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Posted by TenelKa on March 5, 2002, at 19:03:11
I honestly think I'm on the verge of losing it. GAD/Depression, 45 mg BuSpar daily. But it's the insomnia that's killing me. I can't get to sleep easily (45 mins+) and what's worse I can't STAY asleep! I wake up constantly and it gets harder and harder to go back to sleep, so when I wake up for the final time to get ready for school I'm exhausted and I feel terrible. It's making all the other problems a lot worse too :/ I don't know what to do! What I think is happening is that when I'm supposed to be going into REM sleep I wake up instead, but I'm not sure if that's it, and if it is, WHY?! Please, please, I need help, I can't be this zombie of tiredness any longer :/
Posted by JohnX2 on March 5, 2002, at 19:27:25
In reply to PLEASE help, posted by TenelKa on March 5, 2002, at 19:03:11
Are you seing a trained psychiatrist?Maybe you should consider trying an anti-depressant to
augment the buspar.For starters you can push the buspar to 60 mg to help more
with the depression/anxiety. Also for the sleep one of the
best anti-depressant to start with is Remeron. You can
augment this with an SSRI (serotonin reuptake inhibitor)
like Zoloft,Celexa,Paxil,Prozac etc to better help the depression.Just a few suggestions to get started on.
I seriously would get your depression treated beyond
the use of Buspar.-John
> I honestly think I'm on the verge of losing it. GAD/Depression, 45 mg BuSpar daily. But it's the insomnia that's killing me. I can't get to sleep easily (45 mins+) and what's worse I can't STAY asleep! I wake up constantly and it gets harder and harder to go back to sleep, so when I wake up for the final time to get ready for school I'm exhausted and I feel terrible. It's making all the other problems a lot worse too :/ I don't know what to do! What I think is happening is that when I'm supposed to be going into REM sleep I wake up instead, but I'm not sure if that's it, and if it is, WHY?! Please, please, I need help, I can't be this zombie of tiredness any longer :/
Posted by TenelKa on March 5, 2002, at 19:35:42
In reply to Re: PLEASE help » TenelKa, posted by JohnX2 on March 5, 2002, at 19:27:25
Yes I'm getting help, I was on Zoloft for awhile but it made me have heart problems and I was extremely hyper.
Posted by JohnX2 on March 6, 2002, at 1:12:16
In reply to Re: PLEASE help » JohnX2, posted by TenelKa on March 5, 2002, at 19:35:42
I'm glad you are getting help.
Sorry the Zoloft caused heart problems and
agitation.You need to assess the tradeoff between
dealing with your depression/sleep as is and
trying more medicines/therapy. Unfortunately
the stronger meds don't always pan out the
1st go around.Please discuss your continuing problems with your
physicians, if you continue to have difficulties
don't be afraid to ask a friends,relatives,GPs whoever
for the name of other docs if you want a 2nd opinion.Conquering depression and anxiety requires a lot
of persistence and patience. Hang in there.Best Wishes,
John
> Yes I'm getting help, I was on Zoloft for awhile but it made me have heart problems and I was extremely hyper.
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