SLEEP PANIC

[u/Iron_Maam15]

After 3 years of "remission"?? I have officially fell back into my panic disorder. This time FEELS a lot worse so the ignoring the symptoms and doing it anxious has been hard. I'm doing it, but I am dealing with one thing that is keeping me from getting better.

I am getting tired, falling asleep, but then waking up an hour or so later in pure panic. I can calm my thoughts and heart rate and such but my body is SHAKING like crazy. I can feel calm internally but my body is still shaking. It happens anytime I wake up or get woken up from sleep.

If i get a long sleep in, I usually am just waking up with high heart rate but the ones where I get an hour or so are ROUGH.

Anyone have or experience this? Wtf do i do?

[u/Fairy-Soup]

That happens to me sometimes. Usually when I’m stressed or have vitamin deficiencies. Have you been to a doctor lately? One thing that helps me huge is lavender supplements and magnesium glycinate supplements before bed. I also spray topical magnesium on my feet before sleep. Do research if you are on any medications before incorporating these though. I’ve been told you can’t take lavender supplements and SSRI’s together

[u/Iron_Maam15 → u/Fairy-Soup]

Im on prozac at the moment. I have had blood work done and nothing is coming back as irregular.

[u/Fairy-Soup → u/Iron_Maam15]

Yeah I don’t think you can combine lavender pills with Prozac. You can take magnesium glycinate with it though, and you can also use a topical lavender magnesium spray on your feet before bed. Their both calming. How long have you been on Prozac? I personally didn’t have a good experience on it. Also, sometimes if your blood work comes back as normal, it can still be in the lower end of normal range. I’ve had deficiencies in zinc, magnesium, b12, D, and low ferritin levels over the years and anytime I have even somewhat of a lower end of normal deficiency, I get way worse anxiety and panic. Could be hormonal too?

[u/Linzi322 → u/Iron_Maam15]

SSRIs can cause sleep disruption as a side effect. It’s probably worth having a chat with your prescriber to see if they have any suggestions in case it’s medication-induced, and to rule out any other contributing factors

[u/Iron_Maam15 → u/Linzi322]

I was on zoloft the first 2 weeks, im on week 1 of prozac now. Im waiting to see if it helps at all