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rachael25624
rachael25624

Hi all! I am 10 weeks in and on 100mg. Feeling pretty good in the day but going to bed is a nightmare. Can’t sleep at all without sleeping tablets. Doctor has said now that I have to take one every other night. Finding it really hard, keep trying and failing. Getting worried now. Any advice please? X x x

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  • lynn260
    lynn260 rachael25624

    Posted

    It is better to take the antidepressant in the morning. Get plenty of exercise in the day as this will make you tired. I also took sleeping pills but I woke after 2 hours and I felt foggy the next day.

    I would avoide the sleeping tablets. Now I take magnesium before bed which is supposed to calm you. 

    • lynn260
      lynn260 debra34304

      Posted

      Magnesium is a supplement you can buy from any chemist.  It is supposed to calm people and help them sleep. Xx
    • debra34304
      debra34304 lynn260

      Posted

      Does it work though? Cus I’ve been taking sleeping tablets now for the past couple of months. And I can’t sleep without them x
    • lynn260
      lynn260 debra34304

      Posted

      When my insomnia started in May 2017, my dr gave me zolpidem which I took for a couple of months till they lost their effects. My anxiety became extreme because I worried so much about not sleeping. I then went on zolpidem for another 2-3 months. I realised the pills were making me dependent. I gradually weaned off them by trying not to focus on thinking about sleep every time I went to bed.

      I think my anxiety was due to post menopause, but women can have insomnia at any time.  Try the magnesium and see if it helps. Xx

    • lynn260
      lynn260

      Posted

      Sorry I meant zopiclone as the first sleeping pill..
    • rachael25624
      rachael25624 lynn260

      Posted

      Thanks lynn, really appreciate the advice. Hope all ok with you? 
  • debra34304
    debra34304 rachael25624

    Posted

    HI Rachael wot sleeping tablets are u taking? And how many do you take at a time? I’m still taking sleeping tablets every night. As I can’t sleep without them . X
    • rachael25624
      rachael25624 debra34304

      Posted

      Hi all, thank you for the replies. I am on zopliclone 7.5. I am obsessed with trying to sleep. 
    • debra34304
      debra34304 rachael25624

      Posted

      Hi Rachael why don’t you try taking 2 sleeping tablets instead of 1 x
    • debra34304
      debra34304

      Posted

      Hi Rachael I’m on 20mgs of paroxatine and I’ve been on it now for the past 6wks x
    • debra34304
      debra34304 rachael25624

      Posted

      No Hun paroxatine is my ad. But I do take sleeping tablets every night x
    • rachael25624
      rachael25624 debra34304

      Posted

      Are you on zopliclone? How low have you been taking the sleeping tablets?
    • debra34304
      debra34304 rachael25624

      Posted

      Hi Rachael yes I am on them. I’ve been taking them for about 3months now. Y r u taking them aswell x
    • rachael25624
      rachael25624 debra34304

      Posted

      Yes hun. Has the doctor suggested cutting them down? I am panicking about getting addicted to them? X x x
    • debra34304
      debra34304 rachael25624

      Posted

      How long Av u been on them? Wot else do you take during the day to help keep you calm x
    • rachael25624
      rachael25624 debra34304

      Posted

      I am on 100mg sertraline and sleeping tablet in night. I have been on them about 9 weeks. X x x
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