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Help. Strange insomnia story

kcladyz
kcladyz
About a month ago I had ear and sinus infection but ever since then I been having insomnia and night time panic attacks and hallucinations. Now i am scared to try and sleep.

I know the antibiotics gave me real bad GERD that has not subsided for some reason but I am taking meds for gerd yet the above is still happening. I never had this problem before I was sick an out on antibiotics.

I would fall part way asleep and have some sort of night time hallucination or bad dram and wake up startled I will have to get up, get dressed and walk it off.

Again this only started when i was last was sick

Any ideas?I wonder if the antibioticd killed off the good bacteria in my body and sent me off wack.

Any ideas on how one can fall back to sleep after a night time panic attack?

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kcladyz
kcladyz
Being scared is not what the problem is waking up startled is. About ever 45 minutes I wake up startled. Like tonight i will have a mini dream of being told i need to check something and ill wake up startled thinking i have to do something then i am all wound up to fall asleep. I will talk myself down that it irrational but as soon as i go to bed about an hour later i get thrown awake again'
Also my antibiotics ended 2 weeks ago and i do not have a doctor to go to. i did a provider search and find noone in my area under my insurance none of it makes any sence
curiousmountain
curiousmountain
I had something similar to this when I started perimenopause. I would wake-up with a racing heart about 2 hours before I usually get up. It happened regularly. I think it was probably hormones.
fleetlordhalo
fleetlordhalo
It might be an unbalance w/ the chemistry in your brain, you need to see a dr to start a process of elimination to determine what is your issue.
kcladyz
kcladyz
I am so scared . I am trying to change my schedule at work so I can make time for a dr but I'm afraid I'll be dead bynthen
fleetlordhalo
fleetlordhalo
I can sympathize w/ being scare & assuming the worst. I was on a emotional roller coaster for over 2yrs before i finally got stable.

Take things one at a time, but have a longer term plan to get your medical needs, questions answered & healthcare attended to by your team of drs.
keepingthefaithalive
keepingthefaithalive
Your condition sounds very serious to me. Sudden onset of hallucinations is huge. I would recommend getting your priorities in order and going to the emergency room for immediate medical attention. Your insomnia might be a symptom of something much more serious, especially since all of this started from the treatment of your sinus condition. Sure, it will be expensive and inconvenient but this might be a life or death issue. You're worth it, hon!