Anxiety upon waking

That happened to me too a couple nights ago, and I take antidepressants, but I have no idea why it happens. Could be due to stress or not sleeping well enough 🫠 I hope you can find an answer to that, those panic attacks really suck, sending you lots of love and support!!

I can fall asleep fine but I always wake up and then have trouble falling back asleep. The worst part of it is that I know if I could just get some sleep, my mental health would be so much better the next day.

I will say anxiety is typically at its highest level early in the morning because your Cortisol levels are heightened. Cortisol is the "fight or flight" hormone and its also responsible for waking you up. There are more factors like anticipating the next day of work or having some stressor on the mind. SSRIs have a role in lowering cortisol levels from what I gather. I know when I had "messed around" with my SSRI dosage, I would wake in a panic and then just sit there not able to fall back asleep. I would imagine this could be a side effect when adjusting to a new medication as well. Best to talk to your doctor. Hope this helps. God bless

This happens to my wife and we’re trying to figure it out! Things that help her are getting up and immediately doing some movement. She does a little yoga and stretching. Then getting protein in your body ASAP, like yogurt. I’m considering getting us one of those lamps that slowly comes on in the morning like a natural sunrise because I saw somewhere that waking up in the dark can spike your cortisol too.