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Sleepiness On Antidepressants
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I've been on several antidepressants over the years and it seems like after a few months on them (especially higher doses) I start to feel very sleepy and sedated and am quite happy spending my days in bed/on the couch daydreaming if I'm not at work. I can sleep through a whole weekend easily. Its very frustrating as I feel like I'm missing out on life but my doctors have no solution. They're just pleased that the drugs help my anxiety/depression. How do people cope with this awful sleepiness? Iā€¦ read more

posted July 29, 2017
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

Having fatigue is one of the difficulties you have with depression and anxiety meds. It's so hard not to take a nap. My Dr says to take the nap as long as you can sleep through the night

posted August 3, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

My night time meds have been working since I started them in 2012. However, every once in awhile ly there awake till I reach for my lorazepam...

posted August 2, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I used to have trouble waking in the morning, but I think it had more to do with the severe depression I was dealing with at the time. At the same time, I couldn't sleep much at all. I take Trazadone at night to help me sleep and I can function in the morning. I still wake up a lot more than I would like to. In other words, these meds have the opposite effect from what many of you suffer. I also think having a healthy diet and not eating too late helps me.

posted July 30, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I would love to find a solution to this I find myself getting angry at myself thinking I'm lazy at the minute I'm ok because my meds have been changed as the others had stopped working for me, I think healthy eating is the way to go though I've started having smoothies for breakfast and veg soup for lunch no carbs till main meal at night and that seems to b working for now but it's hard to tell if it's that that's working or the change of meds but healthy eating might b worth trying x

posted July 29, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Sorry your so tired..been there..i got put on a mood stabilizer along with my antidepressant it seems to be helping my depression n anxiety..n I'm even getting out of bed

posted July 29, 2017

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