Thread: Morning Anxiety
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Old Mar 24, 2011, 09:23 PM
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Every morning, more or less without exception, I wake up tied in knots. Hot flashes, tight chest, pounding heart, it can all be there the moment I wake up. I start doing what has to be done to get ready for work and take the kids to school but the anxiety is already there. Some mornings I'll actually throw up (happens at least a few times a week).

So my question is, how do you fight morning anxiety? You can't exactly pop Lorazepam before you even open your eyes and I can't relax more than I was when I was unconscious (which apparently didn't help much).

So does anyone else deal with this? Any advice?

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Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, PTSD (childhood physical/sexual abuse), history of drug abuse.

Meds: Zoloft, Lorazapam, Coffee, Cigarettes


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