Feel like I am going crazy....again. - Anxiety Message Board

babito · 01-17-2009, 06:35 PM

Anyone ever lay awake in bed at night trying to sleep with the same negative thoughts playing over and over again, almost like a radio that you can't turn off? It's happened to me in the past, and is happening again and the less sleep I get, the crazier I feel and the less able I am to get sleep, like a big cycle that feeds off itself. I am taking trazodone to help me sleep right now, but it doesn't seem very effective against the current onslaught of anxiety. Anyone have any suggestions or tips? I dread seeing the sun go down at night because I start fearing what my night will bring.

ZissouDoll · 01-20-2009, 10:42 AM

Hey babito,

i have lay awake worrying about things which have lead to me taking ages to fall asleep. this happens if i am worrying about something that will happen the next day i.e. class presentation. i don't experience it all the time like yourself. i do experience anxiety but i have the reverse. i mostly tend to feel tired rather than restless and awake.

i suggest excerising before you go to your bed as that would tire you out and make you have a better sleep. sorry i can't help to a better extent.

hope the excerise idea helps you though

if you have any other problems, then i'll try my best to help. i know how lonely it can be.

xxxx

ctbo · 01-22-2009, 03:11 PM

I do the same thing I cant sleep much cause everything bothers me to the point I get really bad anxiety.a few nights a week may be good but then somthing always upsets me.

Anguished · 01-25-2009, 02:21 PM

That's what is happening with me too.

I can't get rid of crazy thoughts in my head which bombard in a way like a nuclear reactor is working without any control rods. Sometimes I get stressed real bad because of these thoughts. And I can't fall asleep, no matter how hard I try.

Feeling real bad and worthless, I dunno whats wrong with me.

reniak · 01-26-2009, 10:38 AM

don't panic. i was diagnosed with low levels of seratonin in my brain. it is no big deal. i went for years thinking that i needed exercise, relaxation techniques, etc... my doctor said it was inherited so i started taking effexor xr , which gets your seratonin level to normal and i feel 100% normal. i have relapses where i dwell about once every 7 years. i am in one know for about the past 5 days, but i just increase my dosage by 1 pill for 2 weeks and then i am perfectly normal again. i know it can be very frustrating. i am kind of in it know, but i know i will be 100% normal again in a few days. it is not you. it's your brain need something to get you normal again. check with your doctor to see if it could be a low seratonin level. if it is you will be normal in a matter of days after taking medicine. the medicine doesn't make me feel weird. i have been taking it for about 15 years.