Waking up with anxiety..

Ugh.. every morning I wake up at around 8, regardless of when I fell asleep, shaking, mind racing, feeling like electricity is flowing through me, feeling like I'm floating, heart racing. I pretty much wake up in a full blown panic attack. I don't know if I'm having bad dreams or something because I can't remember them, I just wake up really uncomfortable and then start panicking. Is anyone else like this?

[Devine75]

I was like that as soon as I woke it was like hitting a button and it was awful!! I'm now on 20mg of citalopram and this has eased a lot!! Only the odd few mornings now x

[Agora1 in reply to Devine75]

Hi Devine75,  morning anxiety for the last 6 years.  It's just now getting better but far from over.  I use to cry hysterically from the terror now I whimper quietly but the stomach churning still there, like a button was

turned on the minute I open my eyes.

[Hidden]

Hi yes I suffer early morning anxiety as well ~the racing heart sweating and worry about what might happen to day~I have Propranolol to take if it all gets too much ~but try not to take it.I do morning meditation which does help `~think a lot of Anxiety sufferers are worse at this time of day! Something to do with hormone cortisol I think!

Anyway take care and try and breathe through it all

Kath

[Agora1 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Kath,  As I just said to Devine75, morning anxiety still there but I use

meditation every single morning before getting out of bed.  It is the cortisol

which rises starting around 4am.   One day, I hope to wake up to hearing the birds sing 

[Hidden]

Hi yes my anxiety always worse on a morning wake up with racing heart etc and worry about what the day may bring ~I also do morning meditation but not every morning ~ I also have my chakra stones to give me comfort ~blessings to you Kath☺

[Galyndra1217]

Omg..I just posted the same thing yesterday. I wake up around the same time. I feel good for a few minutes, then my mind starts thinking. Heart gets racy etc. If I start falling back to sleep, as I’m drifting off, I catch my breath and get a sinking feeling in my stomach. So annoying. It lasts sometimes for a week or more! Then it can be off and on thru the day. Keeping busy definitely helps. Also, identifying what is making us anxious. I have neighbors that are loud and annoying and I know that is stressing me out. Hope you feel better. Keep in touch. We can help each other get thru this craziness. 🌝