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Morning anxiety plus woke up not knowing what day it was is that normal?

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YellowSunshineSky · 01/07/2021 10:06

Every cycle (of about 24 days) I have between 2 and 10 days of feeling horrible in the morning, often I have diarrhoea. Some days it's headaches, some it's anxiety, some it's all of it.

Today I just feel generally grotty with anxiety and no appetite. I'm used to that, but the thing that has freaked me out is that I woke up thinking it was Saturday! I heard my son moving around and heard him go out, looked at the time and thought 'why is he going out so early on a Saturday' then sent him a text to ask where he was going!

When he said 'school' I felt so stupid and also incredibly anxious - every morning when I wake I know whether it's a work day or a weekend - until today. And now I feel anxious that I'm losing my mind.

Obviously I'm already feeling rubbish and anxious and hopefully this is just menopause brain fog or waking too quickly from a dream about it being the weekend or something (don't remember any dreams) but can someone please talk me down and give me a hand hold and tell me I'm not losing my mind?!

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Summerhillsquare · 02/07/2021 20:04

Yes, for me when anxiety strikes it's in the morning. Get confused and beffuddled about what needs to be done.

YellowSunshineSky · 02/07/2021 22:03

Thanks Summerhillsquare

I feel better today thankfully, after going to bed early and a nice long sleep.

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scryingeyes · 02/07/2021 22:15

I often wake with anxiety too.
When I started on HRT around 16 months ago, I weaned myself off antidepressants. Due to the morning anxiety, I've started taking them again.
It's rubbish but am already feeling a bit better

YellowSunshineSky · 03/07/2021 11:05

I'm glad it's making you feel a bit better scryingeyes

It's no fun is it?

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