My partner was diagnosed with depression a little over a year ago. He has tried Citalopram, Venlafaxine and is now on Teva-Escitalopram (120 mg/day) since January. All have had adverse effects on his sleep (he averages about 2 hours' sleep/night with lots of nightmares and night sweats). His doctor prescribed Buspirone and Prazosin 3 months ago to help with the nightmares and the ***ual side effects, but the effect has been minimal. He's better than he was a year ago but still struggles to get out of bed at least one day a week and is not able to work full-time, and perhaps even worse, finds it impossible to sleep without graphic and horrifying nightmares.
His family doc is wonderfully supportive and he saw a psychiatrist in January for a medication review. He got off the waitlist for a psychologist last week and will begin seeing one next month.
I'm in this for the long haul and have his back no matter what. He has a very positive attitude about the whole thing but we're both exhausted by this *very* long road to finding the right combination of meds that work. How long did it take for you or your loved one? Is it still too soon to tell if this particular combo of drugs is working properly?
His family doc is wonderfully supportive and he saw a psychiatrist in January for a medication review. He got off the waitlist for a psychologist last week and will begin seeing one next month.
I'm in this for the long haul and have his back no matter what. He has a very positive attitude about the whole thing but we're both exhausted by this *very* long road to finding the right combination of meds that work. How long did it take for you or your loved one? Is it still too soon to tell if this particular combo of drugs is working properly?
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