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the last cupple of nights when i close my eye to go to sleep i feel like wave action in my body and that scares me into a panic is that normal or adivan side affect just started them ore is that just beeing in a sencitive state dan

I use to get that, and I don't take medication. It has to be anxiety, but meds can cause symptoms of anxiety.

hi folks can't get into the chat rooom right now so best i can do keep up with all is through the forums.

What is sleep? I don't know what it is to have a decent nights sleep. up every 2 hrs off to the bathroomj/ Sometimesthe heart is going like crazy. Don't like t o take meds. theyleave me with such a weird feeling. Hard to describe.

It takes me forever to moving in mornings. I work nites. takkes me a while to unwind when I get home. sometimes I don't think I reallly unwind. I am so tired and sleepy. so it is off to bed. nightsif I can't sleep I turn on the relazation tapes abd will fall asleep.

Had a lot going on lately hopefully it will settle now and I can get my focus back where itr belongs.

Hi:
Sleep has always been an issue with me.
If I do go to sleep, I will very often awaken after a couple of hours, Might stay awake then for several hours, or might not go to sleep at all that night.
This is not every night , but many nights. It might be every night, but I take an ADVIL PM at bedtime. Or a TYLENOL PM. If I didn't take that sleep aid , I would not sleep much at all.
And sometimes I will have trouble going to sleep even after taking it.

But the thing is that I'm retired . I don't have to go to work next day. However, I had this problem back when I did work.
And it is rough.
I sure wish you the best!!!! And my best to everyone who has this problem.
MJ

This used to happen to me too. Years ago when my anxiety was at it's height, I had such trouble sleeping. Nighttime was very scary for me. I would feel like I was slipping into something that I would never get out of. I was afraid to go to sleep. I remember fearing that I would go crazy in the middle of the night and not know it. Anti-Anxiety meds like Ativan should not cause you anxiety but sometimes coming off of them can make your anxiety come back more intense. This is why I hardly ever took them. Anxiety is a liar! And you just have to remember that. Think of it as a bully that just makes threats all day long. That's all they are....threats!