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Having horrible attacks in the AM

rrousseau914
rrousseau914
Hi all,

I am new to this, so thank you for reading.

I have terrible anxiety - usually in the mornings (when I have attacks) and in the evenings when I come home. I live alone and I think that my lack of human interaction (outside of contact with strangers) makes me feel a bit depressed. I have to have a task going or a drink in order to relax.

I am taking Citalophram 20mg and while it is helping, I still seem to have this issue to a degree that is alarming to me.

Most people probably don't know that I have anxiety because I have learned to hide it well - but I am lost and don't know what else to do.

I have tried psychotherapy, but that did not work for me.

Thanks everyone
allgoodman
allgoodman
I'm sorry to hear you're going through this, but thanks for sharing your experiences.

Have you tried increasing your social interaction? What have your experiences been?

Another thing you might try (in addition to, not instead of) is meditation and mindfulness.

Please keep us up to date on how you're doing.
Katie54
Katie54
If you have had anxiety for sometime, you might have adrenal fatique..I have discovered that it is very real condition caused by stressing too much..Not only do we have depression from anxiety but also this adrenal fatique can really cause us grief. I have learned much from a book written by a Dr. Wilson. it is available for purchase on amazon.com or amazon.ca ..I live in Canada so I got the book from the amazon.ca. it explains what has to be done to cure our adrenals. especially in the morning when we wake up we have to watch our sugar intake..no orange juice and no coffee in the morning. no bananas either. I drink water only and have my oatmeal with bran. We have to stop stressing..I have no clue how to do that as I have General Anxiety Disorder but the adrenal glands can't cope with unending anxiety. My mornings have been awful lately and I hope with understanding that I need more sleep time, eventually thitngs will improve. Get the book..Adrena fatique in the 21st century by Dr. Wilson. he has supplements that help the adrenal glands improve as well. I also try the method on the webpage www.tapping.com that helps to control anxiety too..it is a video explaining how to do Emotional freedom technique..that helped calm me down in the mornings too.
redvelvetcake
redvelvetcake
Yes I have had horrible anxiety in the mornings. I currently take 20 mg of citalopram as well in addition to 10 mg 2x a day of buspar. I also take xanax as needed. My doctor started to have me take Magnesium at night to help with the anxiety in the AM. So far it kind of helps.

As for the human interaction can you go to a Starbucks and read and just sit there? It is usually full of people in there, especially if you find one near a college. I used to go to study in college and it was nicer than being alone in the library which got depressing.

Hope you get relief soon!
barbdavidson
barbdavidson
I too have anxiety in the morning. I've had it tor several years due to too many life changes in last 3 years. I'm taking Prozac 20mg. It was really helping until recently when my dog became ill. She is a toy poodle (13) years old. She has a collasping treachea and enlarged heart. All of this has brought on seizures and she's on lots of medication. She coughs and gags throughout the day but still eats good and can go out to potty. I'm trying to accept the inevitable which I know is coming but can't get my mind off of her. I'm attending counseling which is very helpful. The deep breathing works to calm me but I immediately go back to worrying. Getting my physical this week and will see if there is something better for me to take than the Prozac.