Are you better in the morning or night?

anastasio · 12-20-2007, 08:09 PM

I've read quite a few people talk about morning panic. Maybe I am in the minority but practically all of my panic attacks happen at night. In fact when I wake up in the morning I typically feel great. Then throughout the day I might have minor anxiety but again, not bad. I swear like clockwork once it starts to get dark out it sets in. Back when I was at my worst (before paxil) I would stay up all night because I absolutely couldn't sleep while having bad anxiety. As soon as the sun started rising and the light was coming in through my window I was able to drift off. I know it has a lot to do with the actual dark but as I kid I was never afraid of the dark. Now I'm 25 years old and have to sleep with the hallway light on, lol.

lov4k9s · 12-20-2007, 08:17 PM

I've always done better at night since this nightmare began. If I have a good "window" it is always at night. I dread waking up in the morning with anxiety and feeling like general crap. I long for the day when I can wake up with out the panicky doomed feeling.

TryingtoGetWell · 12-21-2007, 04:11 AM

My symptoms are worse at night into the early morning - early morning (about 7:00 a.m. or so) is the worst. I think this has to do with changes that occur in circadian rhythms (or to endocrine levels that normally change during this period of the circadian cycle being awry in in w/d).

All my life, even as a child, I felt better (and also happier!) at night rather than during the day. In w/d that's turned upside down.

LCrawford67 · 12-21-2007, 05:04 AM

Morning was the worst for me also.

eileen · 12-21-2007, 05:14 AM

Morning is the worse for me. This morning and yesterday, I woke up with head pain that Advil takes the edge of but doen't take away. My anxiety has slowed down considerably.
Eileen

Amaya's Nana · 12-21-2007, 07:03 AM

Morning was the worst for me too. It was those feelings of dread and hopelessness as soon as my eyes opened. Ack...........I'm so glad its over!!!!!!!!

Paxhell · 12-21-2007, 07:05 AM

I am worst in the night and in the very morning when I wake up. The daytime is the best, I start getting dizzy and irritated in the evening.. I am however very depressed when i wake up. Will get better in the day.

jenny76 · 12-21-2007, 07:30 AM

NIGHT IS THE WORST FOR ME! My symptoms always get bad at night.

adc1966 · 12-21-2007, 07:49 AM

Mine is much worse in the morning. I feel best after the sun goes down.

I used to hate the winter months and eagerly awaited the longer days of summer, but not anymore. It's like I have reverse SAD.

eileen · 12-21-2007, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Amaya's Nana

Morning was the worst for me too. It was those feelings of dread and hopelessness as soon as my eyes opened. Ack...........I'm so glad its over!!!!!!!!

Lisa, are you telling me that those feelings go away! Thank God and thank you for posting that. I'm not like that every morning but I'm down on my self to-day. I have to give myself a mental kick in the a$$ now.

Eileen

erynnsmama · 12-21-2007, 05:39 PM

Since finding these boards, they have helped me so much. Scottys dedication to this 'cause' is very amazing and admirable.

My hell all begain when i had insomnia due to my boss/dentist that I LOVED DEARLY like a dad, passed away. I couldn't sleep, and my doctor gave me HALCYON. That was the very beginning of my hell. It plunged me into the deepest darkest depression that existed, and that was almost 20 years ago and i'm still reeling from it. Halcyon has been banned since, now i know why.

Anyway, started Paxil around 1993
tried tapering twice and mixing St. Johns wort is NOT the thing to do.

I am praying and am going to taper very slowly like these people are. I am so happy to know that i am not alone.
My husband of 28 years tomorrow is very supportive, but doesn't understand in the least, and so these boards are what keeps me going.
I am going to taper very slowly, even though i am impatient, and want to hurry and get this crap out of my system, to HOPEFULLY lose some of the 60+ LBS that i have gained in the past ten years, due to the paxil i'm sure.

pax80 · 12-22-2007, 10:46 AM

Currently, at night I feel no symptoms at all, I feel normal. During the day, well, now I have some psychological things going on, but they might go away like all the other 347541 symptoms.
But it wasnt like this before. Night and day could be demonic.

Paxilalmostkilledme · 12-22-2007, 08:59 PM

Nights are much better

since95 · 12-22-2007, 11:24 PM

The zaps and muscle twitches increase for me at night.

TryingtoGetWell · 12-23-2007, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by paxisnt4ever

...like all the other 347541 symptoms...

That is so well put!!!!!!

Samalabear · 12-23-2007, 08:32 AM

Mornings are hell for me and set the tone for the day. I've had a lot of bad days lately, but I'm sure it's partly due to the holiday and my son's major setback with his recovery. Nights I'm usually stable. But I'm going to three al-anon meetings a week for the next two weeks and if I felt comfortable driving further probably more. They help keep me stable. But each morning it starts over again and it's been a little worse the last two or three weeks. Getting out of bed has been a real struggle usually paralyzed with fear and doom and everything bad that is going on or might happen.

leo79 · 12-23-2007, 11:00 AM

Mornings were hellish for me - waking up in a state of panic, writhing around in agony. This has improved now and I don't have much of a difference throughout the day although sometimes feel more agitated around midnight.

12-20-2007, 08:09 PM	#1
anastasio Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 429	Are you better in the morning or night? I've read quite a few people talk about morning panic. Maybe I am in the minority but practically all of my panic attacks happen at night. In fact when I wake up in the morning I typically feel great. Then throughout the day I might have minor anxiety but again, not bad. I swear like clockwork once it starts to get dark out it sets in. Back when I was at my worst (before paxil) I would stay up all night because I absolutely couldn't sleep while having bad anxiety. As soon as the sun started rising and the light was coming in through my window I was able to drift off. I know it has a lot to do with the actual dark but as I kid I was never afraid of the dark. Now I'm 25 years old and have to sleep with the hallway light on, lol. __________________ 6/2004 - 6/2007: Paxil 20mg 6/2007: c/t'd 6/2007 - Present:

12-20-2007, 08:17 PM	#2
lov4k9s Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US Posts: 407	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? I've always done better at night since this nightmare began. If I have a good "window" it is always at night. I dread waking up in the morning with anxiety and feeling like general crap. I long for the day when I can wake up with out the panicky doomed feeling. __________________ FULLY RECOVERED from SEVERE adverse reaction to Prozac rx'd after a miscarriage. CT May 07 after 2 months of sheer hell on the drug. The symptoms abated in month 14 & back to my old self in month 18. Resolved: Acid Reflux Agoraphobia Akathasia ANHEDONIA ANXIETY Appetite BRAIN FOG Crying Jags DEPRESSION DP/DR Insomnia Memory Migraines Suicide Ideation Many Others (no room to list) NOTE: I have NO prior history of depression or anxiety.

12-21-2007, 04:11 AM	#3
TryingtoGetWell Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,679	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? My symptoms are worse at night into the early morning - early morning (about 7:00 a.m. or so) is the worst. I think this has to do with changes that occur in circadian rhythms (or to endocrine levels that normally change during this period of the circadian cycle being awry in in w/d). All my life, even as a child, I felt better (and also happier!) at night rather than during the day. In w/d that's turned upside down. __________________ 5/93 - Started paxil after 6 years sensory distortions from benzo WD/low-dose reinst.+chronic medical problems/pain - 20 mg/day; yrs later 15 mg 3/30/06 - 20 mg 4/21/06 - 15 mg 4/27/06 - 10 mg 5/17/06 - 5 mg (none 5/20) 5/21-24/06 - 2.5 mg (5/22 - none) 5/25/06 - d/c’d paroxetine Felt better than in years, then gradual WD symptoms 6/17/06 - Bolted awake in blind terror, started E-ticket ride to hell 2010 - Leaving hell for balmier climate! (Still on my pre-paxil 0.5 mg clonazepam)

12-21-2007, 05:04 AM	#4
LCrawford67 Moderator "Everybody poops" Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 34,484	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Morning was the worst for me also. __________________ aka LC aka Laurie C. Paxil, 20 mg since 1997, for IBS Two unsuccessful attempts to quit. Started tapering 11/27/06 PAXIL FREE 12/29/07 Today is the best day, EVER!

12-21-2007, 05:14 AM	#5
eileen Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 10,523	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Morning is the worse for me. This morning and yesterday, I woke up with head pain that Advil takes the edge of but doen't take away. My anxiety has slowed down considerably. Eileen __________________ June 13/07-reducing by .05mg. every four weeks to present. October 29/08-Paxil Free 2006-Cut Trazodone from 150mg to 100mg. Sept 07/09- Trazodone 75mg. 4/10 Weaning Benzo. 12/11 Benzo Free! Started this journey of horror with AD's in 1994, Put on Paxil 30 mg in Feb/1995 I will survive!

12-21-2007, 07:03 AM	#6
Amaya's Nana An "A bucket" gal! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 6,467	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Morning was the worst for me too. It was those feelings of dread and hopelessness as soon as my eyes opened. Ack...........I'm so glad its over!!!!!!!! __________________ a/k/a Lisa PAXIL FREE AS OF 3/18/06! Fully recovered! Focus your attention on the here and now. Recognize it for what it is: the one moment of the only life you will ever have that you truly possess. Rare is the individual who has come to completely accept that the past is no more than a memory and the future an assumption about unborn events.

12-21-2007, 07:05 AM	#7
Paxhell Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 167	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? I am worst in the night and in the very morning when I wake up. The daytime is the best, I start getting dizzy and irritated in the evening.. I am however very depressed when i wake up. Will get better in the day.

12-21-2007, 07:30 AM	#8
jenny76 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,241	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? NIGHT IS THE WORST FOR ME! My symptoms always get bad at night. __________________ Started weaning Paxil in December 2006. Last dose of Paxil July 16,2007 after 12 years. Experiencing extreme withdrawals. "Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours."

12-21-2007, 07:49 AM	#9
adc1966 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 18	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Mine is much worse in the morning. I feel best after the sun goes down. I used to hate the winter months and eagerly awaited the longer days of summer, but not anymore. It's like I have reverse SAD.

12-21-2007, 05:39 PM	#11
erynnsmama Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: southern calif Posts: 54	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Since finding these boards, they have helped me so much. Scottys dedication to this 'cause' is very amazing and admirable. My hell all begain when i had insomnia due to my boss/dentist that I LOVED DEARLY like a dad, passed away. I couldn't sleep, and my doctor gave me HALCYON. That was the very beginning of my hell. It plunged me into the deepest darkest depression that existed, and that was almost 20 years ago and i'm still reeling from it. Halcyon has been banned since, now i know why. Anyway, started Paxil around 1993 tried tapering twice and mixing St. Johns wort is NOT the thing to do. I am praying and am going to taper very slowly like these people are. I am so happy to know that i am not alone. My husband of 28 years tomorrow is very supportive, but doesn't understand in the least, and so these boards are what keeps me going. I am going to taper very slowly, even though i am impatient, and want to hurry and get this crap out of my system, to HOPEFULLY lose some of the 60+ LBS that i have gained in the past ten years, due to the paxil i'm sure.

12-22-2007, 10:46 AM	#12
pax80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 3,787	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Currently, at night I feel no symptoms at all, I feel normal. During the day, well, now I have some psychological things going on, but they might go away like all the other 347541 symptoms. But it wasnt like this before. Night and day could be demonic. __________________ 2002- 10mg diazepam(for a neck pain) 2003- 20mg seroxat(for benzo wd) 2005-stopped diazepam (1 year taper plus acupuncture) 2006-stopped paxil (1 year taper) 4 years free from drugs

12-22-2007, 08:59 PM	#13
Paxilalmostkilledme Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Vancouver, BC Posts: 653	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Nights are much better __________________ Paxil - 2000-2006 40mgs, weight gain of 50 pounds tapered for one month as I had to get off due to behavior issues. late Dec 2006....last paxil 3 months of major w/d. supplements: b-complex, mags, fish oil, 5htp, vit c "Your Mileage WILL Vary" should be stamped across every drug dispensed. Your doc shouldn't poo-poo your reaction. You live inside your body. You know what's happening in there.

12-22-2007, 11:24 PM	#14
since95 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 496	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? The zaps and muscle twitches increase for me at night. __________________ Since95 aka Dan -On Paxil for 15-1/2 years. Completed 2-1/2 year taper from 40mgs Paxil - 0. Med free August 24, 2009!

12-23-2007, 08:32 AM	#16
Samalabear Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Setauket, NY Posts: 1,698	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Mornings are hell for me and set the tone for the day. I've had a lot of bad days lately, but I'm sure it's partly due to the holiday and my son's major setback with his recovery. Nights I'm usually stable. But I'm going to three al-anon meetings a week for the next two weeks and if I felt comfortable driving further probably more. They help keep me stable. But each morning it starts over again and it's been a little worse the last two or three weeks. Getting out of bed has been a real struggle usually paralyzed with fear and doom and everything bad that is going on or might happen. __________________ Cathy Zoloft 150 mg. June '97, CT September '97, 2 wks brain zaps, then fine. Prescribed for "the blues" September '99 Paxil 20 mg - life problems Switched Paxil CR 2004 CR 2005 recalled Switch generic Paroxotine 2003 start poop-out April 21, 2006 CT April 21, 2010 Paxil-free 4 yrs! ADVICE: NEVER CT Am I better? I would say I am now traumatized by the withdrawal. The depression is constant and deep, but not suicidal. Can sleep, but now always tired.

12-23-2007, 11:00 AM	#17
leo79 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,442	Re: Are you better in the morning or night? Mornings were hellish for me - waking up in a state of panic, writhing around in agony. This has improved now and I don't have much of a difference throughout the day although sometimes feel more agitated around midnight. __________________ Poisoned by SSRIs.

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