Hi Dani. Night is a tough time for a lot of us. I personally don't have much trouble falling asleep, it's staying asleep that I struggle with (I wake up with intense anxiety and panic attacks) and my pdoc ultimately gave me Trazadone. My anxiety doesn't always need a reason (in fact it usually doesn't have a cause that I can see) so thinking my way out wasn't a great option for me, hence the Trazadone.
Hopefully someone here has better advice for the falling asleep piece but either way, I wanted to say I can relate to the messed up sleep due to anxiety and I'm sorry you're experiencing it.
Cyran0
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Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD (childhood physical/sexual abuse), history of drug abuse.
Meds: Zoloft, Lorazapam, Coffee, Cigarettes
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