Since I started medication (about three weeks ago) I've been waking up three hours after I fall asleep in a panic. A few times I've actually had full blown panic attacks, but most of the time I just feel on edge and have only a few symptoms of a panic attack. I usally wake up fearing that I'm about to be sick, shaking, sweating, and crying. I was wondering if anyone had any advice, since this is really interrupting my life. It's getting to the ponit that I don't want to go to bed since I'll only wake up three hours later and not be able to fall asleep again. I've tried cutting out caffeine and caffeine containing food, drinking herbal tea, meditation and breathing techniques, but I can't seem to calm down when I wake up like this. It seems the only thing that calms me is talking to a family member or my boyfriend, but I can't always do this at three, four, five, six in the morning.
Please help, or at least tell me I'm not the only one suffering from wakeful sleep.