Posted by lady fever on April 19, 2003, at 16:48:46
Question:
If SSRI's increase serotonin, and increased serotonin causes sleep, how come every time I take Celexa, not only do I stop feeling sleepy AT ALL, but I also wake up 3 hours after I go to sleep (on 20 mg of ambien w. 1 mg xanax at that), wide awake and like I just drank a pot of coffee? It's also taking me a few hours to fall asleep... as opposed to a few minutes.
Shouldn't the increase in serotonin make me sleepier?
Isn't Celexa supposed to be sedating?
Also, my muscles are twitching very, very severely, but I already suffer from myoclonus (twitching), it's just badly exacerbated by the Celexa. It's obviously stimulating something. My stomach is jumpy also. And my teeth are badly clenched, as well as my hands, hard to type. I hear this is a normal effect though.
I have major depression, and panic disorder. My insomnia is from the myoclonus, not the panic.
??? Really curious about the neurochemistry behind why I can't sleep on SSRI's (and yet, the Celexa is helping a little, I don't want to go off of it, nothing else even touches my depression, this has helped me stay a little calm if nothing else, I tend to get very aggravated with my depression, and I don't feel like driving my car into a tree over the phone bill right now, which is nice).
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