Insomnia Questions (Page 41)

I’m starting week 2 of Effexor. My dr just lowered the dose to 25 mg due to insomnia and fatigue.?

Did you ever experience heart rate fluttering/fluctuation and dizziness? and have a headache? I’m not sure if this is a sign to stop the medication or if this will pass after the second week. Feedback is welcome!!!

When will daytime drowsiness from Effexor pass?

I’m on week#2 of Effexor (25mg) and still experiencing daytime drowsiness/sleepiness and insomnia. Will these side effects pass?

What is safe intake of melatonin for sleep?

New to Lexapro - Does the heightened anxiety and sleep maintenance insomnia go away?

I started Lexapro 11 days go. 8 days at 5mg, now up to 10mg. I’ve been having horrific anxiety and depression, and while I can fall asleep okay, I can’t sleep past 2-3 am. I also have adrenaline bursts. I reached out to my doctor and she said the side effects would go away in 7-10 days,... read more

Zyprexa - Does olanzapine get better with time ?

My mother takes olanzapine, at first it worked really great and got her to a stable mental health after a few episodes. When trying to taper down the dose, she had suffered insomnia so we had to go back to her original dose. But since coming back, she had been very sad and confused, and most likely... read more

Abilify - Will it be ok to split a tablet till I adjust to the medication.

I was put on Ability 5mg for anxiety. It did not make me drowsy but I just feel weird and off and had insomnia. I know it says not to split the tablet but trying new medications makes me nervous. It’s part of my anxiety. Fear of taking meds. Why do the bottles say to never split?

I had weight loss surgery because I have a bad heart. will trazodone make me gain weight?

I have lost 140 .lbs I dont want to gain.

For the fourth month I have had the Lexapro withdrawal syndrome?

I had been taking 5 mg of Lexapro for just 3 months and I do not know why the withdrawal syndrome took so long? Do you think that's normal? I have difficulty concentrating, I have insomnia and weakness for a whole few months.

Lamictal - insomnia? Is this normal? it isgreat other than this.

On the 1st day on 25 mg and I was so excited to feel calm and not in a panic for the first time in my life!! I drove to my sons footy game, and realized I was singing Mariah Carey, instead of worrying that I wouldn’t find parking or the correct football field. So super great day, however... read more

Quetiapine and testicular and prostate pain?

I'm taking quetiapine 300 mg per day. I feel a burning in my testicules and prostate pain. If I reduce the dose the symptoms go away. It happened to me with clozapine too, that's why I changed it. Anyone else with this trouble?

Can I start back on Effexor 150 mg XR w/o slowly increasing if I have only been off about 8 weeks?

I tapered off Effexor 150 mg, but after being off for a couple of weeks I became completely emotional, either crying or fist-clenching stressed. Oh, and also having insomnia where I couldn't sleep at all. I had stopped taking Effexor because it was increasing my eye pressure. My doctor put me... read more

Lorazepam and alcohol timing?

I take 1 mg of lorazepam once a week for insomnia. Would it be safe to drink alcohol the next night?

Weaned off Clonazepam very slowly but insomnia is back!?

I normally take 1 mg at night. Every time I start sleeping better, I get off by doing a really slow taper using a liquid suspension, after a few months of successfully stopping, I get rebound insomnia so I always get back on it! I’ve tried numerous other drugs for the insomnia but nothing... read more

Temazepam - Is trazodone OK for chronic insomnia?

Amitriptyline not working anymore?

Amitriptyline doesn't work for me anymore, I've taken Nytol for first time tonight instead of amitriptyline but that hasn't worked either. I don't know what to do anymore? I'm not sleeping every night until about 5am for about 4 hours.