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Posted by Claire on May 6, 2000, at 15:48:55
I've been taking Prozac again for about 6 months (I've had it before) after getting really depressed after stopping Effexor because it made me fall asleep all the time, and made me hungry all the time (not very helpful if you have and eating disorder). Anyway, I'm usually freezing cold during the day and spend most of my life in a ball next to a radiator. But when I go to bed I sweat all over my body, soaking the bedclothes meaning I wake up in a cold puddle. I'm not overweight and I'm not sweating because I'm hot. My boyfriend says that he would rather I was sweaty than constantly crying. However, I have always been a little obsessive about being clean and not smelling, so I am finding this situation extremely depressing. I tried stopping my tablets last week and ended up constantly in tears, which I prefer to sweating, but it means that I can't see anyone, speak to anyone or do anything productive. Feeling so disgusting and smelly only adds to my depression. I dread going to bed at night and the thought that everyone must know I smell increases suicidal thoughts...oh yes..and it doesn't do much for my sex life either. Can anyone give me any suggestions for what I can so to stop this, and has anyone else had the same problem? Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Posted by Phil on May 6, 2000, at 16:01:04
In reply to Prozac and awful awful embarrassing night sweats, posted by Claire on May 6, 2000, at 15:48:55
Claire, I think Dr Bob's tips section has some suggestions on this.
I used to get night sweats on Paxil occassionally and my doc had me lower the dose a little. That seemed to help.
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
Posted by Cam W. on May 6, 2000, at 22:07:14
In reply to Re: Prozac and awful awful embarrassing night sweats, posted by JohnL on May 6, 2000, at 21:45:14
Claire - I used to get night sweats while taking Paxil. I used to wear sweat pants and a t-shirt to bed and put an old blanket around me. If it was cold (ie winter) I would cover up with my normal duvet as well. The sweats didn't happen all of the time. It got so I would wake up when I started to sweat (usually sleep in the nude - sorry for the visual) and had a towel, the clothes and blanket beside the bed. Just another one of those annoying SSRI side effects. - Cam
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