Anthony George
09-13-2013, 04:35 PM
So I’ve been been dealing with anxiety for a couple months now I’m 20 and in college so this is really starting to take a toll on my life,
About 5 days ago I ended up being getting sick with what felt like the common cold. I exercised twice to try and work it out of my system and it seemed to help. However, 4 out of these 5 days I have not slept. period.
As of now, I no longer feel sick. but rather i feel this physical sensation through my body as I transition from being awake to sleep. At night I do my regular routine to sleep, which involves a 2mg dose of melatonin and a cup of chamomile tea. I try to make myself comfortable and start to yawn, as I feel my self drift off to sleep i get this very bizarre tingling sensation start at the back of my neck and immediately work it’s way down to my entire body preventing me from drifting off to sleep. I tried very hard to ignore the sensation and work past it but all my efforts were for nothing. Today I think I managed to get some kind of sleep because I seem to have more energy now than I’ve had. It is definitely fragmented sleep if anything. Currenlty I feel very bizarre, like a constant groginess that won’t go away. Yet I am perfectly capable of functioning. I am seeing a doctor this tuesday and I pray that it’s something medical and not some kind of unexplainable brain phenomena. The hazy information of the brain alone is enough to make me anxious.
I am currently not taking any type of medication and I have only experienced something like this at the onset of my anxiety which I’m pretty sure was hypnic jerks at the time. It lasted for quite a while but a dose of melatonin got rid of the problem and I slept soundly. This is totally new and it’s really starting to get to me. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing before?
About 5 days ago I ended up being getting sick with what felt like the common cold. I exercised twice to try and work it out of my system and it seemed to help. However, 4 out of these 5 days I have not slept. period.
As of now, I no longer feel sick. but rather i feel this physical sensation through my body as I transition from being awake to sleep. At night I do my regular routine to sleep, which involves a 2mg dose of melatonin and a cup of chamomile tea. I try to make myself comfortable and start to yawn, as I feel my self drift off to sleep i get this very bizarre tingling sensation start at the back of my neck and immediately work it’s way down to my entire body preventing me from drifting off to sleep. I tried very hard to ignore the sensation and work past it but all my efforts were for nothing. Today I think I managed to get some kind of sleep because I seem to have more energy now than I’ve had. It is definitely fragmented sleep if anything. Currenlty I feel very bizarre, like a constant groginess that won’t go away. Yet I am perfectly capable of functioning. I am seeing a doctor this tuesday and I pray that it’s something medical and not some kind of unexplainable brain phenomena. The hazy information of the brain alone is enough to make me anxious.
I am currently not taking any type of medication and I have only experienced something like this at the onset of my anxiety which I’m pretty sure was hypnic jerks at the time. It lasted for quite a while but a dose of melatonin got rid of the problem and I slept soundly. This is totally new and it’s really starting to get to me. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing before?