Waking up to panic attack
Hey all! New here but glad there are places to chat. I’ve had a rough experience in which a psychiatrist decided to ween me off lexapro which Id been on for years and try me on something new. Needless to say it hasn’t been going well. Started experiencing pretty. Rushing anxiety ever since. I can handle most things (thanks to meds) but mornings are the worst! I wake up at 5am lately with what I can only assume is a panic attack that occurs while I sleep? Anyone have this happen and if so, what do you do to calm down? I’ve tried just about everything.
Thanks for the great advice.
My latest tactic is to just leave the bed room and move to couch and just not fight it. Dr has me taking kolonopin before bed which I think is sorta helping? It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just waking up fighting off the feeling for the rest of the morning sets the day off on the wrong foot.