I have depression and anxiety, for which I take fluoxetine and mirtazipine.
I also have insomnia - it is very rare indeed for me to fall asleep before 2-2.30am - but then in the mornings, I sleep as if I've been stunned - and I have a habit of falling asleep in the afternoons. I have tried the things that are supposed to help - getting up early, using pillow sprays, taking magnesium, no screens in the bedroom, cool, dark bedroom, shower before bed, lavender etc etc, but nothing seems to help. I've also tried over the counter sleeping pills, which don't work that well for me, and even prescription ones - my GP gave me enough for five days, in the hope that, once back in a more sensible sleep pattern, I would stay there. I didn't.
I saw mention of melatonin, and people saying how it helped them to fall asleep - and I could order it online - but I was wondering if anyone here has taken melatonin alongside ADs, and whether it was OK. I did do a bit of googling yesterday, and one site said that fluoxetine can deplete your body's own melatonin, which might explain why my sleep is so bad.
I am getting desperate - I am tired all the time, and can't remember what it is like to get a good night's sleep, where I fall asleep easily before midnight, and can wake up easily, at a sensible time the next day. Left to myself, I can sleep until midday - though I do my best not to do this.
The fatigue is impacting my mental health (or lack thereof) and makes me eat all the wrong things because I crave carbs and because I am too knackered to go to the extra effort to make something healthy.