3 days in a row, no sleep. I’m rx’s 150mg of trazodone but it just quit working all of a sudden. Why do I always have issues on the weekends? Doctor won’t do anything till week days and only after an appointment. I could be sleepless for 2 weeks straight. I know it’s the 4mg rexulti causing the worst insomnia I’ve had in 3 years. I’m so sick of this crap.
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Maybe you worry to much about not getting enough sleep?
That itself can affect your sleep.
I try to do the most boring/hated/tedious tasks I can find, and stick with it until I shut down completely.
Barring that, your body can only take about 3 days without sleep, and then sleep takes over and you have no choice.
The 150mg Trazodone should help you sleep at night, the Rexulti is a serotonin and dopamine regulator, I have never studied the psychopharmacology on Rexulti, so you will need to talk about it with your doctor.
I have had the worst insomnia that anyone has ever had, and Trazodone is the drug that works best for me, I am also taking chlorpromazine and fluoxetine for my mental health disorders.
I just remembered something. Caffeine stops Trazodone from making you feel tired or sleepy.
I had no sleep/wake cycle, so I wouldn’t feel anymore sleepy at 3am than at 3pm .
So I take trazodone in the evening and and caffeine in the morning.
Trazodone and caffeine affects the chemical Adenosine in the brain.
Could it be mania/hypomania?
Same here. For no discernible reason my sleep schedule just became horribly messed up. It started when Zoloft made me have to stay up peeing all night but even when I quit and that issue got better I still had insomnia. Then came vivid nightmares, complete inability to sleep, etc and now I am falling asleep easier but waking up only 2-3 hours after falling asleep and am unable to fall back asleep. I don’t know what the hell is going on with me. It’s not even med related because even when I quit the med I was on and was on no meds it continued. Now I am back on a med and it is not any better.
Maybe try other sleep aids than trazodone, trazodone on its own wasn’t strong enough for me either.
Good morning everyone! I just woke up. I got about 4 hours of sleep and consider that a victory. Trazadone did not help me fall asleep or stay asleep. Staying asleep is my problem. But since I’m not working anymore if I get tired later I can just have a nap.
I’m sorry that you all are still up. I heard that if you turn of all electronics for a half of hour it will help you fall asleep. But you all have probably tried that. Theres always warm milk - no? I’m so sorry