[Gethprime1977]

I have been having some serious panic/anxiety attacks in the last few days. More serious than the ones I have been getting previously. They are starting to disturb me alot. They (I think) are in relation to my sleep problems, where I keep waking up every 1-2 hours on avg. But there have been instances where I have woke up after 15-30 mins. My sleep doctor says there is nothing really abnormal. I have mild snoring. But the fact remains that Im still waking up every 1-2 hours usually. Its been really hard falling asleep because of the anxiety/panic issues. Sometimes I get really bad tension in my limbs (mostly in my arms *right arm usually*) and it jolts me in such a way I cant sleep. This is truly terrifying to me. I have had a nasty attack yesterday where I was crying and Im having an attack now. I had to stop prozac (20mg) because it was making my sleep problems worse and my heart palps/pvcs were coming back and were much worse.

The earliest date I could get with a Psych Doc was Sept 18th. But I dont think I can hold out that long

[Sunflower123]

I'm sorry you're having such a tough time. September is a long way out. Do you have a primary care physician? They may be able to prescribe anxiety meds until you see a pdoc. I hope you start feeling better soon.

[Gethprime1977]

My PDoc Rxd me Prozac at first but I had to stop taking it because it was making my sleep problems worse and my heart palps/pvcs were coming back worse than before. I just got back from the ER about 3 hours ago. I had another attack, well the attacks never really went away. This attack was making me shake violently in bed. I was crying because I couldnt sleep. Around 1030pm cst I went to the 1st ER for this complaining of my anxiety related pains and breathing issues. I wasnt seen for nearly 3 hours. I decided to go back home shortly after 1245am this morning. At 120am I got home and decided to try and get some sleep that I can. At around 450am I was up and I dont even remember if I was actually able to sleep or not. Shortly after 530am I had another serious anxiety attack. I had to go to a different ER hospital. I get checked in and abnout 20 mins later the doc comes in and asks me a few questions. I tell him about the anxiety panic attacks Ive suffered since mid Feb that were on and off. Lately a few days ago till now, my attacks were getting more and more violent. Im crying about my sleep problems (about me waking up every 1-2 hours on avg, scared of having trouble falling back asleep, and the anxiety panic issues about them. and the anxiety issues causing so much tension in my body that its causing my limbs to jerk sometimes). I was given a temp 20 day Rx of Ativan. I was given 1 tab at the 2nd ER I went to, which seemed to be working but lately I noticed my myclonic jerks (sleep jerks/starts) were back. and I had a few instances of heart palps/PVCs