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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Posts: 205
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I have been taking 5 mg of melatonin (I buy from pharmaca.com) in order to sleep; otherwise, I am also waking up at 2 or 3 am.
I think your panic upon hearing or being surprised is your heightened "flight/fight" response. It will calm down, but it may take some time.
I would almost panic at any sudden noise (book falling, door being shut, etc.) and go into panic attack mode. I still get the hairs standing on my skin and a shot of adrenaline and heart racing, but no panic attacks.
Best of luck in finding rest and relaxation....
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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