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I just started taking 20 mgs of paraxotene 4 nights ago. Since then, every morning i've been waking up about 5 or 6 hours after going to sleep feeling restless. then I lay there for another 2 hours or so and am unable to fall back asleep. It sucks because when I feel less awake and less rested, my anxiety gets worse. 2 nights ago I tried a sleeping pill. You're supposed to take 2 but I took one at night and it made me feel spacey and weird and my thoughts were kinda racing. fell asleep after about an hr. Once again I woke up early and felt restless so I took the other one in the morning and I still was unable to fall back asleep. When it came time to get up for work I felt tired, weak, and just sick. I went to work for an hour then went home sick. I was unable to fall asleep when I took a nap at home. I layed around all day and night on the couch because I still felt weak and dizzy and I decided I wasn't gonna try to get to bed early because I would just wake up early so I went to sleep at like 1 am then I woke up at like 445 and could not fall back asleep!!! I stayed home from school today because I didn't wanna go there feeling all out of it and weird like I felt yesterday. My mom happened to have some melatonin and she wanted me to take some this morning at 9 am so I could fall asleep for a couple hours. I wasn't sure if I wanted to take it but shes like just take it. it's just a vitamin. So I took it and still didn't fall back asleep! I finally got up at 11. I think I need to exercise and that's the reason I'm unable to fall asleep. I have been just layin around a lot and I've been going to bed early and just sitting on my laptop for a couple hours before going to sleep.
Has anyone experienced these sleeping troubles while starting meds?

Hi! I'm so sorry you are struggling right now! Insomnia can make the battle all the more difficult! I've heard it is common that you can actually feel worse for a couple weeks while you are adjusting to the meds - including having difficulty sleeping. Just take one day at a time and eventually the meds should kick in and do their thing!