Hello all - I recently started experiencing nocturnal panic attacks and anxiety. It basically feels like every time I’m drifting off to sleep I’m about to die.. or I’ll wake up with a start and my heart will be racing. Or I feel dizzy while laying down. It’s becoming more common and impacting not only my sleep, but my husband’s sleep as well. (He’s a very light sleeper so he’ll hear me gasp or feel me if I move too quickly). I recently tried propranolol, and it works for about 4 hours but after it wears off it makes my overall anxiety worse. Nearly every time I take propranolol I have an anxiety attack after it wears off. They prescribed me Xanax also but it gave me more anxiety having it in the house so I ended up flushing it down the toilet.

I have a weighted blanket that helps a small amount. I just want to know if anyone else has any advice on what I can do to prevent / help these (preferably without anxiety meds) 

Thanks in advance!