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Posted 4/20/2014 1:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
32, male on cipralex 10 mg since 8 years..

sometimes when i wake up I feel low energy and jittery, my face looks grumpy and tired like I had a poor sleep although am sleeping from 11 pm to 7 am. but started recently to be more frequent and annoying sometimes its more intense than other times especially if the night before when i slept I was tired or had physical exercise that raised my adrenaline.
the energy will be higher with late morning but the jittery will continue.
if its is mild and I don't take xanax the jittery will last till i sleep and the next morning the same cycle but if i take xanax it will stop for couple of days and after it returns.

is this related to anxiety although my mental state is normal and i don't have worries or panics anymore or could be anything physical ?

Note: this is happening with me since 10 years when I had my "nervous breakdown" due to my severe stress that lasted like 2 month so i started my medication prozac two years then cipralex 8 years and continuing, although I'm panic/ anxiety sufferer since I was young but this "breakdown" changed me if I try to stop the medicine I would be a jittery lazy ass.

please advice and share your knowledge.
Posted 4/20/2014 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
I have been borderline diabetic most of my life, and it seems
like I wake the way you describe every morning, I have learned
to ignore many symptoms over the years, but eating a small amount of food and having coffee seems to help, Peace

Larry ***
Posted 4/20/2014 5:55 PM (GMT 0)
Baso,

Wondering if you have ever been tested for hypoglycemia ? Some people who are prone to morning anxiety do well if they have a snack on their night stand to snack on when they first wake up. 

Your Dr. can give you a glucose tolerance test. Also talking to him/her about this problem would be wise.

 

Posted 4/20/2014 5:56 PM (GMT 0)
As much as I know better,----and believe me, I do,----I'm sometimes not much of a breakfast eater. (Other times, it's my favourite meal of the day, and I go for it!)

But when you wake up, if you think about it, you've just spent 8 hours, at least, fasting....no water, no food, no nutrients....it's no wonder your brain feels a bit out of it.

When I'm not in one of my B-for-Breakfast moods (capital "B"!)....I've learned to eat a handful of grapes (because of all the fruit out there, they are some of the absolute highest in sugars!), and while I do not drink any juice, per se, (but my Husband does),.....I'll take a glass, fill it about 3/4 of the way with seltzer (even if it's flavoured, as in with an "essence," and not,...NOT....that stuff with dyes and sugars and artificial sweeteners laced in them)....but I take the glass, put a few ice cubes in it, pour in the seltzer of my choice, and then a tiny splash of juice (such as orange juice, grape juice, cranberry juice,---not the "cocktail" but the real juice).....

I often have a stash of hard boiled eggs to nosh on, get that protein in. (Or make some egg salad in advance, and place a few tablespoons of that on a small piece of toast).

Works in a pinch and settles the body down. I am the same way in terms of when I wake up and although I still get these bizarre feelings in my body, when I'm able, even just those few bites of balanced food with water with a splash of juice, gives me a balance of protein/carbs/(and fat if you elect to do the egg salad route).

Just a few forkfuls is all it takes to calm that internal engine from red-lining sometimes! :)







M.
Posted 4/21/2014 6:32 AM (GMT 0)
thank you for your replies, I will check a an endocrinologist about this. but on fast my blood sugar usually in the range.
but when i take xanax symptoms are alleviated, doesn't this mean its related to brain imbalance and not insulin problem?
Posted 4/21/2014 9:49 AM (GMT 0)
Let us know how it goes. My blood sugar is fine as well, but I still wrastle up a little sumn-sumn on those mornings when I wake with those feelings. Only speaking for myself, of course, but it helps.





M.
Posted 5/8/2014 10:26 AM (GMT 0)
Update..

The blood test was good for all results sugar, cholesterol, TSH, but vitamin D is little deficient.
when i asked him about the cortisol test he said no need as my blood sugar is normal !!
I think I would stick to my xanax dose when needed and live with that but I hope it will not increase to a "daily needed dose"
Posted 5/8/2014 5:01 PM (GMT 0)
Baso,

I am glad to read that your tests were within good ranges, that it excellent news.:)

(to increase your vitamin D, you can get an extra 10 minutes of sunshine a day...or did your doctor recommend a suppliment?)

Taking your Xanax as needed sounds like a fine plan. The fact that you have taken it thus far responsibly, and that you are concerned and aware of dependency issues...is indicative that you will continue to have no such problems.

Further, if you commit to using your self-help skills in managing your anxiety and symptoms...you should have a good and balanced approach to feeling your best.

Keep posting with us. We are here to cheer you on in your journey!

S.C.
Posted 5/8/2014 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
Baso,  Great to read your lab tests were all within normal range and SC is right, get out in the sunshine a bit more for the Vitamin D.

Wondering if your Dr. might consider raising your Cipralex from 10 mg to 15-20 mg/day? Just a thought.  Often when you increase the dose you will notice a period of time where you feel the start up effects of increasing the dose but all of the people I know on this med state the side effects will diminish if you can wait it out for the new dose to kick in.

You always have your Xanax to cover you on tough days.

Remember to do your best to stay in the moment.

Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is mystery, and today is a real gift, that's why it is called PRESENT

Kindly,

Kitt

 

Posted 5/11/2014 5:28 AM (GMT 0)
mainly i take xanax to calm down specially when I start my day trembling after a bad quality sleep :S
Posted 5/11/2014 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
Thyroid sounds to me and only speaking from experience have you had your thyroid checked, to have a thyroid tested you will need a TAG& free T3 &Free T4 & andrenalens test done. As well as a cortisol test can't check just TsH this will get you no where, just being honest and most of the time most doctors refuse to do he whole thyroid panel test so you will have to request this and I hope that this helps.
Posted 5/11/2014 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Oh and what dosage of xanax do you take ? Migh be to high for you& everybody that takes this medicine intakes it differently .
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