Posted by JohnL on May 6, 2000, at 21:45:14
In reply to Prozac and awful awful embarrassing night sweats, posted by Claire on May 6, 2000, at 15:48:55
Wow, I thought it was just me. Prozac sometimes made me wake up soaking wet. Couldn't get back to sleep without changing the bed. Those night sweats were the worst.
For me there were two things that helped. First, I used just a sheet and one thin blanket instead of the two thicker blankets I had previously used. Second, I reduced or skipped a dose every other day or every other three days or so. To make up for it, I would sometimes take a higher dose on the other days. But on those days I would use just a sheet and no blankets at all.
One interesting tactic that I never tried is to take a small dose of a tricyclic, like Desipramine or Nortriptyline. They not only have dry mouth side effects, but they dry out more than the mouth. Sounds in theory like it could work, and probably help with your depression better than Prozac alone as well. I would guess 25mg to 50mg would be all that's needed. Nortriptyline would probably be better for sleep than Desipramine, but one may work on depression better than the other, varying from person to person. The only way to find out is to try one or both separately and compare.
But probably the quickest easiest thing to do is to try the fewest and lightest blankets possible.
JohnL
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