Panic Attacks Support Group

hey hun

no ur not alone i havnt had a panic attack for a while and last friday i woke up in the nite having a full blown panic attack and i felt ruff the whole day after.

when i first had my panic attack i dont remember much for 3 days so yes i think it does affect your memory because they exhaust me mentally and physicaklly xxx

Thank you for the response, that's a relief to hear. You can't help but feel like you're losing your mind sometimes with these things. It's nice to know someone understands exactly how I feel. Thanks again!

these nocturnal panic attacks do happen, perhaps triggered by a dream, no one is sure.
yes a panic attack can effect your short term memory, usually from derealisation

Yes, I have had a few nocturnal attacks which seem to be more severe than the ones that happen during the day. I was supposed to go back to work last Tuesday and I woke up with the worst attack in the middle of the night and it took 4 hours for me to feel comfortable enough to go back to sleep. Also, I believe high levels of anxiety do affect memory. I know my memory has been crap lately.

Hey.. I know what you mean about feeling like you're losing your mind. Absolutely. I previously had gotten panic attacks in the middle of the night and they're really scary when they jolt you awake.

Thanks for the input. Last night was worse than the previous two nights. I woke up every two hours absolutely terrified, but I wasn't sure what I was terrified of, although I think I might have actually seen something in my room (hallucination maybe?) Are these Night Terrors??? Today I feel exhausted and a little confused. I hope this series of attacks ends soon...it's exhausting! Thanks guys....

I think night terrors are when you move about when you're still sleeping.. If you're half awake and half asleep you may actually be dreaming. Know what I mean? Sounds like panic attacks.

I think what I wrote didn't make much sense.. Stayed up late last night.. What I meant to say is if you're just coming out of a dream and are half awake, you may still be dreaming and think you're seeing something that isn't actually there.

Ugh! I hate when that happens. Damn panic attacks. I just started getting them recently . Fortunately not every night now, but I do still get em' here and there. And they are not fun. Waking up just freaking out!!! I used to just take an ativan , but then when that wears off , Im right back in one.

Also the memory thing happens to me as well.

you're def not alone.. this has been happening to me this past week like crazy.. it is really making me mad too.. i will go through the day and think i did well and then wake up in the middle of the night having a panic attack.. i had one in my dream.. and woke up and then had a real one.. sucks... and about memory.. mine sucks.. and i always have like these like flash back things.. where when i have an attack i can feel the exact same way as i did many years ago and start thinking/feeling like i did in the past.. i dunno if that makes sense to any of you.. but it weirds me out..