Nina102
21-11-16, 19:31
I know this is a common symptom of anxiety, but it's really starting to take a toll on me.
For over a month now every time I start to drift off to sleep, I get this sensation that I'm not breathing. I feel the exhale but not the inhale; however, I don't think I actually stop breathing (because obviously I'm not going to exhale without inhaling) but it's like my body didn't pick up the inhale, making it feel like I was holding my breath. Adrenaline then starts pumping through my body, making me unable to relax.
I can't enjoy going to bed anymore or sleeping. Even in the morning when I try to allow myself to sleep in it happens so I just give up and get up, still tired.
My doctor gave me lorazepam, which helps me get to sleep quicker but it still happens. Which makes me wonder if it's to do more with depression than anxiety?
I am on citalopram now; however, I've only been taking it for 4 days so I don't think it's doing anything yet. I'm just wondering if this will evenually help me enjoy going to bed again and sleeping. The doctor said I can take lorazepam untill the citalopram kicks in, but I don't want to end up becoming dependent on them which is giving me more anxiety.
I'm just wondering if I'll have to deal with this for the rest of my life now, or is this a symptom that goes away pretty quickly?
I'm also on antibiotics for the past four days because of a nasal infection, which I'm not sure if it got to do with anything. My nose has been incredibility dry for the past two months, and there's pretty much no mucus anymore, just dried blood. However I don't feel congested.
For over a month now every time I start to drift off to sleep, I get this sensation that I'm not breathing. I feel the exhale but not the inhale; however, I don't think I actually stop breathing (because obviously I'm not going to exhale without inhaling) but it's like my body didn't pick up the inhale, making it feel like I was holding my breath. Adrenaline then starts pumping through my body, making me unable to relax.
I can't enjoy going to bed anymore or sleeping. Even in the morning when I try to allow myself to sleep in it happens so I just give up and get up, still tired.
My doctor gave me lorazepam, which helps me get to sleep quicker but it still happens. Which makes me wonder if it's to do more with depression than anxiety?
I am on citalopram now; however, I've only been taking it for 4 days so I don't think it's doing anything yet. I'm just wondering if this will evenually help me enjoy going to bed again and sleeping. The doctor said I can take lorazepam untill the citalopram kicks in, but I don't want to end up becoming dependent on them which is giving me more anxiety.
I'm just wondering if I'll have to deal with this for the rest of my life now, or is this a symptom that goes away pretty quickly?
I'm also on antibiotics for the past four days because of a nasal infection, which I'm not sure if it got to do with anything. My nose has been incredibility dry for the past two months, and there's pretty much no mucus anymore, just dried blood. However I don't feel congested.