sleep problems...

[Guest guest]

It's my 7th week of my first 10% cut. I had to up by B-6 vitamin to

600 mg. Suddenly, I am feeling more tired than before. I am sleeping

10-11 hours per day and sometimes napping an hour in the day-time.

Does anyone have this problem when doing the withdrawal?

[Guest guest]

Everytime I've cut the dose of the AD I've been taking I get *very*

tired. I've also noticed that I need to go to bed much earlier than

before I ever started taking the AD. Naps have become a part of my

life also.

Dee

>

> It's my 7th week of my first 10% cut. I had to up by B-6 vitamin to

> 600 mg. Suddenly, I am feeling more tired than before. I am

sleeping

> 10-11 hours per day and sometimes napping an hour in the day-time.

> Does anyone have this problem when doing the withdrawal?

>

[Guest guest]

>

> It's my 7th week of my first 10% cut. I had to up by B-6 vitamin to

> 600 mg. Suddenly, I am feeling more tired than before. I am

sleeping

> 10-11 hours per day and sometimes napping an hour in the day-time.

> Does anyone have this problem when doing the withdrawal?>>

** When ill, your body weants rest so it can heal. You'll be

tired for a long time. If this is the worst symptom you have, count

your blessings.

What are you eating and what other supplements are you taking?

Regards,

[Guest guest]

" Does anyone have this problem when doing the withdrawal?>> " "

Yes, when I came of cipromil, I'd get up in the morning and have a

shower and then would need to sleep again for 2hrs, it does get better

eventually.

[Guest guest]

While we are on the subject of sleep patterns, I am having the

opposite problem (not enough sleep) and was wondering if anyone

could comment on this as well.

Early morning waking -- getting to sleep fine, at the normal hour,

then waking at 3 or 4 am, too alert to get back to sleep -- was one

of the very first depressive symptoms I experienced (autumn 2004).

Because it happened in the autumn, I was convinced for a long time

that I had SAD. It started happening again about 2 weeks ago, after

a long stretch of sleeping from 10-6. I'm now going to sleep at 10

but waking at 4 and am feeling the lack of sleep. I tried going to

bed at 8, but I just woke up at 2, LOL.

I wrote privately to and insisted this was SAD, that I was

going to zap myself with artificial light and to hell with it, but

with her usual patience and wisdom she convinced me that I'm barking

up the wrong tree. She says she feels it is high cortisol.

When I did a quick Google of early morning waking, I found it was

called " terminal insomnia " -- really cheerful! One site said it's a

common indicator of severe depression.

Just wondering if anyone else here has experienced this?

Thanks,

.

[Guest guest]

Thank you . I found it rather amusing, actually, that early

morning waking is called terminal insomnia. I think it refers to the

last, or terminal, stage in the sleep cycle -- but yes, it must have

occurred to whoever invented the term that it would be bound to

upset people who were " diagnosed " with it. I've been trying to take

it in my stride, just lying in bed resting for a while after I wake

up helps, and thanks for helping to diffuse some fears.

I never Googled high cortisol before because I thought it was a very

technical subject, but I actually found a lot of accessible info out

there. I found a list of things that can happen to you when cortisol

is high at night, and one is that you wake up early and get your REM

sleep interrupted -- exactly what's been happening to me -- I'm

always snapping awake in the middle of a dream lately. I cannot help

but admire the expressive metaphorical language of the unconscious

mind -- it's doing an eloquent job of expressing my thoughts and

feelings -- without really offering any guidance that I can see, LOL.

This cortisol problem is killing my brain cells, weakening my immune

system, and all sorts. Good lord, I hope I can get on top of this

because I need it to stop. I've started taking the ginkgo and

ashwagandha at night with my colloidal minerals, and I'm trying to

make sure I do some tai chi and/or meditation too. I've told myself

that I have to, that it's crucial to my health, because all I want

to do after is in bed is crash on the sofa.

I was probably particularly ill this week because I kept hoping the

school that I applied to for a job would call. Well they haven't,

and today I've had to face up to the fact that I won't have a job

for several more weeks now because of that upcoming trip to the US.

We've managed to make financial provision, but it isn't going to get

me out of the house doing something intelligent.

I am trying to handle this with grace. " Life is difficult. " Those

who think it ought to be easy are the ones who moan and feel sorry

for themselves. I've got to carry on and do the best I can. Things

will get better at some point.

Thanks again for the info and reassurance

.

[Guest guest]

i had this problem kind of--- before paxil i needed 8 hours of sleep

to function well. for about 3 years there, i could function off of

barely any sleep and i couldnt get to sleep because i didnt need

it. its starting to slowly change back.

jason

>

> While we are on the subject of sleep patterns, I am having the

> opposite problem (not enough sleep) and was wondering if anyone

> could comment on this as well.

>

> Early morning waking -- getting to sleep fine, at the normal hour,

> then waking at 3 or 4 am, too alert to get back to sleep -- was

one

> of the very first depressive symptoms I experienced (autumn 2004).

> Because it happened in the autumn, I was convinced for a long time

> that I had SAD. It started happening again about 2 weeks ago,

after

> a long stretch of sleeping from 10-6. I'm now going to sleep at 10

> but waking at 4 and am feeling the lack of sleep. I tried going to

> bed at 8, but I just woke up at 2, LOL.

>

> I wrote privately to and insisted this was SAD, that I

was

> going to zap myself with artificial light and to hell with it, but

> with her usual patience and wisdom she convinced me that I'm

barking

> up the wrong tree. She says she feels it is high cortisol.

>

> When I did a quick Google of early morning waking, I found it was

> called " terminal insomnia " -- really cheerful! One site said it's

a

> common indicator of severe depression.

>

> Just wondering if anyone else here has experienced this?

>

> Thanks,

> .

>

[Guest guest]

Dear : I am doing hair researchn ow instead of pharmacology and wanted to know if you think Paxil has thinned your hair.I am working with a dermatologist in NYC-Ira-itis hard to establish cause and effect but Paxilis a drug on theh it list for hair thinning although the companies are saying this is minimal because it and all SRI's are lucrative-Ira