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Insomnia/Nortriptyline-help.

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mere03725
mere03725

hi--i am a bit of a mess. i am 29 weeks preg and have stopped sleeping. it's been going on for almost a month. every other day i sleep and can't go on like this for 10-11 more weeks. long story short, i am on 10 mg of lexapro for GAD and have been throughout my whole preg. i was on a small dose of trazodone and it was working well until it wasn't. i tried to go up higher to no avail. i still couldn't sleep. my doc put me on Nortriptyline on Thursday and i have worked up to 75 mg a night since Saturday. I slept pretty well up until last night (tuesday night) and was basically up all night. today i am sweaty, shaky, threw up and feel terrible. so--who here has taken nortrip? does it take a while to get into the system and help with anxiety and sleep? when do you take it? right before bed or a few hours before? i might call my doc but i don't want to pester. also-please no judgement about taking meds in pregnancy. thanks so much for your help!

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  • linda44908
    linda44908 mere03725

    Posted

    Have you tried Benadryl? 100mg may help and it is safe.
    • mere03725
      mere03725 linda44908

      Posted

      i have been taking a tiny amount of unisom with the meds and was thinking i would try more tonight along with the nort. 
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