sorry if i’m not using the right flair, first time in this sub 

so i have zero idea what’s going on with me and just want to know if someone else has gone through this and i guess reassure me that it’s normal and will end?

i’ve had a whole lot of anxiety and stress this summer, but things have been looking good and easing up, and i’ve had a therapist to talk to and have been practicing lots of helpful things daily like meditation, exercise, socializing etc 

i guess it’s important to know i had a ton of health anxiety a few months ago bc of dizziness and limb numbness/tingling and eventually it led to an mri that ended up telling me i have an exceptionally healthy brain (physically at least lol). at that point the limb numbness had started going away on its own, but all my doctors and i agreed it was most likely stress and anxiety manifesting 

so i was doing well for a few months, personally i felt like i had zero anxiety, i was happy and felt great. then about a month ago i started having a terrible time sleeping despite good sleep hygiene. i’m always waking up after about two to four hours. no feelings of anxiety or panic, just waking. every single night. then a week ago the tingling started again

first night i woke up and my arms and legs were completely asleep and numb. usually they’re just tingling and weird feeling. this happens every night now and is very uncomfortable. so i’m waking up at the same general times  as i have since the insomnia started but now with numb limbs and it’s harder to get back to sleep bc of how scary it feels 

i’m on day four of a 25mg dose of zoloft now. it’s a medication i’m familiar with but went off of it early this year. my doctor wants to give it a three month trial run to see if it’ll solve everything and perhaps it’s subconscious anxiety. there was one night this week where i did wake up in a panic, though that’s only ever happened once. but it makes sense, the kind of tingling i have does seem like the anxiety kind. last night it spread to my chest though and that freaked me out a bit 

nighttime panic attacks do seem like they fit the description here though, i’m just at a loss bc i don’t feel anxious before going to sleep. i do stretches, guided meditation, relaxation techniques etc. and still i wake up with limb tingling and struggle to fall back asleep. i feel like the sensation is causing me anxiety, not the other way around

i feel like i’m losing my mind from my poor sleep quality. on top of feeling terrible from the first week of zoloft side effects i just want to cry and often do sob at night from frustration when i wake up 

sorry this is so long. i guess i want to know if anyone has gone through something similar and is there anything i can do before i have a psychotic break