I get this too,
i think it's because i'm anxious about having to spend another day
being anxious if you know what I mean...

Yeah I guess maybe we are just anxious about being anxious. It sure does suck though. I am going to the doctor tomarro and I am going to ask about zolof because I heard that it works well for anxiety. I guess we will see. I will keep everyone posted. For now I am living on ativan.

Tia

Waking up anxious could be your mind's way of telling you there is something you need to change in your life.
Take some time and brainstorm. By that I mean, just sit there and think about all that's going on in your life right now. Let the thoughts just come. Somewhere along the line some thought will pop up that gives you a bit of a jolt. That will be a good place to start.
See what improving that little piece will do and then see if your anxiety improves.

I agree with kd but its hard to see whats wrong in your life sometimes. It might be helpful to get into therepy, to work out these issues. Sometimes its hard to see the forest for the trees.

I also have this feeling a lot. A lot of times I don't even know why I feel nervous, and that freaks me out. Sometimes crying helps me, it lets it all out.

I have this problem right now. I used to have it when my ex and I lived together but after we broke up it went away. Well it is back now. Can a person, just thinking about them stress you out? Even subconsiously?

In response to the above help, there are certianly things I need to change in my life, and I am working toward those one day at a time, but this morning stress (nausia) is very uncomfortable...

Also, to the one that is considering zoloft. All I can say is that it didn't work for me too well. I took myself off of it becasue of how numb and apathetic I was. It was like a walking coma.

For years I have woken every single night (around 2-3pm) with non-specific anxiety. I have never truly understood these feelings. They cause me to feel a huge lack of peace with my life - even if everything is going well. Recently, I became pregnant. This was planned, but I have always struggled with the decision to have a child. It has never been something I just knew I was going to do - I have always feared having a child and taking on the responsibilities and losing myself in the process. I have not taken the decision lightly and am trying to be joyful and enjoy the experience. It is a struggle - I am so scared. To make matters more challenging, I find that these nightly wakenings are now amplifying my fears of having this child. I cannot get peaceful about it. Today I took a nap and found that I woke up so filled with anxiety about being pregnant, that I couldn't sit still. It is causing me to doubt things and I cannot find peace. I do not want to take medication (tried it once and hated how it made me feel). I was wondering if anyone else had advice or similar experiences?

i get it to really bad my mornings are the worst. you need to speak to a doctor about going onto med. Zoloft didn't work for me but it may for you. There are so many different SSRI's and SNRI's out there, they will find the best one for you. good luck

me also... when i woke up each morning i felt like someone is robbing my life... i thought it was the only one who feels this way in the morning... and also im working on it the natural way...maybe because we suddenly realize the true meaning of life... and we are the extreme beings who think ideally...i try to look up to more positive air and move on... and thank God for giving me as well as my family a brand new day each morning... btw im nearly 23 yrs of age and also nearly to be a dad on FEB... my tip to you guys... try to treasure each day you woke up and thank God for this present... just like the kungfu panda turtle says... yesterday is HISTORY... tomorrow is a MYSTERY... today is a gift that's why its called PRESENT... Good luck to you guys... GOD BLESS YOU

Im so tired, yet i sleep only 3 hours and my eyes pop open , i become anxious and feel that i am alone and going crazy and i will die. I am fortunate to have a blood pressure machine and usually than my BP is up quite high. I eat peanut butter and honey, and than the anxiety subsides. I personally from suffering years and years with this anxiety and realize it is a low sugar symptom. Also, I do have thyroid disease . Its not easy and it is depressing , but hey...just think back when we were children and so care free....we had the best sleeps and the best wakeups.....

I have the same problem. In fact, I dread going to bed because of the way I know I will feel in the morning. I feel nauseous, anxious, and hate feeling that way. Zsuzsa, how did you figure out this was due to your thyroid and low sugar? I have also wondered if that is my problem too. I tried prozac a couple of weeks ago and it actually made the problem worse, and I have no appetite so my blood sugar is low. I'm wondering if the prozac affected my blood sugar levels in a bad way.

i am experimenting on myself and this anxiety and dizziness in the morning,
#1 - i have a blood pressure monitor and notice that when i wake up anxious my blood pressure is up.
#2.- i also notice my sugar level is low.

So, every night. I make a peanut butter toast with banannasa on top of it.
As soon as my eyes open, i know what will happen so I drink a big swig of water and eat my toast so i dont have to get up and walk and fall or whatever.

I also notice that shortly after "morning washroom break", the BP goes back to normal, anxiety is decreased.

Now, I must say that they checked my thyroid years ago due to severe anxiety. The doctors thought i was crazy and should be put on prozac. Meanwhile, i didnt give up. I went to toronto, which is a way bigger and intellectual city other than London ontario, and the misdiagnosis i recieved. A toronto Cardiologist found a lump near my throat/neck.
He took a more educated approach and had me do a 123 nucelar iodine test. BINGO. There was a golf sized thyroid benign tumor.
ALL the other doctors in london and area said " you require paxil or prozac".....
interesting..and the blood work for my thyroid was NORMAL.
Blood tests are far from accurate. They are a daily conclusion at that "time" and can give a false positive or vice versa.

GO with your gut feeling.....

OK I thought I was the only one and going crazy. I too get anxious every morning when I wake up or even when I take a nap. I think I am anticipating it in the morning so it is there to great me. I am going to try some cognitive behavior to lessen. Some days its worse and some days its ok. My doctor researched this for me and found that anxiety can happen like this. He once thought that I wasn't sleeping enough, but he read that some people get it when they sleep.

Wow mee to first thing in the morning is the worst time !~!!! so stressful!!!... its affecting my job i can only work 4 days a week and even when i do 4 days i most often call in sick one of them. .. i feel like im going crazy.. and no one around me seems to understand .. they all want me to go on meds??..i dont want to!!.. i just want to wake up and life happy and normal!!