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When will sleep improve

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acfierros
acfierros

I know I may of asked this to you guys before but I have made it to my second week today.  Nausea and loss of appetite is slowly going away.  My mood seems better, I have more energy except for the morning that is the toughest.  My doctor said she would like for me to take it at night but I find Zoloft to be stimulating so I take it in the morning.  The last few nights have been broken sleep.  I wake every couple hours.  I don't want to have to do low dose klonopin but the doctor says it is ok for sleep only.  I am not sure if maybe doing 1mg melatonin. I would rather take nothing.  Most people I have heard say two weeks and the sleep should improve?

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  • Guest
    Guest acfierros

    Posted

    My sleep has not been disrupted on 50mg Sert, in fact I sleep more soundly if anything, and definitely have more vivid dreams. 

    I have always taken my med in the morning. 

    Not sure about mixing Melatonin with Sert, you would be best to ask a qualified Pharmacist about that combination ? 

  • joe41529
    joe41529 acfierros

    Posted

    I guess that depends on the person, I’m on 50mg for close to 8 weeks now and the last side effect I’m still having is insomnia. I’m probably getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, I know it gets better but it’s one side effect that usually happens after you’ve been on sertraline for a few weeks at least that’s the way it went for me. My sleep was fine the first 2-3 weeks and after that it’s been pretty bad to say the least.
    • acfierros
      acfierros joe41529

      Posted

      Do you take zoloft at night? How come in the beginning your sleep was good now it's not?

  • vanilla123
    vanilla123 acfierros

    Posted

    Hey there,

    I really feel for you. I’m on week 7 and have only just come completely off sleeping tabs. I don’t fall asleep til 5am but do sleep for 5 hours which is enough at the moment and way better than the first 4 weeks. I do take a phenergan which is an otc antihistamine and that helps. 

  • Lolita40
    Lolita40 acfierros

    Posted

    I do take clonazepam (klonopin) at night and right before bed, I also take some melatonine. My Dr said it was ok to do so. It seems to help.

    • acfierros
      acfierros Lolita40

      Posted

      Forgot how long have you been on Zoloft? Eventually you should not need the klonopin and melatonin once zoloft kicks in
    • Lolita40
      Lolita40 acfierros

      Posted

      I know. Ive been put on klonopin but my previous Dr a year ago. Tried hard to never go on too high dose. But I took it every day. When zoloft will kick like ypu say, I will definitly try to taper et stop that. Dont like the fact of beeing on a benzo.
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