is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal?

leezo · 10-20-2010, 01:36 PM

Every morning during the last ten months of this withdrawal have seen me wake up either in physical pain, emotional pain or mental pain. Most recently, I seem to wake up with nausea every morning and it's really distressing. Is this common in withdrawal or am I just returning to horrible anxiety and doomed to feeling like this?

Sonika · 10-20-2010, 02:01 PM

I find the mornings very difficult. I cannot eat and washing my teeth is a torture. I gag all the way...

I think morning anxiety is normal. I surely hope it goes away with time.

babs · 10-20-2010, 02:33 PM

Yes, it's very common in withdrawal and will get better in time.

JessG · 10-20-2010, 06:43 PM

Hi Lee! I was going to write you because I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are doing. I have been having a rough time lately and I think to myself "How does Lee do this? He is Hercules!" Seriously though, you are my hero. To answer your question I think the morning anxiety is very common. They say it has to do with cortisol being highest in the morning and then it tapers off throughout the day. It sucks that some of us are just more sensitive to withdrawing from this poison than others. I am taking super small drops and it still sucks. We will get through this together. If you have the energy please drop me a line and let me know how you are doing. ((HUGS))

jpvp · 10-20-2010, 07:00 PM

I am just on a year since i stopped lexapro via a taper, and have been suffering severe nausea and vomiting most mornings along with all the stomach complaints.

Its horrible i know, i am so run down as i can barely get much food into me during the day...and often at night it eases up only to return the next morning with the anxiety etc

I am not sure if its withdrawal or anxiety, in all likelyhood its a bit of both!

I dont know what the solution is and i hope it goes away in time as well, but i do know how terrible it is to suffer

rain · 10-20-2010, 07:16 PM

If you have anxiety/depression, mornings are the worst for most people... whether you are in withdrawal or not. There have been many theories (cortisol being one), but no one really knows why.

brunyan · 11-29-2010, 10:33 PM

my anxiety is very bad in the pit of my stomach when i wake up. it gets better as the day goes. hope it goes away now that ive been off lexapro for 9 months and zyprexa for a few weeks.

intuitivegal · 11-30-2010, 12:03 PM

I also have anxiety in the morning. I usually have a bad dream and then wake sweating and feeling all anxious. I lay there, practice my deep breathing, and know that it goes away after I get up.

http://ndri.com/article/early_morning__anxiety-79.html

A fairly good article that explains the possible why. I am insulin resistant, trying to become insulin sensitive. So, this article makes sense to me. I also have very low cortisol levels. They do rise in the a.m. but I'm mostly living off of adrenaline.

NoRx4me · 12-01-2010, 07:25 AM

I just read (in a thyroid book) that it is important to have some protein 1st thing in the morning "especially if you wake up with morning anxiety". It also said, many people that wake up with anxiety feel they can't eat and have nausea but if you force yourself to have a small amount of protein for a few days, this will get better.

Sonika · 12-01-2010, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by NoRx4me

I just read (in a thyroid book) that it is important to have some protein 1st thing in the morning "especially if you wake up with morning anxiety". It also said, many people that wake up with anxiety feel they can't eat and have nausea but if you force yourself to have a small amount of protein for a few days, this will get better.

Good tip!

Zoloft25 · 12-01-2010, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoRx4me

I just read (in a thyroid book) that it is important to have some protein 1st thing in the morning "especially if you wake up with morning anxiety". It also said, many people that wake up with anxiety feel they can't eat and have nausea but if you force yourself to have a small amount of protein for a few days, this will get better.

Can you drink a glass of Whey Protein in the morning,
is that good enoigh Anyone know

10-20-2010, 01:36 PM	#1
leezo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 213	is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? Every morning during the last ten months of this withdrawal have seen me wake up either in physical pain, emotional pain or mental pain. Most recently, I seem to wake up with nausea every morning and it's really distressing. Is this common in withdrawal or am I just returning to horrible anxiety and doomed to feeling like this? __________________ Aka Lee - started Aug 1997 - three previous withdrawal attempts 28/7/08 - 15ml (30mg) - 20/1/10 - 8.25ml (16.5mg) 27/2/10 - 7.5ml (15mg) 20/3/10 - 6.75ml (13.5mg) 10/5/10 - Prozac 15mg for two days - very sick 12/5/10 - 6.5ml (13mg) 30/5/10 - 6ml (12mg) 27/6/10 - 5.5ml (11mg) 25/7/10 - 5ml (10mg) 1/9/10 - 4.5ml (9mg) 29/9/10 - 4ml (8mg) 2/11/10 - 3.5ml (7mg) 1/12/10 - 3ml (6mg) 18/1/11 - 2.75ml (5.5mg) 8/2/11 - 2.5ml (5mg) 6/3/11 - 2.25ml (4.5mg) 26/3/11 - 2ml (4mg)

10-20-2010, 02:01 PM	#2
Sonika Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 470	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? I find the mornings very difficult. I cannot eat and washing my teeth is a torture. I gag all the way... I think morning anxiety is normal. I surely hope it goes away with time. __________________ Paxil free since 08/30/2010 Taking Amino Acid Therapy for Anxiety Bad withdrawal!!! JUST WONDERING WHEN THE &^^&% will i feel better???? February 2010 Paxil 30mg (dose up and down for 7 yrs but mostly 30mg) March 2010 Paxil 20mg (big change, i started taking amino acid therapy and my serotonin went up substantially) April 2010 Paxil 15mg May 2010 Paxil 10mg June 2010 Paxil 5 mg August 2010 Paxil 2.5 mg September 2010 0.000 FREE AT LAST, feeling better Feb. 2011

10-20-2010, 02:33 PM	#3
babs "dare to suck big!" Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,546	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? Yes, it's very common in withdrawal and will get better in time. __________________ Babs Paxil 20mg 1994-2005 2 failed attempts to quit Tapered Jan-April 2005 Paxil-free since May 1, 2005

10-20-2010, 06:43 PM	#4
JessG Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,406	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? Hi Lee! I was going to write you because I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are doing. I have been having a rough time lately and I think to myself "How does Lee do this? He is Hercules!" Seriously though, you are my hero. To answer your question I think the morning anxiety is very common. They say it has to do with cortisol being highest in the morning and then it tapers off throughout the day. It sucks that some of us are just more sensitive to withdrawing from this poison than others. I am taking super small drops and it still sucks. We will get through this together. If you have the energy please drop me a line and let me know how you are doing. ((HUGS)) __________________ Paxil since Mar.1998 5% or less drops every 3-6 weeks 2009: 20mg to 14mg 2010: 14mg to 10.5mg 2011: 10.5 to 7.6mg 2012: 7.5 to 6.8mg 02/09/13: 6.7mg 04/06/13: 6.6mg "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11

10-20-2010, 07:00 PM	#5
jpvp Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 147	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? I am just on a year since i stopped lexapro via a taper, and have been suffering severe nausea and vomiting most mornings along with all the stomach complaints. Its horrible i know, i am so run down as i can barely get much food into me during the day...and often at night it eases up only to return the next morning with the anxiety etc I am not sure if its withdrawal or anxiety, in all likelyhood its a bit of both! I dont know what the solution is and i hope it goes away in time as well, but i do know how terrible it is to suffer __________________ 33yrs old was on clonazepam 0.5mg daily for nearly a year - changed to valium equivalent and ceased entriely in late may 08, Taken most types SSRI's/tricyclics and benzos, anti-psychotics (you name it) over the last 10+ years for depression/anxiety - Last one was LEXAPRO - which i reduced gradually to 10mg by May 09 and stopped entirely approx October 2009

10-20-2010, 07:16 PM	#6
rain Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 6,245	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? If you have anxiety/depression, mornings are the worst for most people... whether you are in withdrawal or not. There have been many theories (cortisol being one), but no one really knows why.

11-29-2010, 10:33 PM	#7
brunyan Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 613	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? my anxiety is very bad in the pit of my stomach when i wake up. it gets better as the day goes. hope it goes away now that ive been off lexapro for 9 months and zyprexa for a few weeks.

11-30-2010, 12:03 PM	#8
intuitivegal Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida USA Posts: 221	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? I also have anxiety in the morning. I usually have a bad dream and then wake sweating and feeling all anxious. I lay there, practice my deep breathing, and know that it goes away after I get up. http://ndri.com/article/early_morning__anxiety-79.html A fairly good article that explains the possible why. I am insulin resistant, trying to become insulin sensitive. So, this article makes sense to me. I also have very low cortisol levels. They do rise in the a.m. but I'm mostly living off of adrenaline.

12-01-2010, 07:25 AM	#9
NoRx4me Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 2,538	Re: is morning anxiety a constant during withdrawal? I just read (in a thyroid book) that it is important to have some protein 1st thing in the morning "especially if you wake up with morning anxiety". It also said, many people that wake up with anxiety feel they can't eat and have nausea but if you force yourself to have a small amount of protein for a few days, this will get better. __________________ Poly-drugged for 13 years (SSRI's and Lamictal for most of that time). Ended up on 4 meds (Cymbalta, Lamictal, Vyvanse & Lithium) before losing my mind, then realizing the drugs were MAKING me ill. Drug free since 9/27/08

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