I hate this time of night

[tinkerbell23]

Its when i feel my worst :0(

[queenofmean]

how come tinks? this is usually when I get my second wind *hugs* x

[tinkerbell23]

I have a silly thing where i panic when tryinh to sleep. I have major anxiety which kicks in mostly at night when its sleepy time :0( frustrating.

Im honestly verging on a sleep disorder or something i think. I hate it xx

[thenry]

Yeah ! it's round about this time all the serious folks disappear and you can a a have a good laugh !

[queenofmean]

aww no :( hope things settle soon xx

[daffy654]

Have you tried reading in bed? It always used to work for me before I lived with my oh. It took my mind off the fact I couldn't get to sleep so it stopped me getting anxious about it. I would eventually just drop off.

[tinkerbell23]

Ive taken my tablet and i still feel dodgey :0(

Its really horrible!!

X

[DTCwordfan]

you are working now, you should be sleeping in hours off.....give it a wee while and relax a bit, all the usual sleep remedies in no work, no TV or pc, a cup of something relaxing (horlicks, chamomile tea etc), a touch of meditation is no bad thing, some light reading perhaps....essentially in two words, just chill.

[ELVIS68]

Are you taking any meds for it Tinks?

[tinkerbell23]

Hiya daffy!! I do read alot yeah...i try baths, warm drinks, no caffiene- and sometimes night nurse (i know i shouldnt) cos i just want to sleep rather than lie and feel freaked out.

Ive taken my beta blockers but even still my hearts racing & thats when the problems begin! X

[thenry]

Sorry to hear that ! You can get drugs to calm your anxiety problems such as Beta Blockers but I guess the main thing is 'don't suffer in silence' . Get some help from the professionals !

[lcg]

i haven't slept for the last two nights either, tinks. that is despite heavy psych meds and sleepers and painkillers+++. i did two 14 hour days on the ward at the weekend (both v. stressful) and went to my teaching job today after 4 weeks off. my brain has turned to mush and i have lost the power of rational thought and coherent speech. but i'm still not b****y tired!!! got loads of stuff to sort before i even crawl into bed. i hope you are ok......x

[tiggerblue10]

I do sympathise Tinks. I used to get mild panic attacks at various times in the day or night but I don't seem to get them now.

Agree with Daffy and DTC about reading. That usually makes me drowsy. Try some warm/hot milk as well.

[tinkerbell23]

Thanks thenry i take b-blockers upto 3x a day! They help most of the time and counselling.

Jeez lcg and heres me moaning!!! Torture though isnt it. Ive never wanted a sleeping pill before , but now, even just now & then on day off id consider. I prob shouldnt be taking Nightnurse now and again ....

Thanks tigger! Horrible isnt it! I woke out a sleep into a bad panic once (almost called 999) and i think sometimes i think of it at bedtime....i also used to love sleeping!!!!

I think im almost scared to sleep now?? I think i have a bit of a
Problem :0/

I fight it even when im tired and want to sleep-
So stupid x

[boxtops]

Are you still having the counselling, tinks?

It sounds to me like you are almost anticipating that sleeping gives you a panic attack, you need to try and distract yourself from it. Do you ever fall asleep on the sofa watching TV? (I do that all the time.... it's more cosy than my bed)

[vodkancoke]

Tinks I know how you feel. I think I have had about 3-4 hours sleep over the past 4 nights. I hate it too. I thought your working would have helped.I hope you manage to get a couple of hours at least. Sending you loads of hugs xxx

[askyourgran]

It's a rotten feeling tinks, when you actually think about going to sleep that you can't drop off, more to the point you don't feel as if you want to. I'm not as bad as I used to be. I used to get up at all hours make a cup of tea and have a cigarette, which didn't really help. Now I made my bed as comfortable as poss, sometimes a warm drink and a book until my eyes are closing. Then I would snuggle down and imagine being outside in deep snow or slogging though wind and rain and ice. Or on board an icebound ship feeling cold and absolutely knackered. I managed to get off to sleep somehow. If I wake up now I read for a bit.

[lcg]

if it's getting really bad, tinks....take something to help you sleep. and go back to your dr and demand that he do something about it. he can even refer you to a sleep clinic if needs be. you can't go on like this....it's gone on too long and is obviously making you distressed x

[DTCwordfan]

half seriously, I could say a good shag works wonders,

when I did suffer, I found a good hot bath, fresh bed linen, low level lamps and the radio and yes I admit the TV - both on a timer helped......

No issue now, a regular 6 hours with the calm/reading/R4 routine.....

[tinkerbell23]

You are all brill thank you!

I even doze sometimes as the sleep kicks in and then BOOM i wake back up heart racing- its as if i fight it!!

Never even crossed my mind about a sleep clinic! Only recently have i wondered if its classed as a sleep disorder. It really is frustrating as many of you understand!

I read/milky decf tea/ bath with salts or relaxing stuff/
Lavender pillow/beta blockers/ work/ exercise & keep a nice calming room
With comfy bed and good temperature...and still sometimes
I get this crap! Grrrrr.

Its most likely because i had that bad panic at night like you say. Part of the disorder is panicing about panicing.

I have been known to sleep on the couch but i stay with mum& dad and the place dosent feel like "my own" to really sleep on couch if you know what i mean!

I will try hypnotherapy soon too. X