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Posted by linkadge on November 22, 2002, at 19:33:43
I am currently taking 10 mg of Celexa,
and am concidering changing to
10 mg of prozac, how much worse
should I expect the insommnia to be.
What are people's experiences with prozacLinkadge
Posted by snowden on November 22, 2002, at 20:27:16
In reply to How is prozac and Insommnia, posted by linkadge on November 22, 2002, at 19:33:43
I just recently started taking Prozac again after a hiatus of four years...
The only effect on my sleep has been very vivid dream recall, besides that, I sleep better than I have in awhile. The only drug I've experienced insomnia with was Wellbutrin, and that was a nightmare in itself...
Posted by bluedog on November 22, 2002, at 20:52:44
In reply to How is prozac and Insommnia, posted by linkadge on November 22, 2002, at 19:33:43
If your only going to be taking 10 mg of Prozac I wouldn't really expect too much impact on your sleep.
When I went up to 20 mg of Prozac I initially (about a fortnight) had a worsening of my insomnia which then settled down and I sleep better now than I have in a long while.
Posted by HopeNotLost on November 23, 2002, at 0:15:48
In reply to How is prozac and Insommnia, posted by linkadge on November 22, 2002, at 19:33:43
I'm just curious . . . what are you being treated for? I have panic disorder and, in the past, have taken an ungodly variety of meds. One of those was Paxil, a sister to Prozac, and I'm just wondering if that might help me somewhat. I've tended to balk at the idea (and, frankly, I don't know if it would even work now since the 2nd time I tried Paxil it made my panic symptoms worse).
*Hope*
Posted by joy on November 23, 2002, at 7:45:56
In reply to How is prozac and Insommnia, posted by linkadge on November 22, 2002, at 19:33:43
I have had insomnia while on Prozac, and even off Prozac [due to post menopause, I think]. I took a small dose of Xanax 30 minutes before bedtime, sometimes with a little Trazodone while on Prozac and slept like a baby [and still do with Xanax]. However, on 10 mgs Prozac you may not need anything. Sweet dreams....
Joy
Posted by linkadge on November 23, 2002, at 7:58:50
In reply to Re: How is prozac and Insommnia » linkadge, posted by HopeNotLost on November 23, 2002, at 0:15:48
I was originaly diagnosed with major depressive
disorder about two years ago, however since
then I have learned a little more about myself,
It was primarily an anxiety disorder that just got nasty, I had probably been suffering with dysthemia for a while before.Linkadge
Posted by freedom2001 on November 26, 2002, at 2:17:39
In reply to How is prozac and Insommnia, posted by linkadge on November 22, 2002, at 19:33:43
> I am currently taking 10 mg of Celexa,
> and am concidering changing to
> 10 mg of prozac, how much worse
> should I expect the insommnia to be.
> What are people's experiences with prozac
>
> Linkadge
Have you tried 50mg trazodone to help with the sleep at night? It helps me a lot.
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