Posted by ArthurGibson on November 28, 2002, at 7:14:15
In reply to Question for you about sleep cycles and mood, posted by ItsHowdyDudyTime on November 27, 2002, at 21:27:40
I sypathise with you, but I think this is a chicken and egg situation and you might have got the chicken before the egg. Or the cart before the horse, if you see what I mean.
I found that my sleep patterns recovered AFTER my depression started to lift, not BEFORE. Those little PROZAC pills saved my life.
I think that something chemical does go wrong in our brains when we get depressed and it might be the serotonin thing, but I expect that there are many other chemicals involved as well. Nothing in nature works the "E Lilly" simple mode.
I found that coming off the sleeping pills helped the PROZAC to work more strongly. I slept less, but it was useless sleep anyway on pills.
As the PROZAC took hold, my sleep improved.
I suspect that PROZAC is a mild drug and that PAXIL (SEROXAT)is much stronger for those with resistant depression. But this is just my observation of people I know who have taken both.
I found hot milk useful in promoting sleep. But when I say "useful" I mean like a spoon is "useful" to empty a bucket of water. But then we have to clutch at straws.
Perhaps the best help to the sleep of any person out there that cannot get enough of this prescious thing, is to lie in your bed and know that thousands of people who read this message board are deeply sympathetic to your plight and we, your friends are praying for your recovery. And you WILL recover!
I'm sorry I can't contribute anything more useful than this. I am very interested in the subject, but like you, I am searching for answers.
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