Ascertain If You Suffer From Night Panic Attacks
Life has never been so stressful for our ancestors; they have honestly been able to have a sound sleep at night. Due to such lack of sleep during the night we tend to feel tired and exhausted during the day. This dictates the onset of sleep panic attacks thus disrupting the normal cycle of life.
As human beings we need to rest approximately every 16 hours. Our resting period lasts approximately 8 hours and then we're up again. No matter how hard we try to stay awake, there is no way to avoid this cycle. Sooner or later our bodies will give in and we must rest. However, when there is an obstruction in the normal course of life, the balance is lost and then problems creep in. If you consistently sleep less than eight hours per night and wake up feeling tired, you may have chronic sleep problems which may lead to or be nocturnal anxiety disorder.
A reliable diagnosis of sleep panic attacks is more more difficult because the disorder is a mix of several different symptoms which indicate various other sleep disorders. During the onset of the night panic attacks, you will not be able to sleep well or much for that matter. This will obviously cause you much discomfort and make you very fatigued the for the rest of the day. During the initial stages you are advised to seek professional help to assist you in dealing with the attacks.
The standard symptoms of panic attacks while sleeping are insomnia, drowsiness during the day and irregular sleeping patterns. Insomnia is more frequent than the other two symptoms in the initial stages. Also panic attacks during sleep are common with people having intermittent sleeping behaviors.
As much as 50% of all panic disorder sufferers experience some nocturnal anxiety disorder.
Sadly, people that suffer from panic attacks while sleeping develop a fear of sleeping which makes things worse. However, turning to sleep pills isn't the way to handle these issues as the pills can make you addicted and not clear the problem.
Nocturnal anxiety disorder cannot be associated with dreams as the attacks occur at the earlier phases of Rapid Eye Movement or REM.Therefore, dreams cannot be held accountable for triggering panic attacks. Also, the occurrence of nocturnal anxiety attacks can result in sudden waking up, tremblings, shortness of breath, fear, perspiration and tremors. Such symptoms usually take place when the person is in deep sleep.
It is still not known what causes nocturnal anxiety attacks. Several experts allege that the cause may be the buildup of carbon dioxide within the body while we sleep. This is known to be the "false suffocation alarm."
Nocturnal anxiety disorder is treatable and medications can eliminate the night attacks.
Nonetheless, medications should be used as the last weapon for intervention as these disorders can be cured with certain restrictions and changes. To be clear, we're talking about anxiety medications and not sleeping pills.
You can rid yourself of the night panic attacks and anxiety attacks in general if at first you can make peace with yourself. This is a very serious step. You must first comprehend yourself and what is occurring before you make any attempts to explain it to your family or friends. The more you express the better for you. Some sufferers experienced a reduction of panic attacks after they quit smoking and limited their use of caffeine and alcohol. Since these substances can intensify the attack it is best to limit their use. Additionally I would say that self help is the best help to cure night panic attacks.
