Posted by Maisy on February 24, 2002, at 20:35:48
In reply to Help! Need advice on being afraid to go to sleep, posted by genelowery on February 22, 2002, at 11:48:25
My depressive episodes are always preceded by a period of high anxiety and insomnia. Effexor makes the insomnia worse initially so to help with the wait my doc gives me xanax for the anxiety and a sleep aid. From what I've read sleep aids should be taken for at least 7 nights to re-establish sleep patterns. Once my effexor kicks in then I stop the sleep aid and start to wean off the effexor. Talk to your doc about it- you don't want to develop a sleep anxiety syndrome. At first I didn't want to take all those meds, I was nibbling on a xanax all day because I didn't want to take the whole thing. LOL. Now I understand that I need to do what I need to do to get thru the rough parts. this is my humble opinion, hope it helps. At least be comforted that you are not alone.
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