Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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momshere 12/19/2007

LIKE I DONT HAVE IT BAD ENOUGH WITH ANXIETY. MY SLEEP PATTERN IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I HAVE A SLEEPING AIDE, BUT I TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM MEDS. FOR ME THAT JUST MASKS THE PROBLEM. THE DEAL FOR ME IS, I WILL FALL ASLEEP, BUT MY SPOUSE GETS UP AT 2:30 AM TO GET READY FOR WORK. THEN THERE I AM...... WIDE AWAKE, AND THATS WHEN IT STARTS. MY MIND JUST STARTS RACING ABOUT THINGS. I CAN"T SHUT IT OFF. AS MY HUSBAND HAS TOLD ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN, "YOU WORRY ABOUT EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING" AND I DO. WHO ELSE CAN RELATE?????

Marigolds 12/19/2007

I can relate ! I can't even count the times i have been told not to worry ! Do you sleep alright when hub doesn't have to get up early?

momshere 12/19/2007

NOT REALLY. MY SLEEP PATTERN IS BROKEN. SOMEDAYS I THINK MY ANXIETY HELPS ME THROUGH THE DAY, BY STAYING AWAKE WITH A FAST HEART RATE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN??? WHAT A CATCH 22. LET ME TELL YOU THOUGH, WHEN I GET A STRAIGHT 6 HOURS, WOW, I FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON, AND PROBABLY A BETTER PERSON TO BE AROUND. HA HA..

Marigolds 12/19/2007

Yes, i agree. I used to nod off at the drop of a hat..but now i'm on high alert all the time lol I do agree about feeling much better after a good nights sleep. I think sometimes a sleep aid for a short period time can get you back into the normal rhythm. I have to read in bed til i get sleepy and that usually works for me but my doc put me on mirtazepine and that helps..but i think i'll try and go without it soon.
good Luck

deleted_user 07/21/2008

Meletonin. Take it for 2 months. Sleep will come! I feel for you! Hang in there.

deleted_user 07/21/2008

I'm not sure what came first, the insomnia or the anxiety. I have been taking Ambien for a while now, but suddenly it stopped working. I'd wake up at 3:00 or 4:00 and like you, my mind would start working. I'd worry about everything. So the anxiety cranked up.

My doctor switched me to Ambien CR and that helped me get a good 6 hour run of sleep. Then I started taking Zoloft for the anxiety. Now I'm able to sleep much longer. I've even made it to 7:00 a.m. I go to sleep around 10:00-10:30.

deleted_user 07/21/2008

Bump! I use remeron for sleep, but I still try not to even thought its not habit forming. It is good in a way cause I dream more and work out my problems. I have heard I even talk in my sleep. But as soon as I hang up from saying goodnight to my boyfriend. I feel all alone and just want to cry. And my brain keeps going.... and the meds dont kick in for hours. So I listen to music. Try and focus on singing along so it overrides my thoughts. But thats hard. I feel so alone and helpless when its dark. And that's when I hate myself.

momshere 07/21/2008

CHERIES, DONT HATE YOURSELF OVER NOT SLEEPING, DISLIKE WHAT IS CAUSING IT!!! THERE ARE SOO MANY REASONS WHY PEOPLE DON'T GET THE SLEEP THAT THEY NEED. LIKE ALL OF YOU THAT RESPONDED I AM SURE AT ONE POINT WE KNOW WHAT KEEPS US AWAKE:) AND AT TIMES NO FUN AT ALL. SWEET DREAMS TO YOU ALL:)

deleted_user 07/22/2008

hi there, I know you don't like meds, but I agree sometimes taking them helps, I have been taking SEROQUEL it's made for slowing down your thoughts!! believe me I know I think about everything, lol I take it at night and it also helps with anxiety it's made to help throughout the day and help sleep at night, look into it...God Bless

deleted_user 07/22/2008

oops I also have been on it for over 4 years, I've never woken early from it and you can adjust your dosages to..good luck

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