I had another pretty bad anxiety attack in the middle of the night last week.
Definitely not the first, and not even close to the last I'm sure, but I was particularly unnerved by the fact that meds weren't helping like they normally would. My special anti-anxiety playlist, cuddling a stuffed animal, nothing was helping! It got so bad, I threw up. know it's a particularly bad episode when that happens.
I've been dealing with this bitch of a disorder most of my life since I was seven, and it likes to get the drop on me particularly when I'm asleep (I don't even have to dream of anything bad it just wakes me up and I start shaking, and moaning in stomach pain). I thought I could get a hold of it finally with meds and was relieved it cut my panic attacks to over half the duration they would normally last. Last week though, I was really upset the meds weren't working for the first time.
I understand attacks are only supposed to last a few minutes, because of flight or flight yadda yadda... But my attacks have lasted for hours even with distractions to get my mind on something else. Do you think my meds might need to be upped? Or take two pills instead of one? I have a basic 0.5 mg dose of Lorazapam, fairly low, and like I've been saying it's usually done it's job just fine. Perhaps a stronger med? My sister takes Klonopin (yes, my whole family suffers from panic disorder) and she says it relaxes you fairly well. Although I am worried about having a sensitive stomach.
