I feel terribly anxious but don't know why.

Hello,from the moment I awake from my zopiclone aided sleep,I start to feel the anxiety building,I try to ward it off by keeping busy but find it hard to motivate myself to complete the task because my mind is reminding me that my anxiety is still there.As the day passes,I seem to get worse and often feel the need to get out of the house but again,my mind keeps reminding me.I tell myself that all is well but cannot explain these feelings in my stomach.Why do I have these feelings,nothing is worrying me,I don't have any problems to deal with and yet I feel so very strange.The feelings get stronger as the day goes on,I struggle to relax until the evening when I am allowed my zopiclone and of course,chemical assistance kicks in.I have a semi restful sleep and the next day it starts over.I find it impossible to rid my mind of these thoughts,is it normal to "worry over nothing" because that's what I seem to be doing.Do any of you think its time for me to see a mental health expert because I don't wish to rely on medication for too long.Thank you.

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Hi Castel... Sorry you're feeling like this..I often get this and spend an entire day anxious for no apparent reason. I then spent the evening feeling low and guilty for acheiving nothing all day!! In my experience though I've found that it's usually due to some underlying stress, no matter how small, even if its just something little that I need to do that I'm worried I'll forget to do like reply to an email or call someone back about something. How long have you been taking the Zopiclone for? I know it sounds a bit strange but I know some sleeping tablets can have daytime anxiety withdrawal symptoms so if you've been taking it for a while this might be a reason.....

Also I personally would say speak to someone, counselling can really help as you can get just vent and get everything off of your chest, and often find the real reasons for your anxiety (if you don't already know!!). I'm the same, I don't take any medication as I don't want to rely on anything but the best therapy is talking about it all and accepting it. Hope thats been of some help anyway, take care xx

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i also feel anxious alday and dont really know why when im in the safety of my own home, i am currently on anti depressants but am going back to the docters soon to get something for anxiety cos i just cant cope spending my days like this. i can understand people not wanting meds but if life gets that bad then dont struggle alone. deffinately get refered to a mental health clinic. take care. x