I wish that noone feels this but if you are, please share. I wake up with this dread and anxiety racing heart and it's wearing me down. I take prescription meds but they are not working. I feel I'm losing my mind. Anyone else relate?
Anyone else wake with morning dread a... - Anxiety and Depre...
Anyone else wake with morning dread and anxiety?
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I am sorry you are going through this I too wake every morning like this and it last all day. Not had a days rest from it in 8 months despite trying 3 lots if medication.I hope you feel better soon
Hi Whiskers, Thank you mine has been about a year now. Mine lasts all dayvtoo. Thanks for responding I feel less alone .
You are definitely not alone my love.I would love to hear from people that have managed to overcome this just for some hope really.
Hi whiskers are you still on medication ?I have just stopped taking mine side effects to bad even after 7 weeks.
Yes omg please don’t tell me that, I’m not sleeping at all now either.
Everybody is different whiskers you may start to feel better,but I wasn’t eating and losing weight making me feel even more anxious haven’t had a proper nights sleep for months awake every morning 3/4 am then the panic starts. Dr started to wean me off them I won’t touch another one I am going to try herbal alternative good luck and stay in touch x🙏
This is the problem I’m not feeling any better and like you I’m trying to survive on only a few hours sleep as I can’t sleep during the day.I have lost weight but I force myself to eat.
Take care my love and I really hope things improve for you x
in reply to mydogs
Yes, withdrawing from medication can increase morning anxiety. I am experiencing this at the moment. Good luck to you, mydogs.
Same here ,every morning I wake up and feel utter dread,I to am on medication which is doing nothing whatsoever for me.It usually subsides after an hour or so but still have the depression and anxiety,sending hugs to you hope you feel better soon.
tealspice in reply to
Sweetness, Thanks for answering. I am sorry you feel this too. I hope you get better too.
CDC43 in reply to
Has anyone tried Effexor xr? I take that daily and I have a benzodiazepine for panic attacks. If the situation is very bad though this still happens to me every night and day . Usually the Effexor xr is enough to keep it from happening
Same everyday it’s awful don’t know how much more I can take 😞
I have just come off fluoxetine after 7 weeks made me 100% worse my anxiety is sky high and mornings are a nightmare I don’t start to get any respite until about 7pm then I can eat a small sandwich or soup.The insomnia has gotten worse but I hope once this virus is over we can all start to get some kind of relief from this horrible illness take care Amanda and stay safe.
You to I know how u feel I’m the same it’s awful 😞 x
What is it about 7pm... every night it’s like someone has turned the switch off and I feel normal for a few hours.
My Anxiety/Dread was horrible when I woke up every morning.The anxiety would get much better in late afternoon and I would feel normal again.
Just as you said.
Then the next morning it starts all over.
I believe it was Serotonin Depletion because 5-HTP made a significant difference.
(It's only been one day but this looks promising.)
Your body uses 5-HTP to make Serotonin.
Me too Amanda
So horrible ain’t it just wish we knew how to overcome it 😞
I had this issue for a while. Turned out it was totally internal. Meaning I kept looking for a source outside myself. Once I realized it was me and I could choose freedom from it, things changed. I’m not going to say it was easy, but I did it! It did not help at all that I worked in a very unfriendly, toxic work environment. “I’m not sure how, but I will...”. Best to you in your work, Kat
I experienced this as well. I still have GAD and panic attack disorder but removing toxic people and environments helped me so much too💛
Yes before I fall asleep and when I wake up are the worst times for me. My son is autistic and he’s 12 years old. April 7 he will be going to live at a residential school. I don’t want this I don’t have a choice. This is causing my anxiety and panic disorder to come through even with my daily and emergency meds. You’re not alone💛
Yes I wake up with anxiety and racing thoughts. I’ve read that cortisol levels are highest in the morning and that may cause it. Night time is better for me because I know I can sleep soon and give my mind a rest. My problem is over thinking and feeling like I can’t escape and will snap. Not sure if anyone else feels like this.
Totally exactly how I feel
For me I think it’s because it’s quiet and I’m not busy with day to day things that I do. It gives me insomnia and when I wake up it’s usually sweating and thinking about the awful things happening in my life that affect my 12 year old son. It’s so hard to block these thoughts when I’m not busy.
I certainly do! Not so much the anxiety but certainly the dread. I have to will myself to put a foot on the floor most mornings. I don't know the answer but I can certainly relate. Hang in there.
This happens to me, too, although it is not every morning. It seems to come in waves, usually when I am stressed, more than usual.
This article was helpful, it gives some explanation as to why morning anxiety may be happening to us.
I like that they use the term “awfulizing” to describe morning anxiety, because it truly can be awful.
Yes, this used to be a constant for me. I would wake up 3,4am and the dead silence and blackness would instantly cause panic. It sucks, and is one of the most isolating feelings in the world! I’m Just letting you know- you are NOT alone in that.
Yes I feel the same way. I stay in bed as long as I can then force myself to get up. Hope things get better for everybody.
I had this real bad for a time. I would wake up shaking, stomach churning, having to dash to the loo, take a diazepam to calm me down. I think most of it was the fear of the day to come, because when my anxiety was real bad I would fear the horrible attacks of dizziness, breathlessness or stomach issues I might have, so it pretty much was the classic " fear of the fear!" It also would start in the evening, I would worry about going to bed because of the panic I might feel in the morning.I am 95% better now, what I did was to force myself to get up, instead of laying there for hours sometimes just shaking and feeling sick. It is hard, but it is also as easy as that! I'm not saying it's gone away completely because it hasn't, but I cope so much better with it now, because I am in control!
Best wishes
in reply to Funkyfaerie
Yes, this is what I do, Funkyfaerie, I force myself to get out of bed and distract myself. Usually I will go to the kitchen and make a cup of chamomile tea. It's not unusual for me to be sitting in the corner of the couch, tea in my hands and covered in a blanket at 3:30 in the morning. This works, for the most part. I will even watch some TV to add more distraction.
Fear of the fear, as you say, I know this all too well. Like you, I do not look forward to the evening, knowing that it will soon be time for bed and it will start again. I am a work in progress and as a result of my work, my stress levels have decreased some and I am able to sleep better and the anxiety attacks are less frequent.
I am very happy to hear that you have taken back some control, it inspires me to keep at it.
Funkyfaerie in reply to
Good for, slowly, slowly you will get there. If you have a morning, don't get upset or angry, just think this is a bad morning it's just a blip, get up make your tea and carry on. Eventually they get less, but still sometimes they hit me out of the blue for no rhyme or reason. I don't let it get to me now, I just treat myself kindly and don't dwell on it.J x
Typo's sorry.. That should say "Good for you" and "If you have a bad morning!"
Pretty much every morning I feel dread. Just wished I could extend the night further during the mornings. It’s like my mind does not want to start and tackle the chores that is ahead. I want to keep sleeping because this way my mind doesn’t think and is not anxious. Wish I knew how to fix it.
Read my messages to snowdaze. I know exactly how you feel.... But you must not jest lay there and feel worse! Get up, as hard as it might seem it will help. "Distraction" as snowdaze says... in the smallest way, put the kettle on, wash your face... Little things that you would do any way.People that don't have anxiety like this, don't think as much as we do, they just get on with life and doing things. I am jealous of them as I used to be one of them... But slowly I am letting this anxiety and all this thinking go. We can enjoy ourselves again.
And I promise you I don't say this lightly as I have been really bad for five years, but in the last year things have slowly got better.
Best Wishes x
This really frightens me as I don’t think I can put up with this for much longer, let alone years. I feel like I loosing this battle.I’m sitting here sobbing now, I can’t do this any more
Sorry you are feeling so bad today.I may have worded my response a little wrong. I have had anxiety for five years now, it wasn't all about the morning dread, however, I did suffer that too. I need to sit over a coffee and talk to you to tell you how my anxiety went, and in those five years I had some good times too.
I feel stronger now because I have taken control, yes I might have a bad day, but few and far between now.
Have you read Claire Weekes book
"Self Help for your Nerves?"
You can get a copy on Amazon, you will breathe a sigh of relief when you read it...
If you have a bad day, as it sounds you are today, don't let it knock you back, be kind to yourself, make drink, curl up on the sofa and watch something you like....
Don't cry, you're not alone, look at all these lovely caring people on here, we are all suffering the same. And for those of us who feel better, that gives you hope. xx
I’m sorry I too have suffered for years but not to this extent before, every day is the same, a bad day. I have read the Claire Weekes book but as hard as try to accept these feelings and go with them and give myself time, it’s not working.
I can’t concentrate on anything, watching tv, reading books or other things I used to enjoy. This means I can’t work at the moment and haven’t for 8 months as I work on a computer all day at home but can’t sit still.
I just wanna get better as this is now affecting my 18yr old daughter who lives with me, I love her so much it’s not fair on her as she doesn’t know how to help me xxx
I came across a thread where people were having such good results with 5-HTP and saying it was better than Prozac.
So I bought some Irwin Naturals 5-HTP Extra at CVS for about $22.
This brand has other ingredients that I believe my body was missing, including L-Theanine.
5-HTP increases Serotonin Production which is good for both depression and anxiety .
L-Theanine increases Dopamine and GABA and lowers Norepinephrine.
I also took Nature Made Sublingual (under the tongue) Vitamin B12 3,000 mcg. because B12 helps create Serotonin and Dopamine.
I believe that high Cortisol levels when awaking might also be a factor.
So I started taking Spring Valley Extra Strength Ashwagandha 1,300 mg.
I was waking up with terrible morning thoughts of dread with muscles so stiff I couldn't roll over, much less get out of bed. It was like waking up in Hell every morning!
The next morning after taking these supplements, I had only had some anxiety that lasted for about an hour.
This was about a 90% improvement overnight!
I am very happy with the results.
(I deleted my original post and am just posting my findings.)
I recently started waking up with terrible thoughts of dread with muscles so stiff I couldn't even roll over, much less get out of bed. It was like waking up in Hell every morning!
SSRIs were not helping at all.
Then I came across a thread where people were having such good results with 5-HTP and saying it was better than Prozac or other SSRIs.
So I bought some Irwin Naturals 5-HTP Extra at CVS for about $22.
This brand has other ingredients that I believe my body was missing, including L-Theanine.
5-HTP increases Serotonin Production which is good for both depression and anxiety .
L-Theanine increases Dopamine and GABA and lowers Norepinephrine.
The very next morning I woke up feeling a LOT BETTER.
I still have some Morning Anxiety when I open my eyes. But as soon as I get out of bed it diminishes and is almost completely gone after about 1 hour.
This never happens during the day.
Two other people said that SSRIs weren't helping them either.
My assumption is that there was no Serotonin to work with until I started taking 5-HTP.
I hope this works for you because it was like waking up in Hell every morning!
The anxiety is tolerable in comparison.
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