[judi]

It’s me again… desperate.

1 year ago I’ve had a first anxiety crisis, which i coped with well and recovered fast.
2 months ago some anxieties came back. They’re more or less gone now, but 3,5 weeks ago an all-nighter, stemming from overall anxious thoughts, set a new sleep rhythm into my life. Me, who, apart from short episodes of litte insomnia over the course of my life, never struggled with sleep, had one sleepless night every other night since. The second night usually is fine again.

After the sleepless nights I could barely move, gut wrenched, dizzyness, breathing problems due to almost panicking.

What I tried in the last week:
1. take the Antidepressants again, which I took last year without any problems (Escitaloprame)
2. deal with sleepless nights, not panicking. I managed to get from shaking the whole night to just lying in bed, relaxed, tired, resting.
3. doing SR by setting a window from 0.30 to 6.30, which so far didn’t affect the sleep/wake rhythm, but since then my sleepful nights also got shorter (even though I wake up by myself before the alarm goes off).

Last night my head inside was spinning extremely even though the rest of my body was tired and quiet. And with that I mean physically spinning/rushing. It’s not the thoughts which are rushing, it’s a physical feeling of racing insides behind the forehead. As if the front of my brain is constantly fireworking.
Promethazin (Atosil) helps a little with this.

Since last week the day after a night like this is the bigger problem than the night itself. It’s not even dizzyness anymore, it’s complete vertigo, hissing in the ears, even after a night with sleep.
Add the extreme tiredness and the rushing head, and I can hardly leave the house.

As I’ve browsed through this forum, that’s not what usually is to be expected after bad nights. People somehow seem to be able to function. I myself can barely talk to ppl since I feel like I’m completely drunk (but with a racing mind).

I’m usually in a good state of health. And a positive person.
But right now I wonder when the lowest point will be arrived and what else is in store for me..
Might the spinning mind also come from the Antidepressant which I’m taking for 16 days now?
Should I see the doctor again? I was with him 4 times in 2 weeks now, he doesn’t say much.

I know it’s a long and whining post. Thankyou for reading, whoever took the time to.
And excuse my english, since I’m not living in an english-speaking country.

[Martin Reed]

Hello Judi. Things sound really difficult — how have you been getting on since you posted?

It sure sounds as though you’ve done a lot to try to make sleep happen and to fight or avoid the difficult thoughts and feelings that often come with insomnia. If you’re still struggling, I wonder if all the effort might be contributing to the struggle?

Have you asked others how they make sleep happen? What does the best sleeper you know do to make sleep happen? I wonder if there might be an insight there?

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