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Night Terrors

ReginaPhalange
ReginaPhalange
I used to have terrible night terrors way back when I was unmedicated or on certain types of meds and the doctor swapped them so I could get more sleep etc.
Last week I had a bit of a hyper week and hardly slept, when I finally started sleeping again I'm waking up 2/3 times a night with night terrors.
I wake up violent shaking in the middle of panic/anxiety attack.
Does anyone else have them? Or do you know a way of dealing with them?
It's now 4am here and I'm too scared to go to sleep
deleted_user
deleted_user
Those are awful...I have nightmares all the time. Can you take a warm bath and relax in it? I have learned that if you think about something really hard right before falling asleep thats what you will dream about. Also, be aware of your hands...keep them open...not in fists. Sleep well
deleted_user
deleted_user
http://bipolar.about.com/od/sleepissues/a/040729_dreams_2.htm
dancingd
dancingd
I wake up almost every night at 4 AM..with an anxiety attack so severe,I feel like I'm dieing.

It takes all my control(and some Xanax sometimes) to get through the episode of anxiety.

true night terrors are a little different,they come while our brains are in a different sleep mode,than regular sleep.(during REM..no they come NOT during REM sleep...regular dreaming comes in REM sleep...S@%& I'm confused!)
ReginaPhalange
ReginaPhalange
I've tried all the normal things like bath etc, I'm just so scared that one of them is going to come true, they're so real about my family etc
ReginaPhalange
ReginaPhalange
Now I'm confused too, last time I had them the doc said they were night terrors I dont know maybe just nightmares, either way they're scary
deleted_user
deleted_user
4am is the best time of the day IMHO :-)
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
Interesting, I wake up having anxiety attacks, heart racing etc too. I can't recall a nightmare, it's like I just wake up with a start. I shake too..alot.

I used to have hypnogogic hallucinations too, spiders in the bed just as I think I'm falling asleep.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I have them about 3 times a week. Its horrible, they are so vivid and scary. While having one not too long ago, I was taking a swing at a "monster" and hit my wife across the face, full slam. Talk about feeling like shit. But when you can manifest your dreams into the real world, look out.

I have meds to help me sleep, Remeron 30mgs and Seroquel 300mgs, but all they do is make me a zombie the next day.

I am also afraid to sleep and stay up late and sleep on couch so I dont hurt my wife.

I just wish I knew what triggers them or how to fix it.
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