Hi Vix 82,
I'm right there with you! Mornings are bad for my anxiety. As the day goes on I tend to feel better, but mornings are defintely the worst. I think it's because as the day goes on, I do self-talk and make myself feel better, but when I wake up in the morning everything is fresh. I sometimes take a Xanax to stop the panic, but I don't really like doing that b/c it tends to make me sleepy. I would be very interested in any tips and advice you receive. Hang in there!

I don't mean to sound corny, but one thing that really helps me is looking on this site every day. I can't tell you how comforting it is to read about others who have the same issues as me. I know we are from all over the world and will probably never meet, but it's made me realize that a lot of us have problems. You could be sitting next to someone at work who is suffering just like you, and not even realize it. Reading about my issues and talking with others is helping me to be a more open and honest friend to others, and by helping others, I think I can help myself too.

There were many times that not only would I dread waking up, I would try to sleep all the time to escape life. Its not the way that most people want to live. Do you agoraphobia as well? What kind of anxiety do you have?

My anxiety went from agoraphobia to pretty much non-existant, but it took alot of work and self-dedication. You have to be really honest with yourself, and trust yourself. There are so many things that go around us all the time that we try to control and can't, and sometimes you just have to realize that you do the best you can in any given situation, and that has to be enough.

As far as wanting to wake up.... you need to find a reason to. Having any sort of interest, hobby or goal will give you something to work for and work towards... until you can see yourself in a more positive light that you are will to do it for just you.

yes, i luckily not getting this anymore althoughi got it very bad earlier this year, shortly after having a complete nervous breakdown.
My tips would be to excercise, eat healthy, try and plan your day, (i know this can create anxiety but just do one thing), get out the house, see your friends, family as much as possible to keep your realities as much in check as possible and finally, take care,x

i know that feeling, when my anxiety gets bad, i wake up shakeing, and my stomach is sick, i can barely move, if anyone sees me, i think i would die. it could be your hormones, seeing you are preganant, i just finished menapause, i think my hormones have alot to do with this. i used to wake with a song in my heart. god i wish i could get that back, just wanted you to know you are not alone.obviously..also the state of the ecomemy isn;t helping

Honey, you need to make sure you surround yourself around people that are going to uplift you and keep you feeling good about yourself and your life. Stay busy b/c to much idol time is going to make you think about everything negative, that's what our anxiety does to us. Keep finding new ways to cope, b/c what works one day may not work the next day and always remember you got us here to help you.

Hi, my name is Kenny. I have been having anxiety issues really bad the past year. I also wake up almost everyday with fear or panic. I am so tired of it, I wish it would go away. Nothing like starting the day feeling like you have been chased by Jason Voorhees or Freddie Krueger. I feel for anyone who goes through this. I take 100mg of Lamictal and .5mg of Klonopin within an hour of getting out bed. I have been trying control and fight off the fear lately. Good luck to any of you that suffer this. I feel your pain.

I was exactly like those of you until I was put on paxil. I took it for about a year before I realized that it was working. It was so subtle. That's not to say I'm completely free of anxiety, but I'm about 90% better. Forinstance I still can't perform in front of an audience. But at least I can attend events. We all have to find what works for us, because although we have anxiety in common, it is all individual and needs individual treatment. Same as there are all different kinds of cancer which demand different treatments.

i took paxil for years, it was wonderful, i felt like i was in a little bubble.then it just stopped working, i tried it recently and threw it all up. now i am trying lexapro. i can't stand this anxiety ,it is horriable, my heart beats so fast sometimes, i think i am going to get heart problems, and my bloodpressure is climbing.i miss my mom, she used to tell me to go do something good for myself when she was alive, she never worried, or she didn't let me know she was. she died twelve years ago.

i know what you are going through....with my anxiety and panic disorder...it begins with waking up...the fear of the fear....i wake up with the physical symptoms...tightness and chest pain, stomach cramps and pain, muscle aches...and the fear....fear of waht will happen during the day...

I too deal with anxiety on a day to day basis. I have attacks quite frequent. I don't want to get out of bed most days, but have a toddler to take care of. Taking care of my son becomes a much bigger chore with my anxiety. I have little patience and no help. Have tried different meds, but they either make me tired (already have no motivation) or irritable. I wish I had an answer for you, Marti, but am looking for one myself. Good luck. If you find something that works let me know.

I've said it reminds me of the movie, "Groundhog Day". Get up feel scared, slowly as the day goes on I start to feel OK and can do things, by the time my husband goes to bed at 9PM I am feeling like I could go anywhere. I hate to go to bed when I feel good because I know what the next day will bring. The same all over again.

PS: I am convinced it is our brain chemistry is outta whack.

Serotonin, melatonin, GABA, etc.

Whatever is supposed to help us wake up is either low or slow released...and the same with the one to put us to sleep at night.

this may sound very stupid but i'm going to offer this as a suggestion anyway.

i read about a religion. some eastern name that i don't recall.

it is very simple. here's how it works:

every day, first thing in the morning, get comfortable and for one hour merely let God love you.

every night, before bed, for one half hour, let go of everything that happened during the day.

for me, i am in the process of moving out of state. when i get there, i will be trying this on for size.

Hi Vix.. Sorry your feeling so down and having the anxiety ..I also have anxiety but it doesn't start first thing in morn.. I do get tense a lot of mornings.. I take a magnesium tablet(Mineral) a 250 milgram one every morn and at night before bed.. It does take the edge off .. At night I take it with a cacium tablet also with Vitamen D in the calcium tablet and after taking it I get naturally sleepy and go to bed.. It does help me sleep. I have been doing this for a couple years now.. Lots of us don't get enough magnesium from our foods we eat..Just a thought.. Perhaps you might try it?.. Vitamem B Complex also as mentioned by another poster is good for anxiety but I wouldn't take it in the night.. It gives ya energy and you might not get sleep *Smiles.. Hope you can find answers .. I do a lot of reading.. To try and find ways..
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