Posted by Chris O on March 28, 2005, at 23:55:54
In reply to Re: Your Celexa vs. Lexapro question » Chris O, posted by Sarah T. on March 28, 2005, at 21:30:29
Sarah:
That's a good question. It's hard to answer in a simple way. When I took the Celexa/Wellbutrin combo, back in 2000, I was sleeping better in general than I am today. The quality of my sleep seems to be going steadily downhill as I get older. If I remember correctly, the Celexa/Wellbutrin combo both improved and disrupted my sleep. It improved my sleep in that it decreased my anxiety level. But it disrupted my sleep in that I had strange dreams. I don't remember how often I was waking in the night during 2000. I think I was actually sleeping through the night, meaning I was asleep for 5 to 7 hour stretches. Now, it seems like I wake up every 2 hours, on or off medication. So, while I was on Lexapro for 8 months last year, my sleep did not really improve that much, meaning I was sleeping for 2 hour stretches off the Lexapro and
not much changed while on the Lexapro.What you say about "middle insomina" is interesting. I can't say that matches my sleep pattern at all on or off SSRIs. For me, it's difficult to get to sleep and difficult to stay asleep, on and off the meds. However, one thing I've noticed is that I now sleep better from 4:00am to noon than from, say, 10:00pm to 6:00am. This seems to match the results of a saliva cortisol test I did last year, which said I have high night cortisol, but low morning cortisol. Anyway, that's probably not helpful, but...it's my experience.
Good luck,
Chris
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