Morning Anxiety 101: Symptoms and Causes

As they recommend, dont stay in bed , do opposite to what your body wants to, i force myself up and go for walk if its not to early, feel horrible but does subside

Hi Autumn,
I'm sorry to read of what you're going through right now. Because this started after surgery, there is very likely a direct correlation that is worth talking to a doctor about. Is your current doctor responsive and willing to discuss your new anxiety and symptoms give your surgery? If not, it's okay to seek treatment from a different doctor. While you're straightening out the medical aspects, you might consider seeing a therapist to talk about your experience, the way your family is acting with you, and things you can do to overcome this. It is possible to overcome this new anxiety, and it will be much easier with the right support and medical care.

benzos are different for everyone and in my case they work i have been taking 1mg for 3 months now with no problems my pharmasist told me that i may be one of those people that only need 1mg a day so you might need to talk to your doctor about a higher dose or different med or just dont take anything, i have tryed ssri and snri and cant take them lorazapam is the only thing that works,

Hi Kate,
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to what you are experiencing. Likely you will need both a psychiatrist and a psychologist to help you. Seek these people out through your family doctor.
You can get better.
- Natasha Tracy

Kate, I just want you to know you're not alone. My anxiety is so bad, I can't even leave my house sometimes. I am even on medication. I also have a child and husband and feel like the worst mother in the world. I too want to die, but I can't do that to my daughter.Definately go to a psychiatrist if u can. I am without insurance for the first time in my life so I can't afford to. Good luck!

Pray to God, but don't let go of prayer.

Kate, I'm so sorry you're going through this. I know how horrible it is. My comment below is directed at the people suggesting that it is a psych issue. Please read the article again. It is physiological root problem.
Did anyone read the article?? This is a physiological issue, not a psychological one!
你可能有一个肾上腺皮质醇/内分泌问题or metabolic/blood sugar issue, or many other medical /med issues that manifest in this way. Yes, stress makes it much worse, but psych meds do not address the underlying or root cause and may make it worse. This is a common symptom of medication changes and withdrawal in people who never had anxiety before. Once the fight-flight-freeze goes into overdrive, the underlying cause must be addressed.
A psychologist or counselor may help to deal with the symptoms or cause of stress.
I wish you and everyone the best.

You are not alone! We have to push through, just like when we get a bad cold this too will take time to heal. Do not give up, reach out for help. Talk about your thoughts to a friend or family member that you trust. Hang in there, remember you are not alone.

Kate, I know the feeling SO MUCH, I'm having an attack as I am typing this. But, join Anxietycentre.com. You will be glad you did!!!!! I've learned so much about anxiety through them with over 900 pages that educate, help calm down the body. They have therapists who overcame anxiety themselves! Wish you the very best!!

凯特你焦虑吗?我没有e panic attack followed by several more and now I have anxiety. I too live for my family but now I can barely even function and cry all the time. You are not alone.

I'm so sorry. I am going thru it also right now. Have gastro issues and have been in pain. No one can find anything which is what triggered mine. Night time is the best but as soon as I wake up in the morning it's hell. I have to take .05 klonopin x 2 just to get some relief. Then the anxiety triggers depression. Help!!!

I have the same. I don't have the means to see a psychologist and I cannot take ssri's. I'm trying to work through this on my own. Some days I wake up shaking and I'm nauseous. It feels like a bear is chasing me for hours. I only feel better close to nighttime. I go through spells and I'm in a bad one.

Felt like you. I thought I was going crazy. Listen to meditations. Mindfulness app helped me. Listen to Dr Richard Mendius. It's also on Youtibe. Explains what is going on in our brain. Helped me immensely. In a couple days you will feel better. Also Qi-gong breathing. Breath in thru nose out they mouth making "ma-ma-ma sound. Sound silly but works

I don't know you but I'm sure your a great person and judging off your comment your a great mother/wife don't let anxiety get in the way.i know that's easier said than done but I've been getting anxiety ever since I was 7 I had fears of death and when my parents got divorced it tuned into just regular anxiety at one point it stopped and about 7 years later I'm 16 with a kid on the way and I just got it back out of nowhere a couple months ago and it was bad.the best thing to do is accept it though don't be scared don't try to avoid it.you can only face your fears by accepting them.i can already tell your simliar to me. It sounds to me like your fear is that your anxiety will not only mess with your own life it will mess with your families too.(correct me if I'm wrong).if that is how your feeling welcome to the club?.it's really scary especially with a kid to look after.now like I stated before the best thing you can do is just try to accept it. Just kinda sit there and whenever it's messing with you what I did was I sat down and I focused just on my anxiety I blocked everything else out and I just sat there and expierienced it trying my best not to panic.i can assure you this helped significantly after a few days.another thing that I had tried was CBD oil and it worked almost instantly it's great it contains no pyschoactives so you don't get high it has nothing bad about it.however this is something that a lot of people would disagree with idk if your one but if you would like to know more about it you can either contact me or just look it up I'd be happy to help I hope you find everything you need.

I am in the same shoes and please know you are not alone, I am currently typing this as I cry during an anxiety attack. I wouldn't wish this on anyone: I wake up every morning and throw up. I also have ibs, which goes hand in hand with anxiety. I am on larazopam and I honestly wish I could say it was working. I feel awful, I don't know how I am even going to manage getting my son to school in the mornings whole feeling this way. This is so unfair and I feel like it's cheating everyone I love too.

Hey I just want you to know I'm going thru the same thing. My life is super overwhelming right now. I'm going they a divorce. N i live for my child n husband as well. I'm on medication n have been thru tons of different therapys. N it does work but I have a massive amount of stressors in my life right now custody n some physical health problems. Once my stress goes down usually the waking up like this starts to fade. I feel ur pain though. Ur not alone

Magnesium ?

只知道你并不孤单。我醒来every morning too. Getting ready for work is horrible. When it's really bad, I pray consistently. Like a mantra. I am on medication too. I tell myself this is not real. There is no reason to panic. I can do this. I'll be praying for you.

My morning anxiety came in me suddenly, I'd always woken calmly. After doing some research into cortisol etc I decided to buy a Philips wake up light, it gently wakes me with a simulated sunrise....my anxiety disappeared. I have a very early 4:45 wake up time, being woken calmly has made a huge difference. I also use the lights sunset mode when settling down which simulates a sunset and helps me become sleepy. Lumie do a much cheaper version of the Philips light...I can't recommend it enough.

I'm with you too. I have horrible anxiety in the morning. Wish I could do something to make it dissappear. It does help to know I'm not the only one.

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Several times a minute. My tongue is scalloped from pushing it against my teeth. My morning anxiety is so bad I can't breathe or move. Because I have sleep apnea the body fights to breathe and adrenalin increases. Many people wear a CPAP device to help with this. The dentist is having a special appliance made to wearcat night. Expensive. He feels the grinding and sleep apnea contribute to morning anxiety and so do I. It makes sense. Feel out there all day with unending anxiety. Zoloft is not helping. I'm a nurse and can't wait to get the appliance which will open my airway and keep me from grinding. Please make sure you don't grinding or have sleep apnea. The morning anxiety makes you feel as though you're dying. I also have burning mouth/tongue syndrome. Good grief it's all a torture test with a hip replacement gone wrong and back pain. Just shoot me. Praying this oral appliance will help. I thank the Lord my dentist discovered this. This causes increased cortisol and anxiety. Be blessed. God is good. Make sure you don't grinding your teeth or have sleep apnea. Be blessed. Jesus is Lord!!!!!
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Hi Adele I am going through the same symptoms & it's driving me crazy. I'm on Ativan low dose & cymbalta. Tried doing yoga meditation breathing exercise etc . It's a horrible feeling I know. plus I always feel like I'm the only person that feels this way?? Are you on any mess for the anxiety??

Sorry to hear what you going through Adele. But I can relate since I started having episodes in a similar fashion after I broke up a very intense (and draining) relationship with a person who probably had BPD and maybe some Narcissist disorder too.
I work out late evening and also watch/read something in bed before I fall asleep. Usually am feeling like a million bucks when I fall asleep.
However, despite all this I wake up with that same sinking feeling every morning the moment my eyes open. It's a horrible sense of foreboding that just seems to come from nowhere.
So I spend my entire day overcoming fighting this feeling (through work, workouts etc.) only to find that the whole thing gets reset again every morning.
It's been going on for 3-4 years now and am wondering what I could be doing wrong to have invited this upon me.
I don't do any substance abuse. Neither do I smoke/drink or take caffeine/energy drinks.
Maybe God has a plan....

Try working out Kathleen. I have been going through the same challenge. Have almost cut off contact with everyone. But I figured out that an intense workout, like lifting weights seems to help. It works for me to keep the morning triggered anxiety to a manageable level.
Breathing, meditation hasn't really worked since I give up too soon because of the restlessness.