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Sleep advise while two weeks on zoloft

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acfierros
acfierros

I think my sleep has improved a little. It will be two weeks I've been on 50mg zoloft. I'm finally falling asleep on my own without having to take a sleeping pill. Problem is I'll wake either every couple hours like the night before last. Last night I fell asleep around 10 and woke at 2. I could not go back to sleep. I laid there 2 hours and finally I took a .25 klonopin because the anxiety started kicking in. Why is this?

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  • Lolita40
    Lolita40 acfierros

    Posted

    Zoloft certainly disturb sleep pattern while beginning taking it.

    You take it at night or morning. If taking it at night, you might want to try in am so that the stimulant effect of the med wont disturb your sleep.

    Maybe you can either take a little bit more if you clonazepam before bed or melatonine long action. It might help while your body adjust???!!!

    • acfierros
      acfierros Lolita40

      Posted

      Hey I had a Dr appt earlier. She wants me to change to taking it at night because the side effects I'm having in the daytime are bothersome. The nausea, no appetite, no energy. She said I can do low dose klonopin at night to help with sleep until zoloft kicks in.

    • Lolita40
      Lolita40 acfierros

      Posted

      I have my follow up appointment next week, if I am still tired I will ask my doctor if I can switch for night.

      But I dont know if its a good thing for me has I have some trouble getting asleep...but not staying asleep???

      Will you do a direct switch or do it gradually?

    • acfierros
      acfierros Lolita40

      Posted

      I am going to start tomorrow night.  I took my 50mg this morning and the dr said I can do another tonight but I don't want to.  I have had two good nights falling asleep but problem is waking too early and can't go back to sleep.  This use to be the opposite for me.  I could not fall asleep no matter how hard I tried.  What gives?

  • paulette36290
    paulette36290 acfierros

    Posted

    This is what is happening to me. Last night I went to bed at 10:30 and woke up at. 4 am vabd couldn't go back to sleep...

    • paulette36290
      paulette36290 acfierros

      Posted

      I was for a year but I dropped it for six months and I am back again since a week and a half ago. Ive had bad days recently. Im still 25 mg but my doctor prescribed 50 mg but i don't want to take nore than that for now

  • lynn260
    lynn260 acfierros

    Posted

    I have come down from 50mg to 25 mg Sertraline. My sleep pattern is that I wake up every two hours. I don’t mind if I go back to sleep again. Last night was awful as I fell asleep at 11.45 and woke at 12.30, then again at 2.30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. I think I catnapped till 7. 

    You do not need the sleeping pills but the odd clomazapine is ok I think. I read that Sertraline and other ssri can affect R.E.M. sleep. I am trying to get off this med as I just want to be med free. 

    • acfierros
      acfierros lynn260

      Posted

      That sounds like me. Why are you going off setraline? My Dr says take it at night. Since I'm only two weeks in she said klonopin at night is ok small dose only.

  • Claire088
    Claire088 acfierros

    Posted

    I’ve been in it two weeks now led wide awake so tired tho just can’t sleep have you had any bad side effects xx
    • Claire088
      Claire088 acfierros

      Posted

      In the morning but I’m going to try it at bedtime tonight as I can’t stand the side effects my stomachs burning today 😩 anyone else had burning about 2-3” above belly button 

    • Lolita40
      Lolita40 Claire088

      Posted

      Maybe go to a natural product store and ask for probiotics.

      Check ideas on internet for acidity and digestion.

      That can really help you.

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