Posted by Pheepho on April 24, 2010, at 9:57:42
In reply to SSRI-induced-Sleep-Disorder induced dissociation, posted by vic80 on April 23, 2010, at 13:47:05
Hi there,
I have suffered chronically from insomnia on AD's. I am currently weaning slowly off my AD because of this. I realized the insomnia was far worse than the depression. I am on seroquel to help me sleep, which is ridiculous.
I think healthy sleep is really important. I hope if the depression returns after the withdrawal, I'll be able to cope better, because my life is really better now. My pdoc doesn't know about it yet, but I find her useless and ignorant when it comes to withdrawal, so I feel safer when I'm in control.
I'm weaning it really slow, as you said, and I don't expect my sleep to improve right away, since insomnia is a withdrawal symptom! But I'm optimistic.
Another side-effect I've had on AD's along with insomnia is psychotic symptoms. My pdoc calls it psychotic depression, but I've had depression on and off all my life, never been psychotic while not on meds...
I've been on AD's for 10 years, when my depression was basically around crisis in my life, so looking back it seems absurd...expecting to spend the next few years weaning down and dealing with withdrawal...sucks...thanks for your post.
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