Do you feel your depression is worse or better with time of day?

@naturegirl5 I’ve worked on getting off Adavan but haven’t dialed up any replacement as I hate the side effects. I will talk to my therapist tomorrow to see if she has any idea of how to break the cycle of waking up with such an uncomfortable negative feelings, fight it all day, and then it shuts off sometime in the evening. It’s getting real old and is wearing on me. Fatigued fighting it so it makes exercising and chores real hard to do.

Most definitely. Mine is really bad from the moment I wake up in the morning. It won't start to lift a bit until around noon.

@jc518938001
I never thought of the hormonal and biochemical reasons. I don 't get depressed really, I'm still greiving for my beloved service dog who died a year ago next month, so that date is weighing on my mind. Also SRV died the day before and he was an important person in my life, since he wrote a song for me. Not everyday a rock n roll hall of famer writes a love song, the length of your birthday, but he did and for that honor, I promote his name with memorial statues, concert, and special treats for my food pantry. My point is, action, releases depression. Doing something in their memory helps. Ptsd is also with me, but a busy active mind has very little room for depression. Yes, it could be hard to motivate yourself to do simple chores, I never get to the depression point, mouring to me is different, it's not self inflicting, I'm not sad because of me (what I think depression is), but an extention of feelings for another. No?

@stevebeardcba Thank you for sharing your experience.

My experience with this cycle occurred about 10 years ago. At the time I had close friends and family to talk with but had no idea that others felt this way. I've had depressive episodes in the past but this time the cyclic nature was different. It's actually supportive for me to know that others have experienced this too.

I did the same as you. I willed myself to go to work, do my chores and keep up the exercise.

Sorry, I re-read the question, key words, Time of Day.
Mornings are when I have the most energy, but by noon, I'm spent and wonder-thinking tends to happen at this time, so those not so uplifting thoughts tend to enter. Happy thoughts morning, afternoon, nope...evening? Toss-up, getting a second wind is uplifting, zombie late night.

@msmarymac
I'm sorry about your dog. I'm sure that is a terrible loss for you.

Mornings are best for me to, but I do need to have at least half a plan, and getting out in the garden does wonders for me. Afternoons are so-so and when I do research on the net to stay on top of things my doc isn't well trained to handle. I love cooking so that help, too, and some evenings I have zoom calls. Getting ready to taper off Klonopin and believe me it has take four months to feel comfortable with a cross-over plan to taper off this drug which has reeked havoc with my life after being put on them without informed consent. When I am better going to work to getting legislation in my state that this is a mandated and a signed consent form presented to the pharm. before benzos can even be dispensed. Too many people have suffered too long and I want to the best I can to help prevent that!!!

@msmarymac I find mornings to be worse.
Mjdennis

I find mornings bad. Trying to get a cortisol test because I think it's hormonal issues. My Zoloft isn't working.

Mornings are usually not good for me. Only sleep in 1-2 hr spurts, then wait to see what MS symptoms will delay/alter my activity (such as it is). Result: massive fatigue and depression in AM. Vision gets worse so my voracious reading has slowed considerably…adds to depression. Have voluntarily stopped driving, given car to granddaughter so I’m not tempted to go for a drive. Initially was not depression-helpful. So I guess all day most days are cyclical depression. Mornings are worst however. Best wishes for you.