Postpartum Depression
Zoloft insomnia?
Has anyone experienced this? Or a more hyper, jittery feeling on the drug? Is this temporary or should I look at stopping/switching to another drug?
TIA.
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Re: Zoloft insomnia?
Hi,
I am on day 5 of 25mg of zoloft and am wondering the same thing. I wake up at 3:00am every morning and toss and turn. I am feeling jittery from then until about noon then I seem to be ok.
I have heard that this should pass after a few weeks, but I would love to hear someones actual experience with zoloft.
How long have you been taking it? I hope it provides you (and me!) some relief soon...
Sorry for the delay in replying back to you all . . .
I took 50mg of the Zoloft at night because my OB did not instruct me differently. I did not feel anything different the first night, but by the next afternoon, I was jittery, and had definite insomnia the night of my second dose. It was way too early to say if it helped with my issues, and to be honest, I feel like I now have more anxiety from it!
The OB told me to stop, and I also had a talk with my friend who is a resident in psychiatry. She told me that it was a rare, but definite side effect of Zoloft. However, she also told me that it is possible I need a different medication than an SSRI type of anti-depressant. She said that if a person has any mild or borderline bipolar tendencies, then SSRIs can make them a tad manic. Great, right?
She told me to go ahead and try the Lexapro that my OB prescribed instead, but if I had any issues, that I should stop and see a real psychiatrist about my meds.
Hope this helps some of you out there.
I had the opposite happen when I was on it last time. I had to take it at night because it made me so sleepy.
I just started taking it again today. I was told to split them in half for a week to let my body adjust.