Hblemp84
14-11-17, 20:43
Hello!
I am new here. 33 yo female. I am 14 weeks pregnant and been having progressive issues with sleep since early in my first trimester. Initially, I did have out of control anxiety and was having intense panic attacks--so this may have played a part. This is my second pregnancy and I had similar issues with panic and anxiety in my first pregnancy during the first trimester--overall this has subsided greatly, and probably started trailing off around week 10. I still have anxiety, but its more controllable.
However, the insomnia I have been experiencing has been ongoing and I'm starting to freak out of over it. I don't sleep well at night, I feel as if I'm constantly tossing/turning/waking up, not getting restorative sleep. I feel as though I am dreaming vividly all night.
I stupidly started reading about insomnia on a pregnancy forum and someone off-handedly mentioned "sporadic fatal insomnia." This has totally sent me off the rails, especially since I have been having issues for months now.
I have slept better the night I've taken benadryl out of desperation, but its still not a normal full night of sleep. I took some last night, but was so anxious about all of this, it was only minimally helpful.
I feel so upset, and beside myself despite the fact that I know it literally makes no sense to be fearing this right now. What are the odds I have this exceedingly rare disease that just happened to show up when I became pregnant, or...that I'm just pregnant :(
I did read this AM that zantac, which I am on a high dose of, can cause insomnia, so I am stopping that to see if it helps, but I'm not very hopeful about that :(
Have any of you had this fear? How do you talk yourself out of it?
Thanks!!!!!!
I am new here. 33 yo female. I am 14 weeks pregnant and been having progressive issues with sleep since early in my first trimester. Initially, I did have out of control anxiety and was having intense panic attacks--so this may have played a part. This is my second pregnancy and I had similar issues with panic and anxiety in my first pregnancy during the first trimester--overall this has subsided greatly, and probably started trailing off around week 10. I still have anxiety, but its more controllable.
However, the insomnia I have been experiencing has been ongoing and I'm starting to freak out of over it. I don't sleep well at night, I feel as if I'm constantly tossing/turning/waking up, not getting restorative sleep. I feel as though I am dreaming vividly all night.
I stupidly started reading about insomnia on a pregnancy forum and someone off-handedly mentioned "sporadic fatal insomnia." This has totally sent me off the rails, especially since I have been having issues for months now.
I have slept better the night I've taken benadryl out of desperation, but its still not a normal full night of sleep. I took some last night, but was so anxious about all of this, it was only minimally helpful.
I feel so upset, and beside myself despite the fact that I know it literally makes no sense to be fearing this right now. What are the odds I have this exceedingly rare disease that just happened to show up when I became pregnant, or...that I'm just pregnant :(
I did read this AM that zantac, which I am on a high dose of, can cause insomnia, so I am stopping that to see if it helps, but I'm not very hopeful about that :(
Have any of you had this fear? How do you talk yourself out of it?
Thanks!!!!!!