Mornings

[Opaline]

When I wake up in the morning - especially fairly early - I feel mildly nauseous and lack an appetite for a good hour or so, sometimes longer. Not getting enough sleep makes it worse, but even when I do I still feel this way. It started in high school; prior to that I don't recall ever feeling this way.

I'm wondering - does anyone else get this, and thinks it is due to general anxiety? I am an anxious person by nature, so even when I think I'm not worrying about something I usually am, even subconsciously I just generally feel unwell and yuck in the morning, sometimes I even end up gagging while I brush my teeth. I'm thinking it must be a nervous thing.

Can anyone relate? And what do you think?

 

[hidwell]

Sometimes I gag when I brush my teeth but I don't think it's a nervous thing, to much toothpaste going down my throat. I don't get up very early in the morning so can't help you with one. But it does sound like your anxiety levels are quite high in the morning, are you on any medication ? As meds can take the edge off anxiety.

 

[this_portrait]

Usually I have this problem if I have to be up for school or work, but especially school. There were countless times where I would skip breakfast throughout my college career. What I find strange is that I didn't start feeling a loss of appetite in the mornings until I began dating, something that has caused me a lot of anxiety in the past. I'm going to assume it affected my appetite in the morning as well.

 

[Opaline]

But it does sound like your anxiety levels are quite high in the morning, are you on any medication ? As meds can take the edge off anxiety.

I am currently on citalopram, which supposedly can help with anxiety. They say that about all antidepressants, but I've yet to try one which actually does help with anxiety.

I think I need to be on a med specifically for anxiety, but they are always reluctant to do so because of the addiction factor. I'm going to ask my doctor when I get one though, I really think I need a benzo.

 

[Section_31]

My wife is like this. Her anxiety is extremely high in the morning. When my alarm goes off it triggers a panic attack in her. But then to be fair shes been under a considerable amount of work stress. But even prior in the mornings shed always say her anxiety was much higher, especially in the winter when its darker for longer hours. When the sun comes up that would typically melt away.

 

[coyote]

i'm the same way, Beatrice

mornings are the worst for me - especially if it's a work day

i just want to stay in bed and hide from the world

i even have the gagging thing

 

[LazyHermitCrab]

drink water in the morning

 

[Opaline]

drink water in the morning

I do, actually. I have a glass of ice water to wake me up. Much better than coffee

 

[coyote]

there's some water in my espresso

that's what makes it all liquidy like

 

[HappySquidward]

Hey, Beatrice, I think you just might not be a morning person. When ever I wake up I usually feel like crap, and it can be hard to eat a full breakfast, so I usually just skip. As to whether it's anxiety related i don't know, but I'm pretty sure a lack in appetite can be a result of depression, which can be caused by anxiety.

 

[kihira]

Maybe this is a reaction to sleep hormones (melatonin?) still being in the system until we wake up fully and the body returns levels to normal? sort of like how morning sickness in pregnancy is from an excess of estrogen.

 

[Labyrinthine]

I never feel well in the mornings. It's actually because of my esophagus spams. It does seem like it's worse though if I have somewhere to be, that requires socialization (such as mornings I have to travel to the ice rink). Normally I can't eat anything for about an hour or two after I wake up, unless it is something plain, such as bread. Even water doesn't settle well when I first wake up.

 

[findingbeauty]

It definitely could be anxiety related, but did you happen to start your med in high school? This is a pretty common side-effect and side-effects change the longer you use them...something to consider, if you haven't already.

I don't have nausea, but definitely anxiety and depression are intense in the morning. I shifted my life to a later schedule which cuts down and shortens the length of time I feel this way. Society doesn't accept it much, but I think it's best to do what we can to take care of ourselves than to try and please society. Not everyone is able, but it does make a difference if you can. I actually had hormone and neurotransmitter testing done and the report showed that my cortisol levels (responsible for waking you) are fairly low in the morning, drop lower early mid-day and then increasingly rise and spike at night - the complete opposite of the "normal" person. I've tried to remedy and change my cortisol levels but not to much avail, so I'm just going with it for now; why fight with nature?