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sertaline and insomnia

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munro101
munro101

Have been on 50mg sertaline for over 3yrs now, unfortunately in the past month the depression and anxiety has came back.i went to see gp who put my sertaline up to 100mg 2 weeks ago, the only major side effect I have noticed is the inability to sleep properly.i remember it only lasting couple of days on the 50mg, been 2 weeks on 100mg and still no sleep, feeling a bit manic. 

Anyone else have this issue? Thanks x

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  • julie1111
    julie1111 munro101

    Posted

    hi yes i had this side effect from sertaline, couldnt sleep im now on 50mg serts and 15mg mirtz at night, now i sleep, hope this helps
  • natalie99981
    natalie99981 munro101

    Posted

    My first three weeks or so on increasing I don't sleep well now after 6 weeks I can get to sleep easy but wake up early but this will settle to so hopefully soon you will settle on the 100
  • Tezes
    Tezes munro101

    Posted

    Yes I have, I was told by a pharmacist to take in the mornings x
  • PollyPocket1960
    PollyPocket1960 munro101

    Posted

    Hi, I've been on 100mg for a month now and I'm still having problems sleeping. I spoke to my GP about Some thing to help me sleep and she gave me 7 sleeping tablets to try and get my sleeping pattern back in sync. I tried Zopiclone 3.75mg as a short term fix. I have to say it really did not work for me, falling asleep initially bit then waking up drowsy needing to raid the fridge! She did mention changing my Sertraline to Mertz as it helps you relax at night and is an antidepressant. I was once put on them a while back but tbh it had the same effect as the Zopiclone and made me just want to eat more .... I hope you find something as I really do understand how sleeplessness brings you down. Polly x
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