Horrible Sleep

[garrisonrw]

20M

A couple nights ago I tried to go to sleep at a good time, and ended up having a horrible panic attack because I couldn’t fall asleep... I was worried I wasn’t going to be able to wake up because of a brain tumor or cancer. Since then I have had extreme levels of anxiety, nausea, and my memory feels awful..... It’s been a while since I have had anxiety like this, and I’m super worried it’s a tumor.... it’s hard to do anything, it’s hard to get up and move... it’s extremely hard to sleep, as I find myself having to cry myself to sleep every night since it happened. All the sleep I have gotten since the attack has been light, so I am far from rested it feels.

Not on any medication, but I took kratom up to the panic attack which helped with my anxiety. Quit taking it though because it was a stimulant.

really need some help and comfort here guys, this is one of the worst experiences of my life.

 

[EMJ]

My anxiety surfaces like this often.....I will be going along OK then I wake with that awful jittery feeling and then get nauseated, can't eat, lose weight, the whole gamut....it is awful....but it is anxiety ......last week I had an anxiety attack during the night and it felt like my arms were numb and my back was on fire.....sending good thoughts your way

 

[garrisonrw]

My anxiety surfaces like this often.....I will be going along OK then I wake with that awful jittery feeling and then get nauseated, can't eat, lose weight, the whole gamut....it is awful....but it is anxiety ......last week I had an anxiety attack during the night and it felt like my arms were numb and my back was on fire.....sending good thoughts your way

Thank you EMJ... it’s awful. Haven’t gotten any good sleep since the attack, and I haven’t been able to fully calm down since... I’m stuck in this vicious cycle of sleep deprivation and fear of going to sleep. This has never been so extreme...

 

[EMJ]

It is awful ... the worst but you will get past this ...I have a bottle of children’s Benadryl.. at night I take just a half teaspoon to a teaspoon it helps me sleep through the night ... my Brother is a pharmacist and says it is very safe med .... I am a drug phobia and hate meds

 

[Adel]

That’s horrible something similar happened to me few days ago but not when I was going to sleep but in the morning when I was just lying in bed I could feel my whole body shaking my hands legs and I was feeling generally bad. I didn’t think about brain tumor but about a heart arrhythmia. I hadn’t slept well a few days before it. I hope you will sleep better now.

 

[garrisonrw]

It is awful ... the worst but you will get past this ...I have a bottle of children’s Benadryl.. at night I take just a half teaspoon to a teaspoon it helps me sleep through the night ... my Brother is a pharmacist and says it is very safe med .... I am a drug phobia and hate meds

I hate meds as well... Especially with the mental state I am in, giving up any control doesn't feel like an option.... But I will try the Benadryl!

That’s horrible something similar happened to me few days ago but not when I was going to sleep but in the morning when I was just lying in bed I could feel my whole body shaking my hands legs and I was feeling generally bad. I didn’t think about brain tumor but about a heart arrhythmia. I hadn’t slept well a few days before it. I hope you will sleep better now.

Brain tumors and cancer have been a fear of mine since I was a kid, so it makes sense that my brain went to that... Thank you for your wishes, it is deeply appreciated.