I have no problem dropping off to sleep at night but after a few hours i wake up and cant go back to sleep. My baby has been sleeping thru for 3months so i have no reason to wake up. I have started taking anti depressants because i was feeling so low and thought they may help my insomnia because when i wake i cant stop thinking about nothing. How can i stay asleep? What may be causing it?
2007-01-11 01:24:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I took the generic form of Paxil for a long time and I learned to take it in the morning b/c if I took it at night it would keep me up. Also, I had this problem with my first child, long after he started sleeping through the night I would wake up and think of everything my little brain could conjure up and couldn't seem to "shut off". I finally took Ambien for a few weeks and it helped me get back into the rhythm of sleeping at night. I would call your Dr. and ask what can be done about it, emphasis the importance of you getting your sleep to have the energy to care for your baby, as some doctors brush sleep problems off for some reason. Good luck to you and I hope you get a good night's sleep soon :)
2007-01-11 08:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by totspotathome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you start an anti depressant sometimes it keeps you up for the first few weeks. Then it seems to level out. Also, you may have anemia. That messes with sleep too. I think you need to call your Dr. and explain and maybe get bloodwork.
2007-01-11 01:41:27 · answer #2 · answered by winslow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your doctor, the medication you are taking could be causing this. Sometimes you have to try 3-4 different meds to find the right one...I know from experience
2007-01-11 01:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by whatelsewhatever 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would check with the doctor. Also you could start a lil exercising. That could help with the depression and insomnia, it did for me anyway!
2007-01-11 01:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by ncc742 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋