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help! night anxiety

sonjanicole5
sonjanicole5
My anxiety is hitting the roof! I'm so tired... I'll be almost asleep and then ZAP! Im awakened with a jolt of anxiety. I'm keeping a full blown panic attack at bay, but this SUCKS! I hate anxiety.

Plus, it makes me doubt everything. Maybe this is in fact God speaking to me, not just mu anxiety :/
sonjanicole5
sonjanicole5
I took 6mg of melatonin like an hour ago hoping that would do the trick as it often does. I also have lorazepam...can I take my prescribed dose with the melatonin?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am awake, too for the same reason. I was sound asleep for 2 hours and now I'm not. I just took ativan right now. I haven't tried melatonin, but I hear it works. I'm not sure when its combined with ativan. I just got a bad upset stomach. I hate this, too. I think I am going to call my doctor in the morning. Sorry you are going through this...
sonjanicole5
sonjanicole5
Thanks for your reply. Love DS, we are not alone!

I feel nauseous, have restless leg, and keep getting jolts of anxiety.

I don't think I'll mix the two...I'll just bear it out and then ask my doctor.

Hopefully your ativan kicks in and you can get some sleep tonight!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh wow I totally understand how this is. I stayed awake for an entire 48 hours on pure anxiety! I failed a test because I was just too tired in the day to function but to anxious at night to sleep. I had to lie to people telling them I was just a caffeine addict when in reality I hadn't once ounce of caffeine the entire time. Now looking back I know it was extreme anxiety. Most the time I can run on just 4 or 5 hours of sleep... which in some cases is awesome but terrible in others. I would lay awake at night worrying about everything under the sun, unable to sleep at all. So I know how that is, if you ever need someone to talk to I am always here. =)