Hello. I have a really important question-I hope someone has some experience/knowledge with this.
For about three weeks I had taken Luvox CR and Lexapro before bedtime and this made me develop insomnia over several weeks. Now I have started taking those meds in the mornings and my sleep has gotten a bit better. But I am still very tired in the mornings at work-I literally fall asleep at work several times a day, and I wake up almost immediately...but I'm always sleepy at work and don't know what to do. Today,again I went home early because I was too tired. Does anyone have any methods/tips they used to get their sleep back to normal? I've tried drinking hot milk, going to bed early, but still I have issues. I take Seroquel 25mg at bedtime just for sleep (I'm not schizophrenic) and it does help,but in the mornings I'm a zombie. The same thing happens when I take benadryl 50mg before going to bed; I feel sedated yes,but still in the mornings I cannot function and am overly tired and sleepy.
When should sleep get back to normal? ANd should i just not take anything? I've tried this before and I'd stay up until 2 am or so...so what should I do?
During the past 2 weeks my sleep has somewhat returned as I've said, I can sleep around 3-4 hours a night without meds more with meds, whereas before I was able to do like 90 minutes of sleep a night-it was horrible.
I tried not taking naps after I come back from work,but that didn't seem to help-I'd just be even more tired because I need that afternoon nap.
Does anyone know of any way I can speed up my sleep pattern going back to normal?
Thanks.