleep I know to try and wake my self but it seems to take a couple of minutes to wake up during the attacks I have trouble breathing, and can't move I know I don't have sleep apnea.

I sleep alone and I am afraid to go to sleep. I mostly worry something bad will happen while I am asleep and not in control of the situation, so even when I do sleep, I'm not really getting rest. Medication isn't helping. What else can I do naturally? Do you have any grounding techniques?

It scared me and I was almost afraid to fall asleep. After I lied there a few minutes I fell asleep only to wake up to a racing heart. I looked at the clock and realized I had only been asleep maybe 30 mins when my racing heart woke me up and I thought I was having a heart attack. I could barley talk to yell for my husband so I tried to get up and walk into the other room and I was extremely light headed like I was going to pass out.

I've had a few anxiety attacks the last few days because on Wednesday I started a new job. I'm trying to get the hang of it but I don't know if I am. My boss informed me today that I have 4 days to get the hang of it or they have to let me go. So not only am I stressed off and on while clocked in, I am off the clock too. I need a job, but I always seem to be doing SOMEthing wrong. Last night before I fell asleep I had an anxiety and PTSD attack.

My problem is that I have been having panic attacks since I was about 13. At age 14 I was put on medication (Adderall XR 30's) for ADD. Even though the medication helped me greatly in school, the panic attacks became more frequent and more aggressive. Every day after school i would get home and start to feel my fingers tingle, my face go numb, get really dizzy, then have problems breathing. Id have to lay down and just try to fall asleep to get rid of all of it.

ve never heard of a panic attack occuring while asleep. But I have heard of people with sleep apnea who stop breathing and awaken to gasping for air.

has anyone experienced an anxiety attack for days?? ive lived with anxiety and panic for years and years, im 29 weeks pregnant and 29 years old... im having tingling thru my body, twitches all over my body (randomly)....and racing thoughts all for 4-5 days now. Im also a serious hypochondriac, so now i think i have MS, ALS, and other horrible diseases due to these symptoms ive been having.

Just thought id let ya know my psychologist told me that having anxiety attacks while exercising is actually very common. The reason being is if you already suffer from anxiety/panic attacks the sensations that exercising brings on is very similar to that of anxiety, fast heart beat, shallow breathing, sweating, weakness, dry mouth etc.... so we think we are having an anxiety attack which bring one on....

Its hard to determine whether you are having panic/anxiety attacks or withdrawls......One might require the drug - but the other definitely requires no drug. You may wish to talk to your Doc a little more. Other benzo's besides zanax are used to treat panic/anxiety attacks. Some are less prone to abuse than others. Zanax seems to be high abuse potential - stuff like librium is less likely to be abused - yet still effective for attacks. Advice is not to quit the zanax cold turkey....

I'm sure all you guys with anxiety and panic attacks can to relate to this...I have been up all night due to severe anxiety and its now 12 noon. My question is what do some of you guys do when your scared to fall asleep bc you feel like ur going to die in your sleep. my anxiety is pretty much gone at the moment and I feel somewhat relaxed but now that I kinda feel normal I still feel like something is going to happen to me in my sleep. Its hard to explain.

Hi im new to this. I have panic attacks anxiety problems. Yesterday night I had a fever and a cold. My ears felt as if they were stuffed and I was dizzy this caused a panic attack. Also I couldnt hear very well for a while. I felt I couldnt get enough air and felt dizzy. I felt chest pains and body pains. I wanted to go to the hospital but my mom said no its just a panic attack calm down. So I didnt go and I fell asleep eventually.

I suffered from anxiety and panick attacks for only a few months am only 20 but feel like i am going to die i get pains in my back the middle of my chest am sure i am gonna have a heart attack even though i have had a stress test it came back fine and blood tests but i just cant relax am soo scared am anxious every day i have had a baby 6 months ago they think its due to that but surely it would have gone away by now does nayone have the same as me ?

They said Panic attacks last 30 minutes but Anxiety attacks last for a hr or more ..I am also now worried of having a bad anxiety attack when I go to have this little one in Feb 2010. What do I do I try to change my thoughts and ways of thinking but its very hard.. I dont know weather to go on medication like zoloft they say I could take when im pregnant.. I get spaced ot at times at home and have the panic attacks and I just dot feel normal anymore I want to be normal again I hate this ..

i already felt weird as i was falling asleep it felt like the thing was making fall asleep. my question is what is after us or after him.. ? like is it a demon or a evil spirit. these things aren't dreams its further than that ...

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