Waking up abruptly with super stress EVERY day.

Has anyone ever had this as a long term symptom??
The symptom:
Waking up like an alarm goes off, with extreme stress running through your body .... EVERY morning for about a year. The stress moves into depression and a general feeling of unwell. Brain fog off and on.
( last three nights with sweating at night. That is new. I thought I was overdressed. I was in a sweatshirt two of those nights. Not sure )
I have seen a few others with this symptom. I was wondering what it is from and don't know which direction to go in.
1) Hormones- taking the stress cortisol test waiting on results.
Got my tsh and all agreed ok. I know more could be done. Who should I go to if more needs to be done? A functional dr. ???
2( Could this be perimenopause- it's been going on for about one year.
Well if it's perimenopause it is still a prob. And what the hell can I do to stop it.
3) Infections that in turn caused some kind of dysfunction.
Ok so most likely scenario... so treat infections and treat this dysfunction. What can I do to stop this?
Has anyone ever had this problem and fixed it??..its driving me insane. I'm so depressed and off feeling with on off brain fog. I don't want to leave my house. My kids are suffering because I am suffering... my patience is low. I have to fix this.

Post Edited (Lightlife) : 1/13/2020 9:58:47 AM (GMT-7)

Been there.

Holy basil lowers adrenal spikes in most people, not all. Worked great for me.

Might read the lithium orotate post too.

Low thyroid will also increase cortisol spikes.

I have dealt with this, too - cortisol spikes first thing in the morning, like clockwork sometimes. Crappy way to start the day. Crappy thing to dread each night. I grew to expect it for a while, and it was exhausting. Panic early, followed by depression. Classic adrenal dysfunction.

Even healthy people's rhythms can get messed up. Like have you ever had a bad dream that woke you up at 3, and the next two nights you wake up at 3? Our bodies get into cycles with these things. Sometimes it can help to break the cycles.

Do you sleep in a completely dark room, so that no light could wake you until you turn one on or open a shade? This can be helpful just to allow you to control more variables.

Have you tried waking up using a gentle alarm (gradual light or gentle music) an hour before this awful anxiety alarm happens? I wonder if that could break the cycle. Or possibly waking up three hours beforehand and taking melatonin.

Some find adaptogens helpful but each one may affect you very differently from the others, so be prepared to try more than one before you find one that chills you out. L-theanine or a cannabis product (CBD or a indica strain) might help as well, taken before bed.

How do you react when this happens? Do you have any coping skills that help you get through it faster or make your symptoms milder? The mind can be so powerful for adrenal issues, even when it's caused by an infection (and not emotional reasons). But it can be a lot of work, so people get discouraged.

Good ideas, saraeli. This is such a basic question, I am embarrassed I do not know the answer: How do you check adrenal function? I do have low-normal T3 with medication and normal T4 and TSH without. Each time I get cortisol checked, it shows normal, but something's not right. Again, seems stomach impacts it.

Looking to see LightLife's response as we can all relate to what she is going through. With her having kids, it makes it even tougher as guilt plays a part.

saraeli - Didn't see your other post. Ironically, I just received a pack of essential oils today and will read how to use tomorrow. Would use more light but it seems a have a photosensitivity going, evidently from autoimmune. New pillows, fairly new mattress, but going to do mold testing.

Something hits every afternoon like fatigue. But not as bad as before and low-grade fever is less. Have you dealt with that at all? Don't know if it's autoimmune, EBV (have high tests IgM and IgG) or even Bartonella.

Your line "Crappy thing to dread each night," meaning the fear of the morning, is a good one. Great way to put it. Sleep is great. And I do believe gut is a problem and a problem for so many. Would be taking L-Glutamine but it is bad for kidneys. Take digestive enzymes and tumeric. Did you have gut issues? And I noticed you have EBV as a symptom. Is it still high? Wish I could figure out the Spooky2 contacts. The remote does not seem to help.

The thought of getting up early is good, but it just makes getting through the day longer. Afternoons are a struggle. Best times are from about noon until 3 or 4 pm, then again from 7-10 pm. Your tests are similar to ones I have had or do have. Just the fat loss has always been there and drives me crazy(ier).

Were you positive for babesia? It’s hard to test for and clinically diagnose. Sometimes after treating everything else the symptoms can start appearing if you weren’t treating it. It can cause extreme anxiety and night sweats. Just a possibility, but like anything there are multiple possibilities.

Hi all. Thanks for replying.
I have had this am waking like an alarm anxiety three times in the last ten years.
Both other times it resolved with hebs( holy basil , ashwaganda)
This time it did not. I've been living with it. Waiting for it to magically disappear like other symptoms sometimes do. However it's gotten progressively worse . And now the accompanying cognitive issues are overwhelming me.
Never pos for coinfections. Did one igenex test several years back.
I have just had night five of night sweats. Sweaty chest in middle of night. I had night sweats s couple other times throughout the last twelve years. Particularly rememberable were three days at the beginning of all this.
I could be in perimenopause as my age is 36. Had heavy clotting last cycle. ( just another" could be this" scenario. Could be mold too as I tested pos for ochratoxin A.
I have to redo my cortisol sample as the sample was not delivered usable as my freezer doesn't work well. . After I redo I will try the adaptagens again.
As far as digestive issues. I do have come and go nausea and belching. That has been a few times since infection started and more often as of late.
Another side note:
When I challenged ABab a couple months ago I had a two month period of neck/ headaches. I attributed this to my ongoing neck / head issues that I see a chiro for.
Last night I felt a twinge in my neck. ( I've been really tight) and today I feel like I have a non hurting headache. Doesn't hurt but is destabilizing and feels inflamed.
Maybe my head neck stuff is from infections. Ugh
PLAN:
My plan after seeing natro was to
1) take the binders and glutathione.
2 Take my bruhners formula core herbs by green dragon.
3) Do the saliva test
4) challenge A Bart.
I've been slow with all this with holidays and kids.
But now I am realizing how I'm sliding way back and am loosing myself. I always managed lyme and dealt with lower quality of life. Now I need to speed up. Address this like it's my job.
It all feels so slow. I lost two months with thathead neck prob. Trying out massage and chiro.
I will do the thing ha I was planning. As well as set up apt with either a functional med LLMD. Or with perhaps the one in Ct. SP. I have to research a bit.
Any advise to speed things along .
I read the lithium orate posts.
I think I will try the adaptagens one more time then try that.
Thanks all. This is wearisome and you are the only ones who really understand. Thankyou thankyou thankyou.

Post Edited (Lightlife) : 1/14/2020 9:06:15 AM (GMT-7)

6 wks ago

TSH: 1.17
Range: .50- 6.00

This was all my primary wouldcheck. My natro may check more ...

Thankyou for your compassion and time.

Wifi that is 4.2 Ghz or higher drive me absolutely crazy. I can literally hear it and I suspect the EMF's that I don't hear are making me more anxious, depressed, and sick. I don't feel good in my home. I switched my wifi router to an older version but occasionally hear my neighbors. This may sounds crazy but there is more accurate clinical based studies on the effects of EMF on humans than accurate clinical based studies on Lyme disease. 5G may make me run for the hills. City life makes my Lyme disease worse.
I was undiagnosed for nearly 30 years and have too many other diagnoses to even list here. Autoimmune disorders, anxiety and depression, and chronic pain have been daily demons for way too many years.
Turning off all power strips at night seems to help with sleep and some of my other symptoms.
Basically, most alternative medical professionals who focus on treating Lyme disease agree that EMF's are really bad for Lyme patient's, as well as the general public. Sucks to feel like a nutter, once again... tin foil hat's etc.
I absolutely hate this disease but am grateful to finally be diagnosed.