Posted by LynneDa on January 9, 2004, at 9:07:06
In reply to Re: Insomnia with Lexapro-try trazodone, posted by Patient on January 9, 2004, at 8:58:18
Hi! Do you know why SSRIs disrupt REM sleep? I started on 10 mg Lex in Oct., went up to 20 mg a couple of weeks ago. I am not sleeping well on this new dosage (but feel better anxiety/depression-wise). I do okay with either Melatonin or lately Midol PMS, which I take for PMS reasons but it also has something in it to make me sleepy. I dislike having to take too many drugs - I want my body to learn how to put itself to sleep, but maybe that's not an option being on an SSRI!
I wake up frequently, but fall back to sleep within 5 minutes or so. I'm just not sleeping soundly and then I'm sooo sleepy all morning (I take my Lex around 11am). By 2pm or so I'm awake and functioning fine.
I'm curious as to how all the chemicals interact to create sleep or no sleep. Thanks for any info. you can share!
~ Lynne
poster:LynneDa
thread:296733
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040109/msgs/298492.html