Update

[Doc11764]

I went through a horrendous 4 days with no sleep . I have a phobia about taking any meds and as I mentioned in an earlier post I have a ton of stress in my life all at once. A break-up leaving me starting out from scratch, a cancer scare that turned out ok and buying a new house.

I finally bit the bullet and agreed to go on some anti anxiety medication and being afraid of any of these meds. Like someone being afraid of spiders I am equally afraid to be on any meds.

Going on my 6th day of Lexapro and suffering some side effects, foggy head , dry mouth and a few other minor issues . My doctor also put me on Trazadone for sleep and of course I have to go Google side effects and it gives me more stress.

Trazadone was not working at the 50mg . I went through a horrendous 4 days no sleep but upped the dose last night and broke the 4 day cycle of no sleep . At least slept some but not great . The shear amount of anxiety caused be no sleep is debilitating. Thought I was going crazy .

I'm told it could take up to a month for the anxiety medication to help. Very hard to work my grueling schedule and all this going on .

Deep breath and move forward!

[Megapanda]

How are you feeling today ?. I hope things have improved for you and your getting better sleep 🐼

[Doc11764 in reply to Megapanda]

The negative symptoms from the medicine lifted today . Omg it was like a light switch going . So much better. Now we will see if sleep gets better . Thank You !

[Nothing_but_books]

Hi Doc,

Look into time-release melatonin to help you fall asleep and stay asleep.

[Doc11764 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

No way in my state of heightened anxiety Melatonin would have worked. I tried 4 prescription meds , nothing worked.. Think Im doing better.. Feel good today. We will see if the sleep gets better.

[Nothing_but_books]

Honestly, I think I hold the grand prize for heightened anxiety. Thank goodness it helps me.

I'm glad to hear you're doing better.

[Theloudone]

I just started trazadone a week ago and I too am nervous about meds. I’ve been feeling so nauseous everyday and have migraines. You said it took about a month for it to go away? This is brutal