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Anxiety Adrenaline Surge at night

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Mike-NZL
Mike-NZL

Hey guys I've had anxiety for the past two and a half months I'm having all manner of symptoms including headaches and chest pains but one of the worst symptoms being when I go to bed and almost drifting off to sleep I get a surge in the head that wakes me up. Is anybody else experiencing this? This is happening every night and it's becoming very tiresome obviously. Currently on zopiclone to make me go to sleep but don't want to stay on it does anybody have any recommendations?

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  • kg00
    kg00 Mike-NZL

    Posted

    Yes, I do get that and it has gotten much better as I take a hot bath then do a mindfulness meditation before bed seems to help me 
    • Mike-NZL
      Mike-NZL kg00

      Posted

      Thanks aloy kg00 I will try this. I am just so lost as to what it could be.
  • kaylieraee
    kaylieraee Mike-NZL

    Posted

    This has happened to me a few times!!! I had no idea what it was from. I thought I was going crazy. I call them brain zaps, when I try to fall asleep when I have a lot of anxiety I get “waves” of brain zaps and they actually kinda hurt. I noticed that when I took a PM med that is supposed to help u feel sleepy I’d get them. Could be a side effect, also I know if I have bad anxiety and I’m forcing myself to go to bed I’ll get them. Most of the time I tell myself I don’t care anymore and I just lay there and ignore it (which is really hard) but edventually it stops. 
    • Mike-NZL
      Mike-NZL kaylieraee

      Posted

      Hey kaylieraee,

      Thanks for the reply when you're lying down is your heart racing? Also struggling with the heart palpitations so sorry to hear of what's happening to you. I hope it resolves for both of us it truly is a nightmare when did this all start for you kaylieraee?

    • kaylieraee
      kaylieraee Mike-NZL

      Posted

      Yes! Usually my heart is pounding and I can feel it in my neck and back. I’m sorry to hear you go through this as well. I hope we both can get better (: when I was young it started and it went away or wasn’t as bad but now it has resurfaced and I’m not 100% sure why. I had a very bad panic attack on New Years and ever since then I’ve been afraid of death! So I think it all arises from that.
  • girl02520
    girl02520 Mike-NZL

    Posted

    Happens to me too, don't know why, I'm on zopiclone also

    • Mike-NZL
      Mike-NZL girl02520

      Posted

      Sorry to hear girl02520 but hopefully we can get through this soon. If you find an alternative to zopiclone or a solution to this problem please let me know. smile Does it happen every night for you?
    • girl02520
      girl02520 Mike-NZL

      Posted

      Not every night but I have sleep problems every night. Like night terror type things and I have vivid dreams and hear stuff when I'm trying to sleep 

  • Mike-NZL
    Mike-NZL

    Posted

    Hey guys thanks for the replies so sorry to hear that you're getting the same symptoms as me but reassuring knowing I'm not the only one. Have you guys had these synonyms for very long?

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