I’ve been suffering with early morning anxiety for a few years, I wake up between 2am. - 5am. and I can feel the anxiety creeping up inside and then my heart starts racing which I’m sure is caused by the anxiety. I’ve been having rapid heart beats since covid infection and after two years there’s a little change but not much. However I did some research on the subject because I heard that so many people have this problem, I read that our cortisol levels are very high in the early morning, combined with being awakened by anxiety and no other distractions, thus the impact of this is huge..cortisol is a harmone our body produces when we’re faced with stress and anxiety. I take Ativan for quick relief and it helps me a lot to get the feeling under control, I would like to be able to get through it without medication but I lack the strength to do so, anxiety is easier to manage during the day along with more distractions but in the early hours I feel at my most vulnerable moments. I am curious about the connection to our stomach so I will try to look into this theory, thanks.