Both anxiety and depression?

Hello everyone... I'm new here.
This started about two years ago. I would wake up feeling ominous, like something was really wrong... I just do shallow breathing and get very jumpy, Towards noon I feel better
These feelings have gotten worse...I don't want to get up...just want to get back to sleep but the longer I stay in bed the worse it gets.
I've just been hoping it would 'go away'... but it doesn't. I know I'm probably not adding anything 'new' to this forum, but just feel like I want to share and maybe it will help. Sometimes I think its the energy in my apartment. I just don't know.
Do any of you just have this problem in the mornings? Any suggestions? Thank you for 'listening' and would really like to hear your ideas.

Bettsann

Welcome to the world of anxiety as well as many of our members also have depression so we all know where your coming from and what you are going through.

Anxiety's worse in the morning for a lot of people because of a hormone called cortisol. The body produces it in larger volumes to help us wake up, and if a person has anxiety then they may be more sensitive to it than others.  Perhaps this paragraph will help you understand what may be causing your morning anxiety.

"Under normal circumstances, your body maintains or regulates your natural cortisol levels. Most healthy adults have a high cortisol level first thing in the morning and a low cortisol level at night. But when you're feeling stressed, your body secretes more cortisol. Cortisol is frequently referred to as the "stress hormone" because it's also secreted in higher levels during the body's fight or flight response to stress. It is also responsible for several stress-related changes in your body."

 

You may want to start your day by doing some relaxation exercises in the morning, it only takes about 10 to 15 minutes, but you’ll probably feel the benefits all day. If you start your day relaxed and focused, you may feel a sense of emotional balance that carries you through your day.

Here is a link you may find helpful:

http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/faq1/f/How-Can-I-Deal-With-Panic-And-Anxiety-In-The-Morning.htm

Again a warm welcome to HealingWell and I look forward to getting to know you better.

Hey Bettsann -
I don't know how much I can "help" in this case, but I will say that I'm the same way. I wake up in the morning feeling more anxious than when I went to bed. Probably due to the Cortisol, as mentioned above. I am just on my second week of taking Paxil. I recently went up to 20mg, last Friday, and have been sleeping terribly lately. So not only am I wanting to lay in bed for a longer time because I'm tired, but I lay there thinking and worrying about things. I know from experience that when I stay busy, it helps the most. If you can keep your mind off of something for enough time, it goes away. That's how I think of it anyway. So I am TRYING to make habit of getting out of bed right after I get up. Therefore I don't have the time to sit there and think through things. I'm sure if I was better at it, I would be on the right track. Unfortunately it takes a bit of time, but we can beat it! We aren't alone by any means!
I'm also new, so welcome to HealingWell :)

-Mitch