Waking up every morning sweating,very nervous and shaking why?

Posted by janicejoplin6 @janicejoplin6, May 6 7:31pm

Started several months ago, waking up sweating,shaking and very nervous and weak. Tried several anti anxiety , medications with no results. Need help symptoms last most all day. Been taking .5 mg Ativan twice a day.

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sadies1mom | @sadies1mom | May 19 7:04pm

The sweats is reason to see a physician ASAP!

bigjohnscho | @bigjohnscho | May 20 2:07am

I have very similar symptoms. I take a clonazepam Tablet and the feeling slowly goes away. I take 15mg of Mirtazapine before bedtime and this is also giving me horrible dreams

mimigirl63 | @mimigirl63 | May 20 6:48am

In reply to @sadies1mom "The sweats is reason to see a physician ASAP!" + (show)

I take Cymbalta and sweating is a side effect.Drenched all night long.

penguins10 | @penguins10 | May 20 1:51pm

In reply to @mimigirl63 "I take Cymbalta and sweating is a side effect.Drenched all night long." + (show)

I’m the same wake up very anxious! Why?

penguins10 | @penguins10 | May 20 2:10pm

In reply to @frouke "I also have the same thing, I wake up early and I’m filled with anxiety and..." + (show)

I’ve been taking buspar for the same symptoms and in the morning it’s like twice as bad later in the night I’m good! You?

frouke | @frouke | May 20 4:40pm

In reply to @penguins10 "I’ve been taking buspar for the same symptoms and in the morning it’s like twice as..." + (show)

I tried Buspar a few years ago but it didn’t help me. My doctor thought it might be the Ativan, I take it before bed and again in the morning, he said perhaps the Ativan is wearing off and that’s why I feel anxious, I don’t think that it’s the answer to this problem, I’ve heard that some people who suffer from morning anxiety don’t even take meds so that is what I based it on. I just try to deal with it, if I complain about it he will probably prescribe another medication and I don’t know if I want to do this, I seem to have a lot of trouble adjusting to new meds and frankly it takes a lot out of you to do so.

penguins10 | @penguins10 | May 20 5:24pm

In reply to @frouke "I tried Buspar a few years ago but it didn’t help me. My doctor thought it..." + (show)

Ya I know do you take Ativan to sleep ? And is your anxiety worse in the morning?

frouke | @frouke | May 20 5:33pm

In reply to @penguins10 "Ya I know do you take Ativan to sleep ? And is your anxiety worse in..." + (show)

I take Ativan to help me sleep but I take my second dose early morning when I’m going through anxiety and sometimes panic attacks but the strange thing is I don’t have anything on my mind to set me off, I awaken and then almost immediately I start to feel anxious and my heart beats so fast I became nervous and when I take Ativan it starts to subside but I have to get up and do something, lol can’t just lay there.

penguins10 | @penguins10 | May 20 6:04pm

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lol exactly! Ativan a controlled substance thou I took it for a while and it worked but I got more anxious thinking about that!

frouke | @frouke | May 20 6:18pm

In reply to @penguins10 "lol exactly! Ativan a controlled substance thou I took it for a while and it worked..." + (show)

I totally understand, it’s so uncomfortable being dependent on a drug my doctor chose to give me and even he put undue pressure on me to stop but he wasn’t taking any responsibility for it. I reside in Canada and benzodiazepines are listed as a controlled substance, the pharmacy now gives me the date on which I can get another refill. I can’t help but feel really bad about being dependent on them and I always try to reduce my dosage if I can,