MochiCat Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hello everyone I'm sure this has been asked before but I'm struggling with severe insomnia and I don't know what to do. i tapered off a low dose (20mg) of sertraline a few months ago now and I thought all withdrawal symptoms had gone but the last month I've been suffering insomnia. I can't sleep at all now without taking a sleeping tablet (zopiclone). I'm awake all night. ive been on and off antidepressants since I was a teenager but never experienced this before. Could it still be withdrawal after all other symptoms have gone? yesterday I went to the doctors but the only thing she could suggest was going back on the sertraline! I came off it because of weight gain, lack of sex drive and feeling numb so I don't want to go back on it but I'm at my wits end now. i feel desperate and I don't know what to do now. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you. Link to comment
Moderator Emeritus Gridley Posted September 6, 2018 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted September 6, 2018 Here is a link which contains some non-drug ideas of how to manage insomnia, scroll down to get to the sleep problems section: http://survivingantidepressants.org/index.php?/topic/604-important-topics-about-symptoms-including-sleep-problems/ Some members have had success with Melatonin. See Melatonin for sleep It's best to start at a very low dosage, such as .25mg, and gradually increase if needed to the lowest effective dose. Gridley Introduction Lexapro 20 mg since 2004. Begin Brassmonkey Slide Taper Jan. 2017. End 2017 year 1 of taper at 9.25mg End 2018 year 2 of taper at 4.1mg End 2019 year 3 of taper at 1.0mg Oct. 30, 2020 Jump to zero from 0.025mg. Current dose: 0.000mg 3 year, 10 month taper is 100% complete. Ativan 1 mg to 1.875mg 1986-2020, two CT's and reinstatements Nov. 2020, 7-week Ativan-Valium crossover to 18.75mg Valium Feb. 2021, begin 10%/4 week taper of 18.75mg Valium End 2021 year 1 of Valium taper at 6mg End 2022 year 2 of Valium taper at 2.75mg End 2023 year 3 of Valium taper at 1mg Jan. 24, 2024: Hold at 1mg and shift to Imipramine taper. Taper is 95% complete. Imipramine 75 mg daily since 1986. Jan.-Sept. 2016 tapered to 14.4mg March 22, 2022: Begin 10%/4 week taper Aug. 5, 2022: hold at 9.5mg and shift to Valium taper Jan. 24, 2024: Resume Imipramine taper. Current dose as of April 1: 6.8mg Taper is 91% complete. Supplements: multiple, quercetin, omega-3, vitamins C, E and D3, magnesium glycinate, probiotics, zinc, melatonin .3mg, iron, serrapeptase, nattokinase I am not a medical professional and this is not medical advice but simply information based on my own experience, as well as other members who have survived these drugs. Link to comment
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