Hello, once to three times a month for the last few months I have had what I call sleep attacks. I can be sitting at work, riding in a vehicle, sitting at my dad's or in my home when I suddenly feel super exhausted, eyes closing.  I feel like I don't have enough strength to inhale, Inhaler doesn't help and battle to breathe while battling sleep. In most cases I lose the battle and don't know I have been asleep until I wake up. Thankfully I haven't fallen asleep when driving or at work but it is a war not to. 

My husband and daughter think these are extreme anxiety or panic attacks. 


Background - I struggle with anxiety and depression much or my life. In the last five years I have suffered many panic attacks related to a bully boss. She was finally let go in April. My mom died in October unexpected, sudden. Trying to take care of dad while working in a toxic workplace. My home is in need of many expensive repairs. no support(emotional, financial or even try to clean up after themselves) at home for anything. Everything sits on my shoulders. My dog had expensive surgery in December and it feels like since mom died multiple waves of stress events are pushing me under trying to drown me. I have struggled with anemia, however, my blood work shows I am in the low normal range instead of below where I had been.

Are these sleep attacks really anxiety attacks?