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What Causes Anxiety Attacks While Sleeping?

It s been 3 weeks...I sleep for approx 40 mins then wake up gasping for air and having an anxiety attack. I HAVE TO get up and walk around. Once I calm down I fall back asleep...for about 40 min...then it all happens again and again all night. I m sleep deprived and exhausted. I have a CPAP. Doesn t help. I ve tried melatonin...doesn t help.
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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in my opinion it looks like panic attacks

check your thyroid functions

you would need anti depressants

and small dose benzodiazepines
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What Causes Anxiety Attacks While Sleeping?

in my opinion it looks like panic attacks check your thyroid functions you would need anti depressants and small dose benzodiazepines