Strange all day.... then relief in the afternoon

[Freesoul66]

I suffer from depression and anxiety... I’m on hrt (menopause) and Zoloft now 100mg... the strange thing is I don’t feel good in the mornings... often I wake up really early and have to take a lorazepam to stop the racing thoughts and unease.... all day I feel the anxiety... it has gotten better but still not myself... and then around 4pm comes around and I morph back into my old self. Have no explanation for it other than the meds have not fully taken effect yet?! About 6 weeks on Zoloft w the 50mg and only about a week on 100mg.... but it is pretty consistently every day,... here and there I get a fairly good day all day, meaning starting from the morning. But the other way drives me crazy. I fell like Jekyl and Hyde miserable till later afternoon and then back to my old self..!!? Like nothing happened...... Has anyone experienced something similar? Just wondering. I am hopeless, no motivation, depressed and anxious all day until - miraculously in the afternoons or early night - I feel I’m getting back to ME.?!!?

Help please.........

🙏🏼

[bonkers65]

I always feel a lot worse in the mornings then at night I feel some better

[Freesoul66 in reply to bonkers65]

Where does that come from? It’s driving me insane....Is it ones natural circadian rhythm?

[bonkers65 in reply to Freesoul66]

I think maybe it's because in the evening the day is almost over and you don't have to face the day. I think it's pretty common for someone with anxiety for it to be worst in the mornings.

[Rafiki11]

I think it’s because your hormones surge in the morning. When you’re affected by anxiety, that includes stress hormones. Breathing exercises help!

[Freesoul66 in reply to Rafiki11]

I think there is something to it.... the surge of hormones is in the morning.... I’m just better when I take 0.5 lorazepam early morning and then I’m good for the day until almost 4 but then I generally have to take another half or so... my anxiety is only very slowly going away... it is awful thank you fo4 taking the time to reply. I am grateful 🙏🏼

[Rafiki11 in reply to Freesoul66]

I have experienced similar. Big hugs! Breathing exercises seem to help me, morning and evening. 5 second inhale, 9 second exhale, repeat for 10-20 minutes.

I use an app called iBreathe. I’m finally convincing my brain, I think, that it can turn down the sensitivity in the alarm systems.

[XoxoFaith]

Same with me when the afternoon comes I start feeling better

[Whiskers16]

Only just seen your post. This has been me for the last 8 months. It gives me false hope every evening that tomorrow it will be gone.Stopped taking the diazepam now during the day and now suffering really bad headaches and blurred vision.

I hope you find some relief

[Freesoul66 in reply to Whiskers16]

It has gotten finally better here... 4 weeeks on 150 Zoloft. And 4 months on hrt.... I seem to have turned a corner... 3 good days in a row.... be patient. Anxiety will slowly fade....Xoxo

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