Hi ... just finished week 7 at 20mg ... very slight improvement in motivation but sleeping dreadful and a struggle to get up everyday ... feel I could cry but don't know why ...no enthusiasm for anything ... depression /anxiety been building for months but finally triggered by a relationship break up .... is it time to up the meds or perhaps try something else though I'm not sure I can face another 6 wks just to be disappointed again ... plus start back at uni mid September atm concentration just not there ... did anyone else find it took more than 7 wks to kick in ... don't really want to change meds if I can help it ... had a good effect before a few yrs ago on 30mg .... just feel hopeless atm 😣
Hello Not again,
You are in a bit of a vicious cycle mostly because if you are not sleeping you are going to find it hard to feel the benefit of the meds. So I don't think it's the meds at this stage as you say there is a little improvement. The problem with not sleeping is that when you go to bed you don't EXPECT to sleep it therefore becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Easier said than done, what you need is one good night's sleep and hopefully the rest will follow. I don't know if you are taking night sedation, it might be a very short term solution just to re establish a sleeping rhythym. Go back to GP and suggest something along these lines as when you are rested you are more motivated to rebuild and move forward. Take care
Change meds..maybe not use an SSRI
You can take melatonin that help me for sleep ...
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7 week too early
Crome week8 u will starte feel good , until it week 12
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take Dizepam to help u with anxiety and sleep
Blevie me week 12 u will back to normal