Anxious feeling in morning (and coffee)

There are times when I feel uncomfortably anxious in the morning.  I wake up earlier than I want to, and cannot fall back asleep. I have a hard time articulating what the feeling is.  (My wife asked me, and I could not explain it well).   I guess the closest I can come is to say it feels like I am "on edge" or nervous, but at the same time very tired.  Being on-edge or nervous tends to make one hyper-alert.  Being hyper-alert and also tired is a pretty uncomfortable condition.  I have read about some chemical (I forget the name right now) that is more prevalent in the body in the early morning and can cause this.  So maybe that is what it is.  

I know coffee is sometimes bad for anxiety.  But for me, when I have this feeling, a couple of cups of coffee actually makes me feel better.  Strange. I guess each of us reacts differently.   (And in any event, I am a coffee addict). 

I have the same morning feeling often. I quit drinking coffee back in February when I was having a heart arrythmia (its benign) because I thought it would help.

I've drank coffee since, but only in small amounts. The one time I had two cups I got a caffeine buzz which was awesome for about 20 minutes but then quickly evolved into an anxiety attack.

But man I miss coffee. Wife still drinks it and I will sneak sips of it

medved said...
Sometimes in the morning, the feeling I have is the "jittery" feeling that one sometimes has after drinking LOTS of coffee (even though I have not drank any coffee yet). Maybe that is the cortisol?

I had that this morning. Anxiety sucks lol

When I wake up, I make myself get up and out of bed. Then I open all the curtains and get a cup of coffee and watch the news. This seems to take my mind off my depression and anxiety. Hope you find your answer. Dee

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___________________________________________________________________________________ cancer survivor , macular degeneration, anxiety/depression, 84 yrs old