Can anxiety be triggered by insufficient sleep?

I’m three months off benzos and today I felt anxious and somewhat depressed, and I’ve been sleeping little in the past couple of nights. Could that be triggering anxiety and depression? Has it happened to somebody else?

Which Benzo are you coming off?

 

Sleep depreavation certainly doens't help.

 

I didn't sleep at all last night, ran out of X and just got a new scrip today. Man, this drug is 'deceiving' and powerful. I got to get my mind around it.

Most definetly yes. I have been battling morning anxiety for a long time now, and the amount and quality of sleep is definetly a factor on how hard it hits. Sometimes (rarely) when I get sufficient nightly sleep, I wake up feeling refreshed and happy with zero anxiety.

Definitely lack of proper sleep can make anxiety worse. I know that if I can't sleep more than a few hours for a run of days, my anxiety goes through the roof. It's like I don't have the cognitive energy to fight back. When I do get a good sleep, I have much better control the next day.