Cipralex

I have decided to join this forum as I really need to speak to people who are also going through what I am. I have been taking 10mg of cipralex for 3 weeks and just recently had my dose raised to 20mg in the last few days. I have been suffering terrible anxiety (which I get as a result of seasonal allergies) I have been extremely anxious in the mornings to the point that I am having a difficult time at work. I sometimes in the evening feel relaxed and wonder how can I possibly be so anxious as soon as I wake up in the morning. I have also been given clonazepam to take at night as I have not been sleeping. My job entails me solely running a very busy division of a business and that is also adding to my anxiety. I just want some relief and someone to talk to as I feel I've put too much on my friends and co-workers.

Folks this forum will be much more active tomorrow, this weekend has been kinda slow, Scardy Cat has
been on and I expect She will check in a little later. Liza and I are friends, we welcome you Simba
we are a boat load of wounded trying to pull each other out of the ocean of misery. You will Love
the people here.

Larry ***

Hi Simba and welcome!

We are glad that you have found us, and hope that you find much support and encouragement here.

Many of us can relate to the morning/early afternoon anxiety phenomenon...in fact, this is copied from another post that I responded to just awhile ago...

Cortisol is a stress hormone produced in the body. One of its main functions is in getting us up and moving in the morning after many hours of sleep. Without it, we would not be able to 'rise and shine'. It is at its hightest concentration in the morning, and decreases through out the day.

Unfortunately, those of us with anxiety either produce too much of this, or have a sensitivity to it...making us susceptable to a.m. anxiety.

Just realizing that there was a reason for this morning anxiety helped me to deal with it better.

I also increased my coping skills during that challenging time. (right after waking, until about luchtime)

Now mornings are not a problem for me anymore.;)

The coping skills that I mentioned are breathing and relaxation exercises.  We have video examples of these in our Resources. (main page, 1st post)

There are other great self-help ideas in there as well...check it out.

Keep posting with us as well.  We are here to care and listen anytime.:)

Scaredy Cat