Why morning anxiety can cause a racing heart and chest tightness
- Morning anxiety causes a racing heart, chest tightness, or shakiness shortly after waking up.
- Cortisol surges thirty minutes after waking, triggering a panic alarm feeling in the body.
- Poor sleep, financial worries, skipped meals, and heavy caffeine intake worsen these morning symptoms.
- A calm evening routine, delayed coffee, screen breaks, and slow breathing ease morning tension.
Source: getmindfulhealth.com
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