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Fluoxetine and insomnia
I have started fluoxetine for anxiety and depression. But I cant sleep at night. What you will suggest for sleep at night .
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What you can do is , take Fluoxetine in the morning. If still you cannot sleep then either you can change to some other medicine or you can start taking some sleep medicine.
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Not being able to sleep could be a symptom of depression. Sometimes, fluoxetine can affect sleep..so it is recommended that you take fluoxetine in the morning after breakfast.
The medicine takes about 2 weeks to start showing an effect. Your sleep problem should improve once your depression goes away with treatment. You can try certain things to help you sleep better like making sure your room is comfortable, restricting use of caffeine, tea and alcohol, doing exercise, yoga and meditation.
If still you are suffering from insomnia, please see to our psychiatrist for a review of medicine.
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Dr Ankita Mishra
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Fluoxetine initial side effect is insomnia whether you take morning or night, slowly you will develop tolerance & sleep will improve. Plz continue medicine.
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for time being you can take clonazepam 0.25mg if you have any distress during day time
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