Thanks for getting back to me Clare. I'm so glad your feeling better and the meds are helping you. Well done for getting through it and setting a target to come off them, that's amazing!
I'm glad the sleeping returns to normal, it's so hard. I'm so tired so I come up to bed and I just can't sleep and when I do for a few hours it's time to get up and the morning is the worse as anxiety is there to greet me. Hopefully through time I will get through it like you and feel "normal" again.
Did you have many side effects when you upped your dose?
Michelle xx
Hi BK03 - you're not alone with this, my dose was recently increased to 100 mg as my depression had returned (I have SAD) - my mood is great but my sleeping pattern is rubbish - some nights I'm so exhausted I fall into sleep and get around 8-9 hours but the next 2-3 nights I will only get around 3 hours . . . on those days I feel so exhausted, headache, and being bright is a real effort. This drug has really worked in terms of my anxiety/depression but I'm seeing my GP tomorrow as a routine follow up . . . will definitely be talking about the insomnia!
I wish you well in your journey - you're not alone!
Sue
Hi all I’m just coming the end of my first week of 100mg of sertraline…reading through the posts it seems we all have no or little sleep which is crippling and my mind races in bed with the silliest thoughts of lack self confidence, I can’t do my job, and then it escalates into ridiculous thoughts of being sacked, losing my house wife and family…..does anyone take sleeping aids to try and get sleep …..i hope this pain goes away