I have been waking up between 4am and 5am for the past month with bad anxiety. I go to bed fine but the mornings are so rough. Been suffering on and off with bad anxiety since I was a child. I'm 40, on 120mg of Cymbalta, 20mg of Busbar. I started taking them a month ago after being on Effexor for six years. I'm an English teacher and I'm having to miss school because it's so bad in the morning. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Bad anxiety every morning. Anyone else? Thanks.
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Mornings are absolutely horrible for me until it seems like the medication finally kicks in. Befuddled is probably the best discription. I can't do simple things like make a pot of coffee, just too complicated first thing in the morning. I am able to handle using the computer, thankfully. So I too can relate to rough mornings.
I'm sorry you suffer too. Yeah, mornings are tough. So tough to get going when you are fighting to get your head straight. Especially when I have to be in class at 7am. I've had this in the past and it's gone away, it's just never lasted this long.
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Not alone. Some days are better than others. I feel like I am paralyzed and cannot get out of bed. I usually just count 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and that helps to summon some will to move. Once I start moving, it gets a little easier.
Mine is now plaguing me throughout the day. I feel so lost and helpless. I'm in a state of mid level anxiety all of the time. I was starting to get better for a while and then back to square one. I just feel like I've got to be the only one going through this. Even though I know I'm not.
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Mornings are absolutely horrible for me. Especially if it's a weekday and I have to get up to go to school. It's this constant dread and get bad anxiety and I feel like I missed doing something even though I didn't. Sometimes my chest hurts and my stress spikes the second I hear an alarm. Almost daily now I wake up at 1am, 2am, 3am, etc completely stressed but frustrated at the same because I want/need to go to sleep.
I hear you. Even if I don't have to be up early for school I wake up between 4 and 5am like a robot. And there is the anxiety just waiting for me. It used to abate during the day and by night I would be fine. But that's not the case anymore. Thank you for your contribution.
I'm seeing a psychiatrist and recently had to start seeing a new psychologist. I had the same psychologist for over a decade and then my insurance changed.
I worry too. Constant worry about bills, being a good dad, my school. I think, how am I going to hold all of this together if I have another nervous breakdown. The worrying kills me.
Why is all of this happening again. Wasn't three nervous breakdowns enough?
I worry too. Constant worry about bills, being a good dad, my school. I think, how am I going to hold all of this together if I have another nervous breakdown. The worrying kills me.
Why is all of this happening again. Wasn't three nervous breakdowns enough?
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I go through phases and sometimes I have completely AWFUL anxiety in the morning. It's like this sense of dread about the day and how many hours I have to fill as well as worry about what I'll have to face and if I'll panic (I don't want to look bad in front of others or cause them stress). I find that forcing myself to get up right away and making coffee helps. I know they say anxiety and coffee don't mix but coffee helps me to stay awake. The depression makes me tired all the freaking time OMG
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I have no idea why, but my anxiety seems to be the worst in the morning, and the least disturbing at night.
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Okay, this is a little random...but my anxiety is definitely worst in the morning when I first wake up. I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea - I'm struggling with it and trying to learn to sleep with a breathing machine, but it makes sense to wake up anxious when I'm not BREATHING during the night. Constant panic attacks while sleeping. Does anyone else have sleeping panic attacks, apnea or not? How do you deal with them?
Hey Butters. I too worry about all of that. I can tell you one thing though... if you are worrying about being a good dad, then rest assured that you are a good dad. The bad ones don’t worry whether they are good or bad. As for the bills, I am in finance and I still worry about the bills. Just try to be resilient and know that we can handle much more than we think we can. I wake up every morning dreading the day and I slog through the day with my mind half on current tasks and half on worries about past and future. Keep your head up though. At least we all have each other here!
The morning is the worst part of the day for me. I have to force myself to get up and get my morning routine done. I keep waking up during the night and dreading the morning. Sometimes I wish it would stay night forever when I feel my best.
What are some of your symptoms? I get the racing heart in the early morning hours around 3-4am which I have learned to handle it pretty well. I put on my favorite movie and wait for my heart rate to calm down which it does. And I end up falling back to sleep. If its too bad, I take a pinch of Valium.. yes, just a pinch. I am sure it does not help but I think it does so it does..lol.
You definitely are not alone. My anxiety was HORRIBLE at one time but now its a LOT better. I learned to manage it which was not EASY.
Night time used to be the most difficult for me although my current routine is working for me and I can fall asleep easily. Mornings are tough for me. I think it's because the demands for my time and attention and work expectations. My motivation is getting kids ready and off to school on time. Since I am off work temporarily, I have little to do except think about my anxiety and other problems in my life. I am trying to make better morning habits by eating a healthy breakfast, limit caffeine, and try to be in the sun for a little bit. You are not alone we are here to support each other.