Day 7 - Research my sleep problem - sleep problems continue

After an awful nights sleep, I still woke up and took my prescribed xanax and lexapro.  Maybe I over did the xanax and that caused the buzzing, but I spent most of the day researching this problem.

Being Sunday, I could not call my Doctor about my experiences. My Aunt is an RN at a Hospital in New York.  I have continued to ask her questions about my experiences before and during lexapro. When she asked her doctor friends, they all said similar things about people experiencing buzzing when they are going through withdrawal from lexapro. I looked this up online, and sure enough, people complain about a buzzing when they are winding off lexapro.  

I had little energy today, probably because of my lack of sleep the previous night.  I only ate two meals, taking my pills with both and went to bed between 10 and 11 PM.

Problems from Previous night reoccur

Around 2 am, I suddenly woke up again with the ringing and buzzing.  It was awful. I also felt a shortness of breath, and I was so frustrated I felt like crying. I was beyond exhaustion and just wanted to sleep.  I felt like I was going to have a panic attack, so I took a xanax and tried to relax.  I eventually fell asleep, but I continuously awoke through out the night.  I am pretty upset because I use to feel good when I slept and is one of the few things I currently enjoy.

Day 6 - Real Sleep problems begin

I slept soundly, but woke up slightly dizzy around 12 30 PM. This went away after a few minutes. Though I did not do much, I felt like I had a little more energy than usual.  I took my medicine with lunch (too late for breakfast), and relaxed for most of the day.

I went out to an early dinner with my roommates, came home and took my lexapro and xanax.  Around 5 PM, I decided to take a nap, because I knew I was going out tonight.  Laying there, watching TV, I began to get tired but couldn't fall asleep.   I took a shower and got ready to go out. I took an extra xanax and brought some more with me when I left the house.

Altogether, the evening was fun.  I was not drinking, since my Doctor does not want me to drink alcohol or caffeine.  I was home by 2: 30 am and in bed by 3.

Real Sleep Problems began this night

I first woke up around 5 am.  I had an awful ringing in my ear.  I was at a bar earlier in the night with loud music, so I assumed it was from that. However, when I would try to fall back to sleep, the ringing turned into a buzz in my head... almost like my head was shaking from the inside.  Nothing violent, but I could slightly feel and definitely hear a buzz sound.  This would happen right as I could feel myself drifting off to sleep.  This kept me up for about 30 - 40 minutes, so I finally took a xanax and was able to fall asleep.  Between 7 am and 11 am I woke up numerous times.