Terrible sleepless night after first cipramil any advice

[breakfastfairy]

I tokk my first cipramil 20mg yesterday at midday for depression and anxiety. I felt dreadful all day and last night lay away panicking and having horrid dreams/memories. Im scared to turn into a zombie on the tablets, I have had some great happy times without them but I am struggling with overload worrying, paranoid thinking and irrational thoughts so it seems I need something. Any advice on these side effects ?

SSri's- yeas I think they are the new breed of Ad's.

Something to do with Seratonin, but not sure of the whole title!

Think Prozac is an ssri too

is setraline an ssri?

Breakfast Fairy, I had this on sertraline. Terrible anxiety and couldn't sleep.
Doctor told me after this to take 1/2 dose for a week, and then move up to full dose.
He also said they often prescribe valium for the first four weeks on ssri's as they can cause anxiety at first. I took Valium with sertraline for first four weeks. At the end of that all the anxiety had disappered (I think by 3 weeks), and I felt much much better, but still didn't sleep.

I switched to one of the older ad's as the ssri's revved me up to much, and killed sex drive stone dead.

I took 50mg of Sertraline for the 1st week, &
was lucky cos only had v.mild sleep problems. Took 50mg for 4 months & have been on 100mg for past 6 months & had no adverse effects.

Sex life still good, better than when I wasn't on the AD's, & i've always been prone to insomnia but certainly no worse on the Ad's than b4.

I am managing to sleep now last night got 5 -6 hours, the depression is still here, it comes in waves, Im on day 4 of the citalopram 10mg my GP said the 20mg was making me jittery which is true but I suppose the scary feelings of being unable to cope are greater in some ways. If I think about my life at the moment it seems pointless and tiring with no pleasure and that makes me even sadder, I suppose thatis just depression. There are things Ineed to change but i cant think anymore, this seems to big this time. hope it gets better as I havenever been unable to cope with looking after my 3 year dd before.

Alexa, my anxiety got worse when I was on sertraline.
I then switched to dosulepin/dothiepin which is not an SSRI and had no sideeffects (apart from very deep sleeps ).
How are you, breakfastfairy?

x-possed, b-fairy.
So sorry to hear things still vv hard.
Depression came in waves for me too, and I found that so painful, never knowing if I was out of the woods.
If you feel sadder than ever and less able to cope it's worth going back to GP and saying that... Yes you should expect some sideeffects but you shouldn't be feeling worse. (A doc told me this when I was very reluctant to come off the sertraline. I'd assumed I had to feel worse before I got better.)
Thinking of you, keep at it... You're taking action, that's a massive achievement considering the way you're feeling. You won't feel like this forever. Promise.

Breakfast Fairy it will improve. Just give them time to work. I remember been too scared to take sertraline, and sitting there with it in front of me for ages. However by end of first week anxiety had improved and by end of third week had practically gone.

If it really is too difficult, switch to one of older tca drugs. I'm on amitryptiline and it is very calming and makes me sleep well.

I've taken sertraline, prozac and doithiapen(ad junkie...)but current drug is best.

You will feel better I promise

thanks for your support, I am feeling slightly calmer now, my husband went back to work for the morning today as I have not wanted to be alone since Monday, more like terrified of being alone. I have been on my own since 9am when I dropped my dd at nursery and even tho I have those negative thoughts physically I am calmer, perhaps the tablets are starting to calm me down its day 5 now of the citalopram. I have a panic when he left for work and tried to phone lots of people and then the panic lessened and I managed to get on with the trip to nursery. This sounds so pathetic these things I normally just do, Isuppose it really is an illness. Slightly embarrased that lots of people close to me have seen me in this way and think I am less capable

Completely normal -it will go. I remeber when I was like this, went out for meal with dp and was absolutely terrified all night, although nothing to be scared off (well the waiters might have been a bit scary

He also had to sleep cuddling me tight all night in case (get this) I floated off somewhere.. (what the....?). So not just you. It all seems laughable now. But not at the time..

It will improve, I promise

You sound like you're doing brilliantly today; that's great news.
No one will think less of you for being ill. They'll see what a horrible time you are having ATM and anyone with any insight will wonder how on earth they would get through it.
They'll also be so glad to see you getting better.

I have only just had time to catch up with this BF, I am glad to hear you have persevered and things are a little better.

I bet more people than you realise have suffered with depression, so rather than think you less capable Im sure some of them will recognise the illness for what it is and sympathise.

I hope you carry on feeling better.

thanks for your messages, I have been on my own this morning, went to town something I normally love, felt that was too much and panicked and came home. Parents coming this afternoon, seems like Im counting the minutes till Im not alone again, its like torture, does everyone feel like this with depression, its exhausting and terrifying. I was calmer at the weekend when husband here with me, normally Im quite happy for him to get from under my feet !