Early Morning Wakening

[[Th...]]

I noticed that for the last month or so I have been waking up every morning at 6:00 ~ 6:30 and unable to get back to sleep.  Before, I would sleep until 8:00 or 9:00AM if I didn't have to get up.  Actually I noticed that this was happening before I started tapering, so I think that this is a side effect of relying on benzos for sleep - when the the drug starts to wear off, I wake up.  Has anyone else had a similar experience?

 

[[me...]]

Hi,

 

This is a normal, almost universal experience during benzo withdrawal.  It's said to be due to an increase in morning cortisol levels...and many of us wake up earlier than that - for me it was 4am, every day for months.  It will get better!

 

[[be...]]

Hi,

 

This is a normal, almost universal experience during benzo withdrawal.  It's said to be due to an increase in morning cortisol levels...and many of us wake up earlier than that - for me it was 4am, every day for months.  It will get better!

 

 

I wake up at 4 am on the dot. No matter when I go to bed. Luckily I am able to return to sleep. But it is rather annoying.  Bets

[[Je...]]

Yep on good nights, I sleep til 6AM...  bad nights, 3:30 or 4...