Sleeping Questions (Page 7)

Hydroxyzine - How much is to much?

I have an 11 year old that has been having lots of trouble sleeping. He was already taking a total of 75mg daily (25mg 3x a day) for anxiety and now the doctor has upped his dosage an extra 75mg at night time to help sleep. He is not sleeping at all (maybe 2 hours a night) and the Dr wants to up... read more

I accidentally took my sleeping pill again in the morning (15mg dose of Remeron). What now?

Is this going to cause any issues, keeping in mind that I took another 15mg dose last night? Can I still take another 15mg tonight to sleep?

Lamictal wired on 25mg and tired on 50mg?

Just started generic lamictal. Took for two weeks on 25mg. Took it in the evening. I had trouble sleeping at night and felt it did not make me tired. Switched to morning with my Zoloft and Doc upped it to 50 mg and told her I take in the morning. So now, I am so tired I can't stay awake. Will... read more

Not sleeping on Zoloft 25mg?

I’ve just started Zoloft, the first 2 days I took about 3pm, but only took 12.5mg, I then increased to 25mg taking at about 2pm. It is really wrecking my sleep! I fall asleep but toss & turn and was awake at 4am... will this get better? Should I take it in the morning or night? My pdoc... read more

Did anyone have gripping muscle nerve pain with buspirone?

I say nerve pain because it's gone in the morning and creeps up like a beast in the night or if I stay still for long periods of time, such as sleeping. Or is this just anxiety? Dose 15 x 2 daily

Why sleeping only four hours every night?

Since building on my weeks of Prozac 20mg I’ve noticed sleeping only four to five hours a night. Do naps in the afternoon count toward sleep needed?

Hydroxyzine - How long should I expect to experience morning grogginess?

Does the grogginess in the morning after taking hydroxyzine, lesson over time or will I always feel groggy the morning after taking this? My first night taking this resulted in me sleeping for almost 12 hours straight. I'm finding it hard to wake up. Will this lesson?

Does anyone use trazodone occassionally for sleeping?

Can Ativan cause long term anxiety?

I have had trouble sleeping for years and so my mom asked my doctor for meds to help me sleep. Without consulting me my doctor decided the reason I had trouble sleeping was because I was anxious, which was incorrect. Without talking to me at all or giving me any warnings she prescribed me Ativan.... read more

Would drug taken for anxiety cause chills all day?

I’m taking mirtazapine (30mg) for 33 days now. I have GAD and wasn’t sleeping or able to eat. For that it has helped. I also supplement with clonazepam for anxiety, but keep the dosage below 0.25mg/day. I’m having difficulty with body temp control. I’m chilled all day in a... read more

Lexapro making me feel worse before better.

I started having major sleeping problems about a month ago. I went days without sleep and I didn’t know why. It hit me all at once and insomnia was just not what I need right now. I tried meditation and journaling to see if these would help me and decided my anxiety and depression was too bad... read more

Drug interactions between buspirone, lorazepam, duolxetene and Restoril?

I've been a long time user of lorazepam, duloxetene, and buspirone. I've recently had a lot of insomnia problems since the first of the year to where I was only sleeping an hour or two a night. My physician said to start taking 2 30mg capsules of temazepam and quit all lorazepam... read more

How long did it take you to benefit from Prozac for OCD?

I’ve been on Prozac for 15 days, it’s been very tough I’ve had some difficult intrusive thoughts, no concentration, memory problems, and at the beginning difficulty sleeping. I know most people say 4-6 weeks, but should i have already experienced some positives at this stage or... read more

Do I need to taper off 300mg of gabapentin?

Hello! I was prescribed 300mg of gabapentin to take at night before bed for a chronic nerve pain. I tore my coccyx and have lots of trouble sleeping. I have only been taking gabapentin for for 20 days. Do I need to taper off or can I just stop? I no longer want to take this medication due to how it... read more

Is trazodone good for sleeping aid?