sleep specailist said it's GAD - Sleep Disorders Message Board

kaykay5 · 04-19-2005, 06:21 PM

I have had insomnia for 6 weeks. Cant fall asleep and can't stay asleep. Get only 3 or 4 hrs. sleep each night and that is with sleeping pills. Today I went to a Sleep Specialist and he diagosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Anyone else out there with insomnia been told that this was the cause? I have been on Zoloft for 5 weeks, but he said it must not be the right medicine, since I haven't noticed any improvement.
Any one relate?

lilbit17 · 04-19-2005, 07:48 PM

anxiety, huh? im sure thats part of my problem, i wonder if thats all of it?

best of luck.

hry33 · 04-20-2005, 02:18 PM

to kay kay
up the zoloft dose and try it for another 2 weeks, it may be almost ready to start working for your GAD

kaykay5 · 04-21-2005, 10:51 AM

hry
is it pretty common for Zoloft to take the full 8 weeks to kick in? so you think I should give it more time? Also, have you heard of GAD causing extreme insomnia, or could it have been the Zolfot?
Thanks

Mommy2oo6 · 04-22-2005, 11:53 AM

I have my sleeping test tonight! YIPPY I am so excited. Anyways~ I was diagnosed with depression last July and was put on Welbutrin and it was AWFUL! I had the worst paranoia in the world on that stuff. The only good benefit was that I began losing weight! I was then switched to Prozac and began having major head aches and felt like I was going to pass out. I decided to give Zoloft a chance before giving up, and it WAS doing the trick after a few weeks. My Dr. bumped my dose up to 100 mg. during Christmas time, and now I'm not sure if I need to be bumped again, or if my irritability is due to my sleeping issues.

I went to see an Internist this past Tuesday because I thought I might have had Fibromyalgia, or hypothyroid, and she said they she was almost 99% positive I was suffering from Sleep Apnea. After doing some research I think she's right, so we'll see tonight.

Best of luck!