What time of day is the worst?

[Lucie]

I want to know what time of day is worse for you guys.
I'm Bipolar II and I usually feel chipper most mornings(I even enjoy getting up early) and optimistic, then I feel crummy, down and down right spacey in the middle of the day/early afternoon and pick up full steam again in the evening. This puzzles me because most of the general population feels like crap in the morning.

what about you all?

[historyteach]

I'm with you, Lucie.
And it's mid afternoon that is my worst time. I perk up later on too.
And early morning is the BEST part of the day! I love it!
Birds chirping; sun rising; morning dew on the grass. What's better than that?

I just posted a thread on nutrition and depression.
You may want to take a look and follow the link in order to take the Nutrition-Behavior Inventory Questionnaire, (NBIQ). It's VERY interesting. I found it because of Soozie's post. And, I'm going to ask my doc for the Functional/Reactive Hypoglycemia test.
Seems there is a link there.

I always knew that diet and exercise were important. Just didn't know all the science behind it.

Shalom!

[SoosieQ]

Hey guys!
I haven't yet read your thread historyteach, but I'm sure glad that you found a new link.
By conventional Western standards, I am Bi-polar 2. Through holistic tests and studies I have found that I am also severely sugar intolerant (hypoglycemic) and hypothyroid (which includes mood swings in its symptom profiles).

I don't necessarily have any answers, but I know that I feel better when I eat well and regularly---small meals or snacks around 4 hours apart, raw carrots, protein, etc. Also, taking enzymes has helped correct some imbalances.

As far as sleep cycles go, I tend to fit the mold. I feel pretty bad in the mornings, better in afternoons (btw 11 and 3ish), crash in late afternoon, feel better at night. I'm also an insomniac, so I love to hang out btw 11 and 2 or 3.

I study Chinese Medicine and have found something very interesting: they divide the day into a "body clock": every 2 hours represents a certain organ/ meridian. Sometimes we will show signs or symptoms during certain hours corresponding to imbalances in those meridians. More on that later, if anyone is interested.

Good luck!

[grateful2b]

because I have BP2 and Chronic Myofascial pain/Fibromyalgia and I'm on the tail end of a Chronic Fatigue Flare it is hard to be sure...
I would have to say around 11 in the morning is my peak time and then around 4 in the afternoon...I tend to crash in the early afternoon and then around 8 in the evening...and then another burst of energy around 11...
I have always been an early bird..and used to love being up at the crack of dawn....
I am pretty sure that if I did not have CMP and FMS, I would be up much earlier, as it is I wake up , feeling like I have been hit by a truck...again..
anyway , interesting thread, thanks , Lucie

[cinderellawkids]

I like mornings.

and optimistic, then I feel crummy, down and down right spacey in the middle of the day/early afternoon

Im that way too, but if I eat something nutricious it helps alot. I used to call it the 2 oclock blues