loucom82
07-12-09, 09:05
I was just wondering if anyone has been prescibed anything to help them sleep during the first few weeks on prozac? I haven't been to bed for a week, instead i lie on the sofa watching DVDs all night until I hopefully drop off for a bit.
My husband understands that this is necessary for me to get any sleep at all, as I feel sick when I get into bed and think about sleeping.
My main side effect to the prozac so far has been really bad anxiety in the morning as I wake really early about 4.30am, usually with a start. My heart immediatel starts racing and I begin to panic. It's like I'm desperate for the day to begin so I can get it over with. I end up taking a diazepam to calm me down which I don't want to do.
I just wondered if I took something to help me sleep it might reduce the early morning waking and so reducing these horrible symptoms in the morning.
I have an appointment with my GP on Wednesday so I might ask. I'm really cross with her as I asked her if the drug would make me feel worse before it made me better and she said definitely not it would just take some time to work. I can't believe she has no experience of other people's anxiety going sky high when they start taking this.
My husband understands that this is necessary for me to get any sleep at all, as I feel sick when I get into bed and think about sleeping.
My main side effect to the prozac so far has been really bad anxiety in the morning as I wake really early about 4.30am, usually with a start. My heart immediatel starts racing and I begin to panic. It's like I'm desperate for the day to begin so I can get it over with. I end up taking a diazepam to calm me down which I don't want to do.
I just wondered if I took something to help me sleep it might reduce the early morning waking and so reducing these horrible symptoms in the morning.
I have an appointment with my GP on Wednesday so I might ask. I'm really cross with her as I asked her if the drug would make me feel worse before it made me better and she said definitely not it would just take some time to work. I can't believe she has no experience of other people's anxiety going sky high when they start taking this.