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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penguins10 | @penguins10 | May 20 6:22pm

Frouke hey your panic attacks what are your symptoms? And do you get them all the time ?

ellemccope | @ellemccope | May 21 11:41am

I’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through. You and a few others who have replied to your message MAY be experiencing diurnal mood variation. It is a symptom of depression in which you have depression symptoms (and some people also have anxiety) in the morning and the symptoms gradually improve throughout the day. My mother and I both suffer from it but hers doesn’t last as long as mine. Once she gets up and starts stirring around, her symptoms dissipate. However, my symptoms do not get better until the evening. Other people have it in reverse where their symptoms are worse in the evening and get better in the morning.
The theory behind diurnal variation is not completely understood, but some medical professionals theorize that the variations are caused in response to our circadian rhythms. Our circadian rhythm is the natural variations in wakefulness, body temperature, blood pressure, and hormone levels that our body goes through during a 24-hour day.
Speak with your health care provider about it. Antidepressants, therapy, exercise, good sleep hygiene (going to bed and getting up the same time each day), and antidepressants may help.
I wish you all the best. You will get through this! 🤗

janicejoplin6 | @janicejoplin6 | May 21 3:47pm

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

No I don’t take Ativan to sleep, yes my Anxiety is bad every morning.

janicejoplin6 | @janicejoplin6 | May 21 3:55pm

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

I understand, my Doctor has prescribed multiple medications with no results, my anxiety every morning is the same.

frouke | @frouke | May 22 1:53pm

In reply to @penguins10 "Frouke hey your panic attacks what are your symptoms? And do you get them all the..." + (show)

My anxiety symptoms are palpitations, shallow breathing and sweating, when they first started it was very brief, about a couple of minute and no rapid breathing, it felt like a tightness in my diaphragm and a feeling of dread but nothing specific was on my mind. Today it has grown in duration lasting hours and on a really bad day it will go all day, it feels similar to the feeling one gets before a stressful event. I don’t have any control over this and aside from taking Ativan to ease the intensity I have to ride it out. I know it’s depression and anxiety but until I can find a medication that works for me I will have to endure.