Insomnia after losses?

[ellebelle]

Hi ladies, I have a sleep question for you all.  Has any one else dealt with insomnia after their loss(es)?  I've pretty much had sleep issues since July when I was pregnant with my 5th pregnancy and started to see slow growth and slow HB and were told to expect a miscarriage.  I've talked to my doctor about it but have been told my Zoloft should actually help me sleep.  Basically I have no trouble falling asleep at night because I'm tired but wake up constantly throughout the night.  Then I'm pretty much up for the day at 4:30-5ish and just kinda lay in bed until DD wakes up or it's time to get ready for bed.  I just wanted to see if anyone else is dealing with this or has any suggestions?  I use a white noise machine and avoid caffeine at night already.  TIA!

[ellebelle]

I tried melatonin for the first time this week and I had a really bad headache the next day and still woke up during the middle of the night. I was really hoping it would help!

[ellebelle]

And sorry you're dealing with this too theophania, it's so tough feeling exhausted all the time!

[PiradicalMaid]

I have sleep issues that I take gabapentin for and that helps me. I've also worked on sleep hygiene, which you've probably already looked into, but that helps me as well.

Not sleeping is so rough. Sorry you're having to deal with it. Hope you feel rested soon.

[ellebelle]

Thanks so much ladies, it helps to know that I'm not alone. I'm sorry we're all dealing with this issue though. I'll keep trying out the sleep hygiene ideas. Hopefully they'll start working soon!

[eemmee]

I'm sorry ellebelle, do you have any room to go on your Zoloft? I know that sometimes early morning awakening can be related to depression. I've had sleep issues my whole life, but it more often involves falling asleep.

[boobacat]

I hope it gets better for you ellebelle.
My loss is very recent but I'm definitely waking more than ever. I also fall asleep fine but my deep sleep is short lived.

[ellebelle]

eemmee I actually just went up on my Zoloft dosage about a month ago. My depression symptoms have been so much better in the past 2 weeks, which I think is because of the increased dosage. I'm definitely going to talk to my doctor about it again though at our next appt.

[fabk]

I have been up at 5:11am everyday for weeks. Around the time i went back to work. No help, but you are not alone.

[ellebelle]

Hugs fabk. My wake up time seems to be 4:30. We'll be early morning buddies haha.

[Deleted]

****TICKER WARNING****







My OB put me on Restoril for a few weeks after my loss and it helped tremendously. I've always had issues slowing my wandering mind down enough to sleep at night and it was worse after my loss. It had zero side effects for me and I am hyper-sensitive to meds, so I was very impressed.