Taking 20mgs Of Brintellix At Night - Having Difficulty Sleeping
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I started on 5mgs of Brintellix in February. All my anxiety was gone after the first few days but my depression remained bad. I gradually brought my dose up to 20mg 6 weeks ago and yesterday my depression was almost gone. I also have roller-coaster downs on this tab. Hopefully it's kicked in. The only thing is I can't sleep. I take Zolpidem 10mg at 12am and Urbanol 10mg when I wake up at 3:30am. My sleep is restless as I look after my mom and dad in their 80's. My mom has silent stroke dementia, so my day is very stressful. I'm in a bad mood which is not normal for me but think it's stress from caring for my folks. I keep thinking I should try going off Brintellix and see if I'll do any better...

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I'm curious about this, as well. I'm having the same experience, just under 3 weeks now. Did this improve for you?

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I'm curious about this, as well, have you had any improvement yet? Or did you switch to something else?

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Most of the medications in this class can cause that for a few weeks, until your body gets used to them, due to the way they affect your REM phase of sleeping, this is a possible side effect reported by the NIH. I have found that it usually improves after about 3 weeks of taking it.

If not, then you should consult your doctor as it might not be the right medication to help you.

How are you doing, now? Has there been any change?

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