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Posted 6/25/2015 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Lately I am having awful anxiety & nameless/fear upon waking in the morning. It comes over me just seconds after I wake up & I can't get rid of it unless I get up & move around & even then I am all shaky & pretty soon I have to run to the bathroom. I think the anxiety upsets my GI tract.

I take .5 mg of Klonipin at bedtime to help getting to sleep & I wonder if it is the wear off of that that is causing it. It is getting so that I dread going to sleep because I fear waking up & I think that dread is partly promoting exactly what I fear.

Does this resonate with anyone else & if so, how have you coped with it.

PPIM
Posted 6/25/2015 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
There are a lot of people here who experience anxiety upon waking. Our bodies produce chemicals to help us wake up, and they can also cause anxiety.

I guess I've learned to channel mine. I always hit the ground running. I know it is irritating to my husband, but I get up, and immediately start getting things done. I'm almost hyper active in the morning. I tidy up the kitchen if I haven't already. I bag up trash, etc. I just can't settle down right at first.

Then, I do relax, and have a cup of coffee. It's weird, I know, but better than stressing over it for me.

What if you try to channel it into something like exercise or save yourself a project for first thing in the morning so you have something to do to occupy yourself? I don't really know what else to tell you. It's the only thing that has worked for me.
Posted 6/25/2015 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the Anxiety forum, ppim38! Glad to have you here, but sorry you are waking up with anxiety. It is a known problem and alot of people here have it, I wake up in the middle of the night with anxiety but not so much in the mornings but i have before.

I doubt the klonipin wearing off it causing it, although I'm not a doctor so I'm not positive on that.

Have you ever watched a mindfulness video? I find them very useful when I'm having an anxiety attack, they help center you and bring you back to the hear and now. I can post a couple of my favorites if you're interested in watching them.

Check out our resources on the top of the forum for self help links.
Posted 6/25/2015 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
AngelLisa, I would love to have some links to the videos! Thank you!

Re the post from Jake's Mom, I am a reader so maybe picking up a book I am reading might distract me from what my mind is doing. Worth a try. I sleep with one of my cats & I love the snuggling so am reluctant to abandon the bed at 6 am unless I absolutely have to!
Posted 6/25/2015 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
Here are a couple of my favorites, they aren't very long. If you'd like more just go to youtube and search for mindfulness for anxiety and you'll get tons of them. :)

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT_ZvD94_kE&list=WL

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpiw2hH-dlc

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDflnqo0TQs
Posted 6/25/2015 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome!

You've received some great advice already, so I will just and my encouragement. ..let you know you are not alone (this is a common anxiety complaint)

Check out our great coping skill recommendations in our Resources. ..and post with us anytime!

Scaredy Cat
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