Posted by Lucy_B on September 1, 2015, at 13:01:07
Hi, everyone! I'm a newbie- just posted a thread re: Prozac use (http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20150901/msgs/1082005.html) but forgot to ask a couple other questions that I have regarding other meds.
1) What are your experiences with Trazodone for insomnia? I started taking 25 mg. about 3 weeks ago, and while it works beautifully for sleep (when literally nothing else will anymore), I've started feeling totally zombified. But that could also be the Prozac, or a combination of the two- I'm not sure. Fine muscle tremors have also developed since starting the Traz, and night sweats. It seems to be losing its ability to keep me out the whole night, as well, so I'm guessing I'll need to increase my dose. 50 mg. was horrible the first time I tried it (slept for 12 hours then woke up with a splitting headache, nausea, anxiety, etc.). But maybe now that my system is a bit more used to it, jumping up another 25 mg. won't be so bad. Has anyone experienced similar SE's on Traz, and did they eventually subside? Also, can anyone share experiences getting OFF this drug? The internet tells me that WD's can be tough, but my pdoc says Traz has NO WD??
2) I started using .5 mg. Ativan as needed at the same time as commencing the Prozac about 8 weeks ago. I never took them every day, and at one point I completely swore them off (for reasons outlined below). But there was a really stressful situation recently and I ended up taking one. Then another a couple days later. I notice that it helps temporarily, but the next day, I feel miserably depressed. My doc wants me to take it twice daily on a scheduled basis for awhile, especially if I end up increasing my Prozac from 20 to 40 mg. But it seems like CNS depressants exacerbate depression for me (Ambien does the same thing) and I am also extremely worried about dependence/withdrawal. My pdoc feels that such a low dose shouldn't cause any issues, but I feel like benzos might be bad news for me, for some reason. Has anyone else had similar experiences? The anxiety is definitely crippling right now, so I should probably do what my doc says. But I'm scared. :( I'd love to hear thoughts/experiences/reassurances/etc. re: benzo use. I've tried Xanax in the past. It seems to work the exact same way in me as Ativan. I've never tried Klonopin. Thanks!
poster:Lucy_B
thread:1082008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20150901/msgs/1082008.html