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Help! 5 days PP and cannot sleep

julybaby23julybaby23
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Hi Everyone

I suspect I will be posting here a lot. I knew I would have PPD and I started on prozac two days ago (should have probably started the day of the birth knowing what i know now). My problem is more insomnia and anxiety. I hope it is getting better but right now I cannot sleep for more than an hour or two at a time before I jump up running to the crib. This is even when I know he is in good hands with my husband and this is my time to sleep. Did anyone have this? I have completely missed out on a long peroid of restorative sleep which I need badly. So far I have taken antihistimines, had cocktails, tried a double dose of ambien. They now perscribed ativan which I will try tonight. Is this normal? Anyone else out there experience this?

 PS. I am 5 days PP.

Thanks so much.

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Re: Help! 5 days PP and cannot sleep

  • *speedracer**speedracer* member

    i had that with my first baby, and it was never addressed and i didn't think to ask for something to help me sleep.  it was miserable.

    this time i'm on a low dose of somethign to help me sleep.  if you're only 3 days in, the prozac likely hasn't kicked in yet.  i'd give it a week and if you're still having trouble, see if you can get your dose increased or the drug changed.  waiting for the drugs to work was the worst part for me, hang in there, it's almost over!

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  • dusk42dusk42

    You could ask about Trazadone.  I would definitely push for a more short-term solution - the prozac will take weeks to get to full therapeutic levels.
     
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