Struggling with anxiety and insomnia
Hi Mums this is my first time posting I'm feeling a little desperate right now. For the last month on and off I have been struggling terribly with anxiety which has resulted in problems with insomnia. I have never experienced this before I believe it's just onset from a lot of stresses in my life (job insecurity, 2 young kids, husband who is unhappy in his job and can be quite difficult to deal with at times). I'm struggling to move past this. I've been to a GP and been prescribed sleeping meds which help sometimes and also a calming medication which again helps sometimes.
I can lay awake at night for hours just panicking about not being able to sleep and feeling like an emotional mess the following day - I really can't function well at all.
My family is fantastic and very supportive and so is my husband since I started talking to them about how I'm feeling. But how do I get through this it's just a vicious cycle? I'm going back to my Gp this morning to get results of some screening they did to check for
Physical problems.
Has anyone else been through this? This is so unlike me I'm happy go lucky, cope with anything type of person but right now I just feel like a failure
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I'm concerned you haven't been referred to a psychologist to help you develop a plan to cope with this issue. What medication are you on? Is it an antidepressant or anti anxiety or a combo? Calming medication could be anything even muscle relaxants.
My biggest strength in my fight against anxiety is understanding what meds I'm taking, why I'm taking it and how long I should expect to take it for, combined with a psychologist who usually takes a cognitive behaviour therapy approach. They can also help teach you to calm down when you feel the panic rising and give sleep techniques.
As it was such a sudden onset I think the GP wanted to rule out physical issues before referring me to a psychologist. I will be asking for a referral today. the meds prescribed are just a relaxant not an antidepressant at this point.
I occasionally get anxiety which causes my brain not to turn off and i can't sleep i find going to bed with headphones in with all my favorite music on it helps heaps it stops my brain and i fall asleep after a couple songs.
You need to go to a psychologist asap. I suffer from depression and anxiety and insomnia. And its a horrible and lonely feeling. Keep taking the medication and get to a psychologist who will help you to develop some strategies for management. Medication without therapy won't do much at all.