Posted by morgan miller on August 4, 2010, at 11:58:08
In reply to Is 4 weeks a fair trial of celexa ? Insomnia, posted by rculater on August 4, 2010, at 6:17:47
I would either give it another month or switch to Lexapro if you haven't tried it already. I think Lexapro is superior to Celexa. You may only need as low as a 2.5 mg dose of Lexapro. I say tell your doc you want to switch to Lexapro and give 2.5 mg a good 8 weeks and see what happens. If the insomnia subsides substantially but after 8 weeks you still feel like you need more relief from anxiety, you would then go to a 5 mg dose and stay on that for another 3 or 4 weeks.
Is this the first SSRI you've tried? I'm assuming you are treating anxiety since you mention benzos.
In the meantime, there are some things you can buy at your local health food/vitamin store that may help with sleep.
Melatonin-time release
GABA
Glycine
Magnesium-glycinate or aspartate
Lemon Balm
Lithium orotate or aspartate(Solary and NOW make good lithium supplements)-need to buy over the internet. Lithium in very low doses is not toxic. It has a calming effect for several reasons including increasing serotonin. Lithium is also neuroprotective, neurogenic, and has antiviral and antibacterial properties. Just food for thought
poster:morgan miller
thread:957155
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20100731/msgs/957172.html