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Posted by male34 on March 5, 2003, at 15:52:14
im on lexapro,10mgs 3pm. 5 week, litlle bit of diazapm am&pm,why are mornings bad anxiety and as the day goes on i get better and better , why is this anybody know?
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on March 5, 2003, at 19:30:02
In reply to Mornings BAD,nights better why?, posted by male34 on March 5, 2003, at 15:52:14
I once read a very interesting article about this exact subject, but I can't quite recall the explanation that was offered. I'll see if I can't find it and post again.
Posted by Rainbowlight on March 5, 2003, at 20:53:45
In reply to Mornings BAD,nights better why?, posted by male34 on March 5, 2003, at 15:52:14
I am the same way. I am not sure why though, I have always felt better at night. Could it be medication related? Did this just start happening on these particular meds or has it always been that way? You might want to mention this to your doctor. I was having severe nausea in the mornings, couldn't figure out why. Turns out by morning my Zoloft had worn off and I was having withdrawel symptoms in the morning! Go figure! Changed my med times, and the nausea was gone. The dosage timing dose really seem to matter on some of these meds.
Posted by exbenzouser on March 5, 2003, at 22:56:08
In reply to Mornings BAD,nights better why?, posted by male34 on March 5, 2003, at 15:52:14
> im on lexapro,10mgs 3pm. 5 week, litlle bit of diazapm am&pm,why are mornings bad anxiety and as the day goes on i get better and better , why is this anybody know?
------------------------------------------------First of all I didn't find Lexapro to be helpful for anxiety. Secondly, I'm wondering how long you have been on diazepam? After being on clonazepam (klonopin) for a few months, I noticed having bad anxiety in the mornings. I now know that this was rebound anxiety caused by the klonopin as I was building up tolerance to it (I had the same experience when I was taking xanax every night for sleep). After weaning myself from klonopin and getting past the withdrawal symptoms, I noticed that I no longer had the morning anxiety.
Larry
Posted by Rainbowlight on March 6, 2003, at 1:38:18
In reply to Re: Mornings BAD,nights better why?, posted by exbenzouser on March 5, 2003, at 22:56:08
I'll have to second that too, I didn't find Lexapro helpful for my anxiety at all. In fact it made me very agitated.
Posted by linkadge on March 6, 2003, at 19:22:44
In reply to Re: Mornings BAD,nights better why?, posted by Rainbowlight on March 6, 2003, at 1:38:18
I had the same symptoms for a long time.
It might be that the morning is typically
the beginning of a day - you have your work
ahead of you.It can also be based on the
timing of your medication (do you take any?)
(If so what meds? and when)It might be related to the quality of your
sleep. Are you sleeping well ?
Best of LuckLinkadge
Posted by BrittPark on March 7, 2003, at 15:15:09
In reply to Mornings BAD,nights better why?, posted by male34 on March 5, 2003, at 15:52:14
The morning-bad-evening-better diurnal rhythm is considered practically diagnostic of melancholic depression. In my major depressive episodes (with severe anxiety) the effect is so pronounced that in the morning I'm practically incapicitated and by 8 in the evening I feel practically normal. There is a belief, I don't know how well supported by research, that TCAs are better for melancholic depressions than SSRIs or MAOIs. I've used imipramine for the last 20 years with mostly success. My trials with SSRIs have never worked.
Feel Better,
Britt
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