I’m not ok

[HJam5880]

I started meds (Buspirone and Sertraline) 3&1/2 weeks ago. At first I noticed the Buspirone working but now it doesn’t seem to be working. I’m not sure if the Sertraline has had time to work or not. I have been going to sleep at a decent time every night but I’ve been sleeping until around 1pm, with only waking up a couple of times during my sleep and I quickly go back to sleep. I have never done this except maybe when I didn’t sleep all night, but I have now done this for several days in a row. When I wake up around 1pm, I’m awake and I don’t want to go back to sleep, but it is hard for me to get out of bed and start the day. I feel like my depression and anxiety have gotten worse even though I’m trying to make them better with medication.

[Coralrose5]

I would suggest discussing this with your doctor and they might suggest giving it a couple more weeks to see if it improves but if it’s making you more tired you might need to cut back the dosage or switch to something else but don’t do that without your doctors guidance

[HJam5880 in reply to Coralrose5]

I won’t do anything without doctors guidance, but yes I will be discussing this with my doctor very soon.

[Coralrose5]

I would suggest discussing this with your doctor and they might suggest giving it a couple more weeks to see if it improves but if it’s making you more tired you need to cut back the dose or switch to something else but don’t do that without your doctors guidance

[HJam5880 in reply to Coralrose5]

I have an appointment with my counselor on Thursday and I will be mentioning this. Don’t worry I won’t be doing anything without doctors guidance. However, I don’t have an appointment with my medication doctor until February 6th. My counselor is not licensed for medication.

[Coralrose5 in reply to HJam5880]

The good news is by the time you see them it will be long enough for the medication to take affect so if it’s still happening you’ll know it’s not the right med for you. When I started to take meds I started to feel tired and It bugged me but it is better than the alternative which was severe anxiety and depression.

[HJam5880 in reply to Coralrose5]

The problem is that I start back to school on January 21st so I need this to be fixed by then.

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Give your medications a further two or three weeks

I wake up several times a night, I seem to go to the bathroom then back to bed and I sleep.

Consider about an hour before bed time to relax, if you have any hobbies or on You Tube look for programs that are eye candy where the programs do not cause unpleasant overactive thoughts. I look at travel programs or programs that deal with my interests. If you have a shower in the evening take it around several hours before sleep, this will not stimulate the brain before bed. Have supper about three hours before bed, this will allow your body to digest food well before sleep. When the body is digesting food it can affect a sleep pattern.

BOB

[HJam5880 in reply to Hidden]

I watch YouTube videos while trying to go to sleep, and I try to eat several hours before going to bed but that doesn’t always happen. Last night I went to sleep around 11:30pm and I woke up this morning about 6:00 because the cat woke me up but I went back to sleep fairly quickly. I don’t remember waking up any between the times. After 6am I went back to sleep and woke up a few times but again went quickly back to sleep. I finally woke up and got out of bed at 3:20pm. I had to get up and start my day because I had to go pick up my brother from band at 4:00pm. This is very unlike me and I don’t understand why I’m sleeping so long. I don’t like it because I can’t enjoy my break from school because I’m sleeping all day.

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hjam

Are you studying or soon other intense activity.

If you concerned talk to your GP, explain what is happening write out a list of your concerns you will get more out of your appointment

BOB

[HJam5880 in reply to Hidden]

No usually I’m home at least an hour before bed and I just lay on the couch and watch tv or play on my phone. I’m going to bring this up at our appointment on Thursday.

[Krossingroadsdelta]

Buspirone caused me to oversleep, it gave me the jitters, and overall made me MORE anxious. Because of this, I was only on buspirone for about two months. As for the Zoloft; I recently had to discontinue it because of gastrointestinal issues it was causing for me-- even though I had been on it for 2 years. I started Lexapro (escitalopram) just about a month ago and I would highly recommend it.

I wanted to let you know that these things happen with medication & that it's important to not blame your self or think that you're alone. Talk to your psychiatrist ab these side effects and he/she will get you back on track in no time.

[HJam5880 in reply to Krossingroadsdelta]

Thank you. From sleeping a lot the last few days, I only slept 3.5 hours last night.