i used to have panic attacks at bed time
-- I couldn't let myself fall asleep
because I was afraid of being unconscious
and losing control. I had very physical
fits though. At first, I took ativan and
valium -- but those are highly addictive
and I don't know if i'd recommend them.
It depends I guess. I weened myself off
of them and started using other
techniques. I talked to myself out loud
and tried to reason with myself -- which
takes *time* to work. I did deep
breathing exercises and *eventually* --
when things were getting more managable --
I started using yoga poses and stretches.
Sometimes I gave in and just threw pillows
and other shite around -- big heavy books
feel satisfying. So do gutteral screams,
but they freak other people out. If I
couldn't manage myself, i'd just give in
and let myself get tired out. I think it
was a symptom of depression/acute anxiety
-- once these things got handled better, I
slept more soundly and stopped having
night terrors and panic attacks.
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Jemini
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 58 Location: Australia
Posted: 07-24-05 22:27pm
Hey eldustructobunny
thanks for your reply. Yeah i'm trying to
stay off the meds as i've only just
started being off them.
Maybe thats what it could be, because the
meds helped me sleep soundly....
