Anxiety during sleep: It wakes me every AM from sleep.

Thank you. Kind thoughts always good for morale! Kind thoughts being sent your way from me.

Can you tell me your experience with Ativan? Do you use it for sleep at all?

Your very welcome.
Namaste!

Had happening for 2 years and was getting worse. Last week I happened to find a podcast on Spotify called Sleep Cove. He has a series of sleep hypnosis 20-25 min sessions. I listen to them all night long. They continuous play for hours. I’m not waking up so anxious the last few nights I’ve been doing this.

I’m so sorry to hear of what you’re going through. It’s awful. I experienced the anxiety you are describing for almost three years. It took many different medication trials, group therapy, an amazing psychiatrist and electroconvulsive therapy to pull me out of the depression/anxiety. Hopefully you can get results much sooner from therapy or medication!!! I take Trazedone and Seroquel at night but everyone is differen

I accidentally sent before completing my sentence. 🙄
I was going to end by saying I hope you are seeing a therapist or psychiatrist or both or going to group therapy and that you will get the help you need. Know that you are not alone and take comfort that you can make your way out of this!

I've been dealing with anxiety/depression since traumatic life changes last year, including a cancer diagnosis.
I've been in therapy, but have resisted drugs. My anxiety now seems to come in"spells", including strange sleep disturbances and pre-dawn adrenaline rushes.
Every morning brings a kind of over whelming existential anxiety.
However...some days it dissipates randomly and I'm fine...even kind of happy. I try to hold on to the peaceful feelings, but of course I'm always fearing the return of the creepy spells.
So I guess my question is, does anxiety ever go away without drugs?
I do take supplements,exercise, do some meditation and yoga, and I know that these things help at least somewhat...
I'm just so tired of feeling psychologically "damaged".
Thanks for listening.

I can deal ok with my anxiety during the day, but sleep episodes are terrible. Almost on a cycle, I experience rushes of sick feeling fear which dissipates as I wake, then returns as I fall back to sleep. I feel adrenaline rushes and shaking, but at least no racing heart.
It is just such a miserable, scarey feeling. Can anyone relate? Has anyone found a solution?

Oh, I can absolutely relate to this!
I am so sorry you feel this way, from my personal experience this is dreadful.
What I feel is the same as you but my heart got affected at some point because I had too much stress. When I wake up I am often already stressing but lately this starts later; while I slowly get more awake the stress rushes in, it's like this massive way of General Angst. It's terrible. I often get very sweaty, heart races, I feel such fear. This can be after a simple thought as 'I will do the dishes first', anything will set this in motion.
Months ago I would also get serious fears right before falling asleep. I would get vivid and incredibly scary thoughts such as going outside and being killed by a wrecking ball, or stabbed.

This was all due to multiple traumatic events from which I didn't recover before the next arrived. After a very sad childhood my life didn't get a lot better. Bad experiences finally ended up as this massive mountain of problems for which I finally sought help after talking to a specialist.

I had EMDR for the most acute fear. We're working through therapy for the rest now. I notice I get far fewer attacks but the mornings are still tricky and I often get up earlier than i should to not feel the fear; being busy during the day helps. Maybe this all helps you, let me know 😊

I can relate to the anxiety at night; I have it too. I have no real answers except maybe cognitive behavior therapy and Xanax or similar medication.
My question is, have either of you been tested for sleep apnea. I also have these symptoms if I’m awakened by an apneic event.