Mornings

Hi,

Not meaning to sound patronising but that is when our brains are just waking up too. If you were woken by a loud noise you would be woken on edge,listing, if you awoke after a pleasant dream you are more likely to be relaxed. Instead, you awake and reality hits home, whatever that is to each one of us. If you were depressed before you went to sleep there is a good chance that it will still be there when you wake up, especially if it is near medication time.

Hey chriselora

Just a thought...is this the time of day when the medication you take is low in your system? If it is maybe under a GPs direction you could just the medication times around a bit?

I don't take anything other then pain meds...but I get nervous at the start of the day before work (I usually just throw myself into the working day the I start to feel better)...but someone pointed out to me once that when you are nervous or anxious about something then it means the situation you are dealing with is important to you...or if ts a peron you're nervous around it means you care for them. It kinda flipped things for me (a new perspecrive) and has helped me to manage my symtpoms better.

Hope this is of some help to you!

Sometimes I become depressed in the morning as my Chronic Pain and stiffness is bad until about 10;30  so I am stuck until teabreak. I generally take my pain medication an await a positive response.

BOB

Hi Chriselora, I also take 75mg Venlafaxine a day and find it works well for me although I do feel bad in the mornings.  I believe that there is a slow release version of Venlafaxine on the market, which would perhaps eliminate your troubles.  I think the doctors are a bit reluctant to prescribe it because it costs more than the ordinary drug, but if you told your doctor how you are struggling I think he/she would consider putting you on it.  I am thinking of asking for it myself as I don't want to double the dose I am taking. 

My daughter is a GP and she has told me that she would not refuse anyone if they specifically requested to change to the slow release Venlafaxine, so good luck with your doctor, I am sure they would agree to the change.

Pat.

Yeah I used to get this. The reason for this is that because you have an anxiety disorder your body is seeing the change from sleeping to being awake as a threat and that is enough to kick start your anxiety.what you need to do is when you wake get straight up and have a routine, make green tea, have breakfast and so on, it doesn't matter what you do as long as its the same every day, this made it better for me hope it works for you too

when i wake in the mornings im a bit depressed,anxious so after my dogs annoy me 4 a bit i get up,make there food,have a green tea and somthing to eat then it fades off,but it is worrying as you think your going to go like you were when u were full depressed,but you wont so just gey up and let the day ride as always ,STAY STRONG