It's been a month now and I am unable to kick this anxiety. I am having troubles sleeping as it has been almost three weeks that I haven't woke up every two or so hours and I wake up at 4:30 every morning. I know I have slept but not soundly. What keeps waking me up is intrusive thoughts and loud noises in my head. No doctor has been able to tell me why these are happening, and I get all hot, and my pulse skyrockets and yet I can't fully wake up to get out of bed, and I lay there for another two or so hours and the thoughts breed more thoughts until I feel psychotic and delusional. The doc says that it is because the anxiety has a big hold on me and it is affecting my sleep which is making the anxiety worse. Well, all to say the doc has given me Ambien and I am so afraid to take it. Has anyone else had to deal with this odd sleeping behavior with extreme anxiety on early waking hours? Has anyone taken sleeping meds. like Ambien? I am more afraid of side effects, but then I am too afraid to continue to keep living like this. I fear that Abien might make everything worse with side effects. Or that I might wake up being so groggy that the anxiety and panic could be worse...or that I will have a panic attack in my sleep and I won't wake up...or that I won't be able to stir from the bad thoughts and dreams. This is making me a mess...and bedtime comes in just an hour. Hoping someone will see this and respond soon. I am not having panic attacks at night, but tonight I am over this med stuff. This is totally unreasonable...I know.
