![]() Luckily I still enjoy my daughter but looking after her is literally all I can cope with at the moment. I really didn't want to go on pills but now I know I need them, I just need to feel better asap. How long did you suffer for before you went on the pills? Did you start on 25 or 50 and how long did side effects last? I think my insomnia has caused depression as I didn't feel bad until I stopped sleeping, although I know it can also be a symptom - maybe it's crept up on me. ![]() I feel like my brain has broken - the off switch has been lost! I have Paul McKenna's 'I Can Make You Sleep' hypnosis track that lots of people on Amazon rave about, but it doesn't work for me :(. I upped the dose to 50mg today as prescribed - 25mg is below the minimum dose and I don't want to have to wait even longer to feel better. I find breast feeding in the morning really relaxing and don't want to lose that feed unless I have too. What sleeping pills were you put on? I'm excited that there might be something I can still breast feed with. Thanks so much for the reply - it's good to hear from a fellow sufferer as I find people who haven't had sleeping probs don't understand just how debilitating it can be I can't contact the doctor until next week but have my husband home for support at the weekend so am wondering if I should just go to 50 - which is the prescribed dose.Īnyone know how long it takes sertraline to start taking effect? Is 25mg enough to help with sleep? How long should I go before upping to the full prescribed dose? (I would prefer to cope on 25mg if they start to work as I didn't want pills in the first place.)Īny other insomnia sufferers? It is truly the worst thing and I can see how it can cause depression. I can't tell if this current insomnia could be because the 25mg hasn't got fully into my system yet after 9 days or if I should up it to 50mg - I'm frightened to do this as the initial side effects made me feel worse and I'm feeling horrendous already. I've been on 25mg for 9 days and just had another really bad night (3 in the 9 days.) I initially felt more anxious and jittery as well as spaced out, but that seemed to pass after a couple of days - the sleep issues remain though. The doc suggested 50mg sertraline and said to start low as I'm breastfeeding so can't take anything for the side effects. The doc didn't think I'm depressed although the insomnia is certainly pushing me that way - I've never felt so bad. Although on days that I've slept, I actually feel fine (if tired) and am able to have a more or less normal day. ![]() I don't consciously seem to have anxiety at night but it's like my brain doesn't switch off (I am quite an anxious person though and don't have much support with the baby during the day which can be hard.) It happens about every other night, then I sleep heavily the next, but I'm just exhausted and feeling quite desperate as it seems to be getting worse and I feel I can't cope any more (especially feel awful at night.) At the moment I'm still able to look after my baby well, but everything else is suffering. Ironically my baby actually usually sleeps through but I often get only 1-2 hours a night! I fall asleep straight away at about 10.30 then wake up about an hour later and am then awake until 5 or 6am! I've tried everything - yoga, magnesium etc. I have a 7 month old daughter and have developed severe insomnia - I've had it for about 3 months now.
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