Erratic Sleeping Patterns
Question:
The Green Wonder wrote: > I had insomnia before I started taking prozac from stress and tension. > When I started taking prozac, I slept all the time. My doctor told me to > take it at night instead of the morning to regulate how I slept. I’ve > been taking prozac for several months and now my insomnia has returned, > but not because of too much tension. My solution…I > bought a padded mattress cover that’s SO comfy that I fall asleep > much quicker.
Unfortunatly all of the medications used to treat OCD can cause some sleep problems. This is likely to be because they change serotonin mechanisms which are involved in many things in addition to anxiety such as sleep and sexual function. — Jim Claiborn Ph.D. ABPP If I survive this life without dying I’ll be supprised. Mulla Nasrudin
Response:
I currently take Prozac for OCD. It has helped tremendously, especially for obsessions. My only complaint, I still have irregular sleeping patterns. I’ve tried melatonin to no avail. Have any of you had sleeping problems with OCD, and have you found any successful methods for establishing better sleeping patterns? Regards, Jeremy
Response:
Jkossen wrote: > I currently take Prozac for OCD. It has helped tremendously, especially for > obsessions. My only complaint, I still have irregular sleeping patterns. > I’ve tried melatonin to no avail. Have any of you had sleeping problems with > OCD, and have you found any successful methods for establishing better > sleeping patterns? > Regards, > Jeremy
Actually sleeping problems are common in OCD even when not treated. Medications used to treat OCD all effect serotonin a brain chemical that is important in sleep among other things so many people on these meds have more sleeping problems on the medication. There are some solutions. They include changing the dose or actual medication, changing the time of day that you take the medication or adding an additional medication. There are also behavior changes that can improve sleep to some degree. — Jim Claiborn PhD ABDD If the rich could pay other people to die for them the poor could make a wonderful living. Yiddish proverb J-Claiborn-…@worldnet.att.net
