I experience anxiety in the mornings..It is very distressing for sure. I have tried different remedies..One that I just started to try is putting some crackers and peanut butter by my bed..I read somewhere that having protein in the morning is good for the adrenal glands so I decided to give it a try..This morning I took one cracker with peanut butter on it....The cracker provides salt that helps the adrenal glands and the peanut butter provided the protein..I hope to keep trying this to see if it will help my mood in the morning before I actually get up.

I have been suffering with crying spells too in the early morning and they have got to stop. Some other techniques I have found useful is the Emotional Freedom technique..called EFT Go to the webpage www.tapping.com and follow along with the first video that you see on the top of that page. see if that helps..I find it did help and I still tap on the meridian points when I need a little extra calming . also try www.anxietyslayer.com...

Some good help there as well.

I have General anxiety disorder and also have hypothyroidism. I know I am not being optimally treated with synthroid only medication but the doctor thinks I am on the right dose based on my blood tests..It is hard to treat effectively and I have had this since 1975..

I hope this helps you a bit..Also I have read that taking two teaspoons of blackstrap molasses every day helps not only with stress but also helps with another condition that I have..namely hemorrhoids..So far I have noticed great help from this approach. I also have clonozapam from the doctor when anxiety gets overwhelming..I hate using those pills but I carry them with me just in case whereever I go.

Let me know if the peanut butter on crackers idea works for you..

I try just about anything to stop the anxiety in the early morning upon waking up..

Definitely. I think it's some chemical thing. when I was in the bad place I set my alarm early so I could lie there panicking and have it wash over me and out enough for me to get up and go to work on time. Heh.

The only thing is you can't stay that way forever, so you will eventually settle. Just try to absolutely sensorily deprive yourself whenever you can. When you're not at work - just go to bed. do as little as you can interactive with other people till the overfull bucket has had time to leak some stuff out and give you room inside yourself for more experiences.

Thank you Kathy for taking time to give me some much advice, Yes, Im like you right now I'm on Ativan because Im taking a new med Zoloft to see if can control my anxiety and the dr put me on Ativan until the med kick full effect but I usually take it at work because My day start at 4:30am and I don't like to take it that early because I don't like to take it while I driving, I usually take it at work around 8:30 that way can last me most off the day. I will try all your techniques and will let you know how it goes. Thanks again

Have a great day!

Bridgie: Thank you for giving feedback its very refreshing to know that there other people like you going thru the same thing, I know I don't want to stay like this forever. That I'm glad that I join this support group because It had help him a lot and knowing that Im not alone.

Have a good day!

With zoloft, it is so important to take it with plenty of liquid and to maintain your liquid hydration level.

With anxiety, it's natural, so when it hits, arrives, pounds, or whatever sensation it provides you with, make sure you get hydrated and it will help it disappear naturally.

For first in morning, if you drink something the night before, that might help ease the symptoms, plus having a cup of liquid next to you to sip on first thing in morning will also help.

You're not alone.

Thank you Mideyebrow, yes I remember you telling me about in another discussion, After your advice I do take it with plenty of water but I guilty of not drinking enough water I usually take 3 bottle/day but my therapist told me to have a goal of 5 day. Yes in the morning, I take a sip of water but not a lot. I will increase my intake in the morning.

Thanks for your support

The minute I would wake up, I would have an anxiety attack and have absolutely no idea why. It was beyond frustrating. I would take an Ativan and started to calm down. After time, the anxiety attacks in the morning stopped happening. I hope the same happens for you! Hugs

It is important to get enough sleep..Lately I am finding that my anxiety is worse when I wake up and have not had a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. I take a pill at bedtime called Sleep X..this has a small amount of melatonin in it. It has passion flower and 5HTP and L-theanine too along with a bit of B12 and B3. check out www.88herbs.com I bought the Zen + product too and am going to take that as well. My pharmacist recommended it to me instead of taking the clonozapam. I am not on any antidepressants so am safe to take these natural supplements. by the way..the peanut butter and cracker idea didn't work this morning..I had a bad beginning to my day but I am convinced it is because I am not getting a good night's sleep.

Once your get your sleep pattern out of whack it is very hard to get it back into proper rhythm When I get very tired lately through the day, I am not able to endure any stress whatsoever..

I have to get more sleep by going to bed earlier. Once the sun comes up I can't sleep anymore and I suffer all through the day.

It is so great to have friends who also understand this condition. Hopefully together we can figure out what helps us the best and live a much happier and calmer existence in the days ahead.

Thank you gramybear, Yes, I hope so too they stop soon :)

I have been experiencing the same problem. I think my routine has been thrown out of whack because I am having to work early in the morning three days a week.
I think going to bed at the same time and going to bed at the same time will help.
I will try the blackstrap molasses, pb and cracker, extra water and sensorial deprivation.
What is Ativan? I am using Xanax when I am really, really anxious.
Why does this happen?
Thank you.

I think you hit the nail on the head about why you have them. Anxiety is a habit. And it is so easy for our minds to associate anxiety with certain things, like waking up. I had the same problem at one time and I literally had to break that habit and associate the morning with something else. It is hard because when you are going through anxiety....you wake up, the habit of worry kicks in, you are dreading the day because you know its probably going to be an anxiety filled hell......I mean, its no wonder the anxiety symptoms kick in.
My advice would just be to find some way to change up the morning routine a little bit to make something positive occur first thing.
Maybe as soon as you wake up, don't give yourself time to dwell...just start doing something new like putting a certain TV show on, or making a cup of Tea and looking out the window or just whatever is different than what you are doing now. But whatever you do....don't dwell on how bad you are feeling because that just feeds the worry habit.
Sorry you are going through this.

Sinuessa11:
Ativan is the same as Xanax they are benzos is not that strong like Xanax but do the same thing calming your anxiety. Read the last post here and that would help you too, I'm trying to figure our the same thing. Remember your not alone, we are going to figure out how to get better with all this wonderful support and advice

Fleuredeli:

Thanks like always for your wonderful support and awesome advice, I can to do that over the weekend and then if that work and will try over the week because I woke up 4:30 am and Always on overdrive mode during the week because I work so early.

Thanks again

Even though I don't have to be anywhere at any certain time, I jump out of bed very early in high anxiety. I have a set routine I am obsessed with to complete even before I grab my first cup of coffee. It is only then that I can start talking myself down from that anxious feeling. Many times I feel like I working against a time clock for no reason at all.

I hear you focusontmr: I hear you I feel the same way, I tried to talk positive to myself and start getting ready for my day to distract myself a little bit until I get out of the house.