bg222
25-02-22, 19:49
Hi all,
I've been taking Trazodone 100mg nightly for a little over a month for insomnia. Last week my doctor also added in Lunesta 3mg because the Trazodone was not effective on its own many nights. I'm able to sleep with this combo but shortly after waking up in the morning and throughout the day I feel SO jumpy and agitated. It's as if I drank 5 cups of coffee. I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin and I feel really anxious.
My doctor has written this off as "just anxiety" and wants me to try more meds to manage the anxiety. In the past I had awful experiences trying low doses of Zoloft (only took 3 days and stopped due to extreme panic attacks, appetite loss, diarrhea, etc.) and later Mirtazapine (took 4 days and despite sleeping ok was agitated/shaking so badly the next morning and day that I couldn't even type on the computer and was knocking things over). When I stopped both of these meds the side effects greatly lessened or stopped completely. Because I had these horrific side effects with Zoloft and Mirtazapine I'm wondering if the Trazodone could be causing the agitation and anxiety I'm experiencing now. Maybe I am extremely sensitive to serotonin-targeted drugs? Or if it could be related to the Lunesta?
I'm really getting no assistance from the doctor who thinks more meds are the answer to everything. I'm starting a CBT-I course in 2 weeks which I hope will help me develop better coping skills for the insomnia and greater resilience, but I'm kind of on my own until then to figure out what to do with these meds. Have others found any of these side effects from Trazodone or Lunesta? Can anyone offer help for tapering off these meds for sleep? I've read about taking sleep meds every other night instead of every night as an initial way to cut dependence. Or I was thinking of reducing the Trazodone to 50mg to see if there's any effect from that.
Any input is much appreciated. Thank you.
I've been taking Trazodone 100mg nightly for a little over a month for insomnia. Last week my doctor also added in Lunesta 3mg because the Trazodone was not effective on its own many nights. I'm able to sleep with this combo but shortly after waking up in the morning and throughout the day I feel SO jumpy and agitated. It's as if I drank 5 cups of coffee. I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin and I feel really anxious.
My doctor has written this off as "just anxiety" and wants me to try more meds to manage the anxiety. In the past I had awful experiences trying low doses of Zoloft (only took 3 days and stopped due to extreme panic attacks, appetite loss, diarrhea, etc.) and later Mirtazapine (took 4 days and despite sleeping ok was agitated/shaking so badly the next morning and day that I couldn't even type on the computer and was knocking things over). When I stopped both of these meds the side effects greatly lessened or stopped completely. Because I had these horrific side effects with Zoloft and Mirtazapine I'm wondering if the Trazodone could be causing the agitation and anxiety I'm experiencing now. Maybe I am extremely sensitive to serotonin-targeted drugs? Or if it could be related to the Lunesta?
I'm really getting no assistance from the doctor who thinks more meds are the answer to everything. I'm starting a CBT-I course in 2 weeks which I hope will help me develop better coping skills for the insomnia and greater resilience, but I'm kind of on my own until then to figure out what to do with these meds. Have others found any of these side effects from Trazodone or Lunesta? Can anyone offer help for tapering off these meds for sleep? I've read about taking sleep meds every other night instead of every night as an initial way to cut dependence. Or I was thinking of reducing the Trazodone to 50mg to see if there's any effect from that.
Any input is much appreciated. Thank you.