Relapse or bad night?

[apm]

Night before last, I didn't sleep so well. Not that unusual.

Last night, I barely slept. Felt a gnawing anxiety in the early hours. I did a muscle stretch exercise, which seemed to get rid of that. But got very little sleep.

Today I feel zoned out and edgy.

For context, I currently take 100mg Sertraline. I changed from Citalopram just under a year ago, when those stopped working for me.

Thoughts welcome- is it possible that the Sertraline are no longer working? Or just a bad night?

Thanks in advance

[Catkins]

It could well be just a bad patch. Stick to a good bed time routine, do things that help you relax during the day, avoid caffeine/stimulates and try not to worry too much - I know that's not easy. The best thing for me to do when I'm struggling with sleep is to read, it focuses my mind on something and helps relax me.

[apm]

Thanks, Catkins.

The anxiety stayed, unfortunately.

I've spoken to the GP (a new one, much better than the last one), and she's upped the meds to 150mg. Hopefully that will stabilise in a couple of weeks.

[ankietyjoe]

Whether it's a relapse or not really depends how you react to what is at the moment, just one bad night.

[apm]

So the sleep came back, and the anxiety fell away, once I started taking the higher dose of meds.

Now two weeks, in, and it's been great! Sleeping well, low or very low levels of anxiety. Feeling nearly normal.

Yesterday was a bad day, though. Anxiety built and I slept badly.

Feel tired and edgy today, just a bad day though. Onward!