Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
I'mTaking medication for anxiety but am not able to escape the anxiety that comes when I wake up or rather just waking up.My dreams at that time are generally abstract and make no sense but cause axiety anyway.I may wake up a half an hour too early and suffer with it.I do pretty god after getting up and taking my meds.and am usually good through the day.I often dont feel I need any medication at night and sleep well until.......There it is again when i wake up.Does anyone have this experiance or know how to break this cycle.Before I started taking medication Mornings were the worst lasting up to about noon if it went away at all.Often I was fine by bedtime only to wake up to anxiety and my forearms feeling tense.Thanks for any advice.
This was informative, about cortisol levels on awakening.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisol_awakening_response
Basically, what I got out of it is that stress and anxiety makes this worse. Great, but that is why we are here. It's like a vicious cycle. Sorry, don't have an answer that is of any real use. Maybe someone will reply with some ideas.
If it keeps getting worse you should consult your doctor or therapist to see if there is a better medication to treat your anxiety.
Good Luck and Best Wishes