Panic attack triggered by sleep deprivation

Hi Anyone here having panic attack triggered by ongoing sleep deprivation. For me it was a sudden onset of difficulty focusing and feeling drained that made me catastrophize that I am having some medical emergency.
Typically on forums I have seen anxiety and panic characterize by excess energy and urge to flee, For me it was more of lack of energy and just feeling stuck with no energy to flee to a "safe" place.

Thanks Karen, My GP has started me on SSRIs again which makes me sleepy all the time. Hopefully it will show some results in few weeks time.

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In today’s “Panic Attack and Anxiety Disorder“ forum, under the thread titled, “Panic attack triggered by sleep deprivation,” Astronomer wrote:

“So, is there an insomnia thread that is active or is this the best one?

In the “Depression” forum, under the “Suggestions for Insomnia” thread, page 3 of that, Astronomer wrote today,

“Okay, is this the best insomnia thread to revive? If not, please direct me where to go. I'm pretty low tech and not that good when it comes to navigating anything on the internet.”

I think the ”Insomnia” threads should be active in both since some people don’t read both forums.

Can you see a doctor about your sleep apnea?

And another doctor about what your diagnois is as far as possible anxiety is concerned and maybe get long term medicine for that which could also help with your sleep? And then try Melatonin or Power to Sleep for the sleep situation with first talking to your doctor about that?

You’ve got my head spinning. It’s in the present and it’s also going back many decades.

I have a condition called hyperacusis, which is ringing in the ears from firing the rifle in the National Guard. I had heard that two things can cause hyperacusis or make it worse: medicine and noise.

You’re guarding against addiction by not taking medicine and I was guarding against making my ears worse which to me meant not taking medicine. Except I was bipolar and needed medicine to prevent mania and depression and panic attacks.

I thought life could be perfect, like at ages 10 and 15, before illnesses start. If I could avoid medicine when I was 10 and 15, why couldn’t I avoid medicines at 20 and 30 when mental illnesses can start? The Coved shot is a medicine, did you avoid that because you might get hooked on it? Or did the possibility of death override your fear of getting hooked?

I avoided medicine as long as I could but by around ages 28-30 I had a nervous breakdown and I would take any medicine they gave me to try and regain my sanity. I don’t think people always recover from that, so I was very lucky. I had 3 nervous breakdowns after that. You see, I wasn’t taking my medicine. And I recovered from each one of them.

Very lucky. A nervous breakdown is very scary. It’s the house of horrors times 10. Yeah, bats in the belfry, exactly. That was my diagnosis. Now there is kind of a gray area in there, say 23 to 30, where you might can get by, yeah, anxiety, depression maybe mania. But not a nervous breakdown. That’s not a gray area. That’s skimming the tree tops.

Panic attacks, I’ve had those, are like short nervous breakdowns. But they were enough to get my attention. I would do anything to avoid those, also. Including taking medicine. I had panic attacks and I took Lithium and I haven’t had another one in 30 years. How smart is that?

Especially making sure I still take my medicine. Have you ever had a panic attack? That could be called an early warning system. If you can ignore panic attacks you have quite a bit of resolve. At some age you’re going to have to give your brain a break and help it.

I use trazadone, with no adverse side effects. Have you tried anti-depressants in the past? What do you mean "boost it with a night cap?"

Sharon