Would just like some answers!

[Camleh10]

Hi, i've been suffering with anxiety since I was twelve years old. I am now nineteen and have been on and off several medications, in and out of therepy, I really feel like I have tried everything. I stopped taking all medication about a year ago, but as of like 2 weeks ago I decided to go back on them. Currently I take 100 mg of Zoloft and .5 mg of Ativan as needed. My question is, for the last week or so I have been having horrible problems with sleep. I will start to feel tired around 11 pm and have no problem going to sleep. When sleeping on the other hand though I have been having really crazy and unusual dreams. After sleeping for about 8 hours I will wake up and feel fine and then BAM I get this horrible rush of panic. My room looks wierd, nothing feels right and I will just walk up and down the hall several times not knowing what to do with myself. I feel very confused and dissorented when this is going on. I also have scattered thoughts that make absolutly no sense. I always end up taking an ativan and calming down after about an hour. Does anyone know why this is happening!? Its so scary... :'( Any suggestions/answers would be greatly appeciated!

[Camleh10]

Yes the doctor instructed me to go back on them, but in the past I was on Paxil and just stopped and it was horrible! So I learned to have my doctor approve everything dealing with medication before I do it. I never thought of reading but it sounds like a great idea to just get my mind away from fear and onto something else. Thank you so much for commenting, it means a lot! :)