laurandisorder
01-25-2013, 06:01 PM
First of all, I forgot to take any medication yesterday. I have been back at work from a five week break and have been taking my regular anti depressants and 2 x1/4 Valium (5mg) each day to ease the morning/public speaking anxiety and to get to sleep at a reasonable time each night. I forgot to take both yesterday in my Ryan to he t ready.
I went to a festival yesterday (incidentally only the second time in 11 years I haven't taken recreational drugs at this particular show). It was amazing! I saw RHCP and during Scar Tissue I felt so freaking happy, I thought my heart would burst - in a good way!! I did drink a couple of beers and a tequila mixer, but had an amazing time. I was on a natural high.
Anyway. I did take 1/4 Valium before I went to bed and I experienced the strangest feeling ever. It was like a cross between sleep paralysis and a panic attack and the only other thing I can relate it to is Zoloft withdrawal which I experienced many many years ago when I came off sertraline.
I think I was asleep, but I felt fully conscious. I know I was on my bed, in my pjs, my kitty was sleeping on my head. I know my partner was playing COD next to me - he was. I kept getting this horrible sensation when I would exhale, I would have this electric feeling tremor which would start my heart pounding very strong and fast. This kept happening (10 times or so). I tried to roll over to tell my partner I felt bad and I couldn't move or speak! My body wasn't responding and I was terrified.
I feel fine this morning and have taken my ADs, but was wondering if anyone else hd experienced anything like this? It was terrifying and truly weird.
I went to a festival yesterday (incidentally only the second time in 11 years I haven't taken recreational drugs at this particular show). It was amazing! I saw RHCP and during Scar Tissue I felt so freaking happy, I thought my heart would burst - in a good way!! I did drink a couple of beers and a tequila mixer, but had an amazing time. I was on a natural high.
Anyway. I did take 1/4 Valium before I went to bed and I experienced the strangest feeling ever. It was like a cross between sleep paralysis and a panic attack and the only other thing I can relate it to is Zoloft withdrawal which I experienced many many years ago when I came off sertraline.
I think I was asleep, but I felt fully conscious. I know I was on my bed, in my pjs, my kitty was sleeping on my head. I know my partner was playing COD next to me - he was. I kept getting this horrible sensation when I would exhale, I would have this electric feeling tremor which would start my heart pounding very strong and fast. This kept happening (10 times or so). I tried to roll over to tell my partner I felt bad and I couldn't move or speak! My body wasn't responding and I was terrified.
I feel fine this morning and have taken my ADs, but was wondering if anyone else hd experienced anything like this? It was terrifying and truly weird.