I have chronic insomnia. I am taking 5 mg of diazepam, and 30 mg of queitaipine. And I was still having problem falling asleep. I feel very depress and I have suicidal thought.
Dr. prescribed me Prozac, I was afraid to take it because one of the side effect is insomnia, and I already have insomnia.
I was so depress 2 days because I didn't sleep for 3 days, and I went to see Dr. again. she advised me to take prozac, so I took it at 10 am. Then I could't sleep the following night. my level of anxiety went sky-rocket.
has anyone has the same experience as me ? What should I do.
PLEASE HELP.
I really need sth to help my daily depression. Prozac seems like the perfect one because it makes you happy and u don't gain weight from the pill as I am very conscious about my weight as well.
Hi animalfreak
We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if you are having such thoughts then please note that you are not alone in this, and there are people out there that can help.
If you are having these suicidal thoughts then we strongly recommend you speak to someone who may be able to help. The Samaritans offer a safe space where you can talk openly about what you are going through. They can help you explore your options, understand your problems better, or just be there to listen.
Their contact details are on our patient information leaflet here: https://patient.info/health/dealing-with-suicidal-thoughts, which also offers lots of other advice on how you can access the help you may need.
If you are having such thoughts then please do reach out to the team at the Samaritans (or the other people detailed in our leaflet) who will understand what you're going through and will be able to help.
Kindest regards
Patient
Hello, I have insomnia too. See if your doctor will prescribe 50mg of Trazodone in addition to the Prozac to help you sleep. It may take around 5 weeks for your insomnia to improve on Prozac in my own experience. I tried Diazepam, Lorazepam, Zopiclone, Antihistmaines etc but Trazodone seems to get me the best sleep, albeit still not great sleep.