Lexapro and morning anxiety

i have exact same issues. i actually started at 10mg for 4 weeks and just was upped to the 20 for last week. At times, ive felt better around lunchtime and on but then seem to wake up at 4 am w some night shakes and cant get back to sleep and gets my day started off terrible. i have klonopin as well and may try to help w panic. i cant seem to get past my health anxiety and just hoping i can fight harder. thx for this forum

I have been lexapro 2 weeks and i wake up by 6 am everyday withbterrible anxiety for most of the day.

Has yours gotten better?

Hi Alex,I was on 10mg lexapro for 11 years and my anxiety and depression was more or less gone.Recently my anxiety has come back and my doctor put me on 20 mg of lexapro.My anxiety is terrible in the mornings and don't get any better till the evening time.I just hope in time that it gets better

yes, im definately having this, mornings are the worst for me from about 7 - 11,

day 4 of Lexapro 5mg.

just wanted to say this thread is giving me hope. yesterday started off horribly and by the end of the night was feeling a lot better. woke up this morning with the horrible anxiety back and a tremors. feeling like some horrible version of ground hogs day.

i definitely dont have the energy to go out and be social, but worry when i finally get better ill be some sort of hermit or develop social anxiety. anyone else experience this?

I am on day 1 of lexapro and woke up super anxious and crying a lot not wanting to leave my bf. does this get easier.

hi

looking for advice i was started on lexapro for post partum anxiety. i was started at 2.5 then 5 and now 7.5 because im super senstiive to medications. ever since starting the medicine i have horrible morning anxirty especially adound 5/6am for some reason. i take it right before bed but have also tried taking it like 8pm. the doctor also just prescribed klonopin but i have a 3 month old and im afraid of being drowsy especially when i have to be up with him. its been 2 weeks since starting the meds and just constant horrible anxiety. took klonopin last night and still woke up 6am with panic that lasted four hours . and feel groggy. any words of advice or a light on the horizon?

Hi Alex,

This is EXACTLY what is going on with me!

I started taking Lexapro again after being off of it for a month (prior to this I was on it for about five years and it worked wonders).

Two weeks ago I started on 5 mg, and last week I started 10 mg. My doctor has recommended that I up the dosage to 15 mg tomorrow night.

Morning anxiety has been THE WORST! It starts with me waking up around 4-5 am and not being able to go back to sleep. Anxious feeling in my chest as soon as I start to doze off, randing thoughts/images coming to my mind as I try to ease my mind, and then worrying all morning about this anxiety and ruminating over whether it will ever go away.

History has told me that this medicine has helped me before, and, as such, I try to be optimistic that it will help me again. But anxiety is at an all time high, that sometimes I feel I am losing my mind.

Have you done anything to help with morning anxiety? The only thing that helps for me is going for walks and staying active.

Sending light and well wishes.

I know this thread is old but could anyone let me know did theyre morning anxiety eventually subside on lexapro?