pecanut Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hi I'm wondering if anyone has any experience of CBTi for withdrawal insomnia please? It is being hailed as the gold-standard non-pharmacological tool for insomnia and I wonder if it is any good for the chemically-mediated insomnia I seem to be suffering with? I'd love to hear any experience before I spend money on this! Thanks pecanut Lithium 15 years 800mg I remain on this Many SSRIs intermittently over this period Tapered and quit Citalopram 2017 Started Quetiapine 100mg and Sertraline 50mg 2018 Stopped Quetiapine due to daytime sedation, 4 week taper 2019 Very slow taper of Sertraline 50mg using liquid over 8 months, finishing in September 2020 on a 4mg dose. I did not keep a record of the taper but I thought at the time I was doing it slowly and responsibly. Clearly it was way too fast and too abrupt at the end. Currently only on Lithium at 800mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooBoo19 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Hello Pecanut I have not heard of it and am also a fellow WD insomnia sufferer so will be interest to follow. Started venlafaxine December 2016. Started to wean off Effexor over 16 months period and I had no issues at all. Stopped June 2020. Unfortunately, I was under chronic stress from 4 deaths (1 was my mother) in the family amongst other things and sunk back down in October 2020. Rather than accepting this was chronic stress and grief, I panicked and went to the GP. October 2020 prescribed Vortioxetine 10mg for 1 month and then increased to 15 mg ups advice from GP on for 7 weeks in total. Had suicidal thoughts and off the wall anxiety. Changed to Lexapro in mid December 2020, slow titration from 2.5mg up to 10mg. After 7 weeks again off the wall anxiety. I was advised to take 5mg for one week and stop as I want to go 'au natural'. Last SSRI was 30 January 2021. I was also prescribed diazepam and Zopiclone through the 4 months of taking SSRis to 'manage' the side effects and also for the withdrawal. I am probably withdrawing from all drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pecanut Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 Thanks Boo Boo I will keep you posted; I'm meant to start 22 March and it's £80 a session and takes 5 sessions but I'm not convinced it will work for withdrawal insomnia and am also feeling v v wobbly at the moment and wonder if it's the right time... pecanut Lithium 15 years 800mg I remain on this Many SSRIs intermittently over this period Tapered and quit Citalopram 2017 Started Quetiapine 100mg and Sertraline 50mg 2018 Stopped Quetiapine due to daytime sedation, 4 week taper 2019 Very slow taper of Sertraline 50mg using liquid over 8 months, finishing in September 2020 on a 4mg dose. I did not keep a record of the taper but I thought at the time I was doing it slowly and responsibly. Clearly it was way too fast and too abrupt at the end. Currently only on Lithium at 800mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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