Had an anxiety attack today for the first time in a long time.

[ImHere_Again]

My anxiety had been getting worse for the past couple of months. In February, I started feeling it start creeping back. I was experiencing shortness of breath and dizziness for per go perhaps 3 to two times a week. Usually lasted for maybe 4 hours and then it went away. Things have got worse now. I can't seem to have one good day now. I started taking my medication again(Lexapro). I took my medication the day prior to my anxiety attack so now I am afraid to take my medication again because I don't want to experience another anxiety attack. I have not felt like this in years. I feel like I am new at this again. I can't seem to catch my breath. I feel like someone is sitting right above my heart. I am trying to just breathe and do all these exercises, but it doesn't seem to be working. It's almost 3 am right now and I keep getting woken up. As soon as I gain a little conscious, I get woken up by a jerk. It feels like I will stop breathing. I haven't had a good night's rest for a week now. I just want to sleep now. I have a feeling I will get more anxiety attacks from now on. I see things are not getting better and just getting worse. I don't know if I should continue taking my medication anymore. At this moment I am afraid for my future. If this stays the same or gets worse what am I going to do? Currently, I have a month off from work but what am I going to do after the month? This thought is what worries me the most.

If anyone has any tips that can help me while experiencing an anxiety attack, please share. Thank you in advance!

[blackcat64013]

Hi, it seems that you might be having nasty nocturnal panic attacks which will soon leave you having no refreshing sleep. I had the same scenario and got prescribed some low dose quetiapine to stop waking up before my alarm ⏰ clock. Sleeping through the night 🌙 is so important in mental health. 😴

Another thing that helped was being guided through panic attacks by a clinical psychologist.

I had 3 sessions before I managed to get them under control.

The main thing is finding something that works for you to calm your nervous system down, before PAs if possible.

Yoga and meditation are a good combination that have good reports but like everything else you have got to keep practising.

Being 💯 % honest, I wasn't the best student doing this on my own and paid for classes.

Wishing you all the best from Australia 🇦🇺 🐈‍⬛

[Ssull22]

I am not at all sure of your situation, but just in the small chance that your situation is similar to mine. I was having frequent repeated nocturnal panic attacks. I had a sleep study because I have an apple watch and it said I was only getting like 4 hours of sleep but lying in bed for 8 hrs. Turned out I had pretty significant sleep apnea. It did not cure my anxiety, but I went from having several panic attacks every night to only having one in the last 10 months after using my CPAP. Of course, your situation could be totally different, but it is worth asking the question.