Hi. I can certainly relate. When I go to bed, the thoughts just don't shut off. If the thoughts are about anything I'm at all worried about, I sometimes end up having a bit of an anxiety attack. It's led to some insomnia in my case, and the longer I go without sleeping, the more anxious I get about having to wake up in the morning without enough sleep. I hope you're able to get some sleep soon.

Yes i can definately relate lovie
im sorry i know it, s realy awfull because like you said the less sleep you get the worse it seems to the anxiety in the night and the next day.
Sleep has allways been a problem for me, im on ambien and now lithium, barely slept this past month, i finally slept god this weekend but but only slept untill2am lastnight and then cat nap untill 6, im like that everytime i have towork.
I try not to nap at all in the day, then just keep working when i get home then go to the gym in hopes eventually my body will get exausted and sleep.
Do you take anything to help you sleep?, it doesn,t have to be an sleep aid, it can be a antidepressant, some of them can make you very sleepy at night if your having exteme trouble.
If you have never taken a sleep aid 2 benadryl help but only for a short time, the hospital gave them to me for sleep when i was there.
You might want to talk to your doctor if your problem has been going on for along time.
I also usually just get up and do housework untill it,s time to go to work if im realy super wide awake in effort to wear myself out.
I hope sleep comes your way soon!
Hugs xx.

Try a nice relaxing bath with lavender in it it works wonders and you feel relaxed when you go to sleep.......God Bless

This has been one of my biggest problems. It's not even that I am worried about anything.
Sometimes I take a warm shower and that helps, and if that doesn't work, I take a tylenol PM or a small dose of xanax and I am able to return to sleep.

I have troulbe sleeping too, a lot of the time due to anxiety. My counseler told me to get up and out of bed, do something to "change the channel in your brain" like read or watch tv. Hopefully then you will get so tired you can go back to bed and stay asleep.

I completely relate...I posted something so similar to this last week and got a lot of wonderful responses. I have had a really difficult time w/ sleep for the past 4 months (and for really long periods at other times in my life). Last week, I was up all night twice. Literally all night. The only thing that has helped me is listening to music because it helps drown my obsessive thoughts about not sleeping. Meds only help me sometimes.

20 years ago when I first was diagnosed with panic attacks mu psychiatrist told me to take a benedril an hour before bedtime. I guess that's the idea of Tylenol PM and the like.

He told me that the side effect of Benedryl was sleepyness and it was safe for me to take.


Currently, I have my rountine, 1-1/2 to 2 hours before bed I drink a warm milk with honey. Sometimes take an epsom salt bath, the magnesium is a relaxant. I also bought some lavendar hand cream and rub it on my hands since my hands are near my face. I also bought lavendar spritz for the pillow. (@ Bath and Body works).

I can get to sleep at Midnight each night ut wake up anywhere from 4-5 hours later. Then, spend the next couple of hours tossing around and getting 1-2 hour sleep.

Also, going to sleep while watching TV. I think it is because my brain isn't racing thoughts while watching TV...or listening to talk radio.

My daughter's TV has an OFF timer so you can set it to turn off after you think you'll be asleep.

I can relate I've been having trouble sleeping for awhile getting to sleep and staying asleep I've also noticed my anxiety is getting worse to I don't know which is effecting which but all i know is I have to find a new way... I woke up last night in almost a full out panic attack I had to go through the whole breathing exercises to fall asleep buts all to reoccuring i feel you pain sleep problems ruin a lot of things and no one else sees the trouble you have nightly

There's no doubt about it--I can certainly relate to not sleeping. My mind never turns off unless I completely knock myself out w/ meds. Tonight I have taken all the meds I can take, and I still can't sleep. That's why I came on here...to see if anyone else was up and wanting to chat. Not sleeping is a terrible thing. It makes everything so much worse for my depression and bi-polar tendencies, too.

I can def. relate. Whats been happening to me latley is, i will be fine during the day if im active but it seems like when im at rest my heart will skip beats and i start to get a lil panicky because its scary.But i def have been losing sleep because when i lay down to go to sleep my heart skips beats more. Every morning this has been happening i wake up at around 6:30 every morning. I am a college student and this started to happen in my final week of school before christmas break. So i believe the anxiousness contributed to this. And i love xmas so i believe its still going on because i am excited for xmas and anxious for it to come. But the mornings are just the worst i get just this high level of adrenaline feelings and just a panic feeling. I dont know what to do.. HELP!!

These days difficulty falling asleep seems to be an everyday occurrence. Its just that some days are even worse than others. Here are a few things that help me.. First thing I do is walk by myself. It doesnt have to be an hour walk. Sometimes Ill go out for only fifteen minutes. I get to think things over without any outside distractions and decide what issues (personal or business), to clear up or resolve first. Just being outside in the fresh air is also very relaxing!

The second thing I do is use an aromatherapy eye pillow. I find it to be extremely relaxing and a terrific way to clear my thoughts and get me in a better frame of mind. The eye pillow blocks out any light and allows me to just unwind. Its especially great after a tough ride home in traffic. The weight of the flax-seed inside the aromatherapy eye pillow applies the perfect acupressure on my temples and eyes. Its great for headaches as well. You can find them in a lot of specialty stores and also online. I know that lavender is very soothing and calming but I use peppermint. It just opens up my sinuses and helps me breathe so much better. That fact alone makes it easier for me to fall asleep. The one I use I found online at A Touch Of Satin. Their website is http://www.atouchofsatin.com if youre interested. They had a page on their site that talked about the benefits of the different scents. You might want to read what they say about them.

Try flipping your pillow over to the cooler side and when you start to think about things on your mind.Just SMILE! Smiling always seems to make things less stressful.

I hope my suggestions help! Let know what you think.

thats all part of having Anxeity

i think you should have a sleep study in a sleep clinic. they will monitor your brain waves and give you and your dr. information as to what goes on when you are asleep. then you can look into solutions.

Back in the beginning when my panic attacks and anxiety were really bad i felt the same way i would be horrified to fall asleep because i would be afraid of dying or something happening. It was to the point where i had to sleep on the floor on an air matress in my parents room because i was terrrified to be alone but i went for weeks without sleeping but w/in time faded since taking zoloft and xanax which has been a great deal of help