Help.."mini" panic attacks as i fall asleep

[curranimal]

Hi, i am a 23 year old man whose had bad anxiety and panic attacks for a while now. I found a method that has pretty much eliminated my panic attacks, every once and a while ill have a panic attack but lately ive been having these what i call mini panic attacks almost right after falling asleep. literally a couple minutes after. its almost the same feeling as a panic attack  normally would be with the drop in the stomach and adrenalin rush then the rapid heartbeat. sometimes they happen once and sometimes they happen multiple times in the same night. I rarely(only once or twice) have waken up in the middle of the night with them, only right after i kind of drift off it hits me like a frieght-train. I have had my anxiety and panic attacks under control for a while now but these new sleep feelings are drivin me crazy and bringing up some of those feelings i thought id kind of left behind... =(  any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

[zanderman123]

Hey guys.. Another 22 year old here..
I'm experiencing exactly the same.. It's driving me crazy!

I get the fear of dying. It jolts me every time I close my eyes and I always have to open them.
Sometimes it's a sharp, deep breath through my nose and sometimes it's a long, deep gasp through my mouth and I sit up very quickly.
There are even times when I throw myself out of bed, turn the light on and get pacing around as if I'm trying to stay alive!
I have learnt that focusing on the feeling makes it worse, but I can't help it. I really can't!
I've tried reading, audiobooks, film and tv, meditation music, but to no avail.
It's brutal and I'm very tired, but scared to sleep.
It's a catch 22! Anxiety attack triggers negative thoughts and negative thoughts trigger anxiety attacks!

I'm using Bach Rescue Remedy: "To comfort & reassure".. You put four drops on your tongue or in a glass of water.. It's basically an alcohol solution with herbs in it..
I'll be perfectly honest, I don't know if it's working for me, but others swear by it.. Try and get some if it's available in your country. Alternatively search 'Bach flower remedies' on Amazon.

I really do hope that works for you..! This is a truly disturbing feeling! :(

[zanderman123]

Hi.. I'm pleased I've found this forum..
So, I'm 22.. Every time I close my eyes, I get a sudden feeling of; 'I'm going to die', and I gasp.. Sometimes a small yet deep breath through the nose and I have to open my eyes.. and other times I have to sit up quickly with heavy gasp through the mouth..
It's driving me crazy.. I'm so tired in bed as I write this; (05:35 am) but I'm avoiding sleep..
It's true, the more I think about it the worse it gets! But my brain is cruel! I can't think of anything BUT feeling like this.. sometimes I visualise things that I know will make it worse followed by said gasping.. I very much dislike it, and I really am finding it difficult to think about anything else.
You mention a method you use to overcome it.. I'd really like to know. Your email address is blocked out..

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Many thanks,
Alex

[rykerjem]

I have this two like my body is on hyper mode. I took levaquin and cipro many times and this is what happened to me. I am also covered from head to toe with severe stinging over entire body and heart pounding.. if anyone else has this please write me
***@****

[Narsius]

Hey all im Alex and im going trough a cant breathe thing right this second!!!!! Im soooo fricking scared.!!! Someone please talk to me!!!!

[nursegirl6572]

This thread is over 7 years old.  It's great that you want to contribute and offer advice, but I would recommend posting on the current threads, as the older ones will just get passed by, plus the original posters on these old threads are usually no longer active on the site, so they will likely not see tour reply.

Thanks again for helping, hope to see you post on the newer threads!

[ash009]

let me help u guys
i use to have same problem and it feels terrible and this is how i overcame it
i changed my attitude,i started to be positive and told myself "am absolutely alright,am still alive and still here"everyone dies one day so y take tension,lets find solution to overcome it..by just changing my attitude i solved 50% of my problem,i kept myself busy and tried my best not to think about it,,and then i found pranayam(yoga) which helped me solved 50% rest of my problem..
i did this few pranayam's everyday and it helped me solved this problem in a month..
1-deep breathing
2-kapal bhati pranayam
3-anolom vilom pranayam

i have seen many people solved this issue with pranayam..and i really mean it

important thing is when u go to sleep try ur best to not to think about that u have this problem,always stay positive,i know it can b hard but u dont also hav any other choice

go google and learn how to do pranayam ,no kidding guys ,it will definately help u solve this problem for life...

dont take tensions and always stay positive..
enjoy life and keep urself busy
and tell urself u hav no fear because God is with u
and start doing pranayam everyday in morning and stay healthy

all the best
tc eveyone

[Angelfire1959]

Yeah, don't want to get into a religious discussion here but am really glad that you found your answer. Will most definitely try this.  Thanks so much for the info.