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This has been happening to me for the past 2 years. I am now taking 25mg of Trazadone at night and it has helped for the 1st 2-3 hrs of sleep. Anxiety thoughts and dreams start around 3- 4 am and continue through until I get up. I accidentally took a whole 50mg tablet last night and this morning I woke up a little groggy and I noticed that I had slept most all night and when the pre-dawn anxiety started to arrive, I was lucid enough to realize that it was anxiety and was able to rationalize in the dream state what was happening and I was able to relax and stay easy in the moments.
I am highly sensitive to drugs. The littlest dose goes a long way with me. I manage anxiety and panic attacks during the day with very small doses of .5mg lorazepam as needed. I don't take the lorazepam every day. Some days I can manage panic and anxiety with breathing and other refocusing tools. It just depends on what triggers a panic anxiety episode.
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Both my mom and I have been on lorazepam for years to help with sleep. I am trying to taper off slowly and find that both depression and anxiety have worsened. My mother has been prescribed lorazepam 3 x a day which is of great concern and now can’t be without it because her anxiety level is unmanageable.
For a minute I thought I wrote this. I get the same panic attack at 3 AM. Wake up really scared of something I can't define. I live alone with an old dog (canine, not man). I take 1 mg of ativan (lorazepam) and magnesium at 8:30 PM and get right to sleep. At 3 AM at the anxiety wake up, I take .5 ativan and start reciting the Rosary or measured breathing to calm myself. It is very troubling indeed to know this syndrome has a life of its own. I am also highly sensitive to medications and today cancelled the rheumatologist's order for generic Lyrica because the side effects will compound other issues I have. Just amazing how your comments sounded like I might have written them except for the trazadone which I have never taken. M.E.
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Good to hear that you've been able to keep this misery under control. I have (so far) resisted the meds that have been suggested, but that may change. Natural supplements and mindfullness tricks have been somewhat effective during the day, but not at night.