weird noises and mind chatter
So i started taking an anti depressant and notice at night when i try to fall asleep and take it with my ativan (take ativan 3 x a day)I am still awake yet feel so out of it because i can feel myself being on the verge of sleeping yet im my head i am hearing all these sounds and mind chatter. its not like i am talking to myself or thinking about stuff in my head its random thinks as if i were dreaming yet not asleep yet but my mind thinks its asleep. I'll hear loud noises and voices not telling me to do things or anything just as if other people were talking and when i hear this it jolts me up and i freak out because i think im going nuts here. I think the ativan is very sensitive with the new anti depressant or something and together they make me feel totally out of it while trying to fall asleep. my head also twitches and it'll wake me up. This is very very scary to me. i only get it when i am right about to fall asleep . Has anyone ever gotten this before?? The sounds and voices can sound loud too like people talking outside but its in my head. this is sooo scary. am i alone with this? Help!
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I remember feling like my mond was racing and I had tons of thoughts bouncing around everywhere when I first started the meds. I also felt sleepy yet still awake at the same time. This can be the meds or it can be your anxiety kicking in. Either way I say stick with the meds and it will most likely go away. It did for me. You can also ask people on depressionforums.com if they have had similar experiences with this. Maybe try your med without the Ativan and see how that is??
I think for the most part what you are experincing is normal and most likely your anxiety about taking the meds.
I think for the most part what you are experincing is normal and most likely your anxiety about taking the meds.
I will stick with the meds for sure. its only been 3 days. i usually take my meds in the morning and i cant seem to stay asleep at night so i want to switch to taking them at night time because when i first take it i am very tired and a bit out of it so maybe taking it at night will help me sleep better? my dr wants me to take the meds alongside with the ativan so i dont know if i should try it w/o the ativan. Especially right now because i am having a lot of anxiety. So Nole, you experienced escalated anxiety with your meds at first? Do you think maybe its just that the meds are making me pretty anxious and apacey right now so the anxiety is kicking in full force which is making me feel kinda crazy because when i try to sleep i am so sensitive to everything and hearing noises and stuff. I KNOW i wasnt like this off the meds. . i think maybe a couple times when anxious/lack of sleep would hear things not really there and be startled from it but now it seems more so with the meds. I just need to know this is normal and im not going crazy!!! Thank you Nole for the support
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Good Morning Holly 
I did not have exactly what you are experiencing as I didn't really feel I heard voices in my head but it did feel as though my brain was active and would not shut down. If I did finally fall asleep any movement ( my husband turning or a leg twitching ) or a sudden noise from anywhere and I would pop open my eyes, heart racing, mind racing and that was it so far as sleeping. I would be up walking the floors or on the puter for hours or all night. It was an awefull time and I grew to hate going to bed. I would be anxious thinking about the next night as I knew I would certainly be woken up this way again if I even got to sleep in the first place. Our son was still living at home and our home was the hang out for him and his friends. They would be talking in his room but may as well have been in my room as I could hear the voices and laughter or his phone ringing etc. I would bang on my floor and say can you please turn down the tv and be quieter. My son would say the tv isn't loud you just have super sensitive hearing. I really thought I was going to lose my mind over this. I tried OTC sleep aids...made me worse, tried benedryl..didn't help, tried warm milk, didn't help. This went on for a couple of years at least. I would sleep on average a couple of hours a night. Usually from 12-2 or 4-6am. I finally would sleep once I was on my AD, med for restless leg syndrome, anti nausea pill, pain pill, and on a couch alone. Eventually after our son moved out and there was far less noises in the house I could sleep most nights in my bed. If I wasn't then back to the couch. My bed had become my enemy. The couch was softer, and the stress of going to bed was gone. I am off all meds now and am in bed sleeping through most nights and falling asleep within usually 30 minutes or less. I have a small bowl of cereal before bed. Both myself and husband have found this helps. Just no sugar is added. I can feel your anxiousness over this problem and really pray you will get past this ASAP. I was told if you can't fall asleep get up and walk around for 10 minutes and try again. This was from my Fibro Dr.
Good Luck, you aren't alone!
I did not have exactly what you are experiencing as I didn't really feel I heard voices in my head but it did feel as though my brain was active and would not shut down. If I did finally fall asleep any movement ( my husband turning or a leg twitching ) or a sudden noise from anywhere and I would pop open my eyes, heart racing, mind racing and that was it so far as sleeping. I would be up walking the floors or on the puter for hours or all night. It was an awefull time and I grew to hate going to bed. I would be anxious thinking about the next night as I knew I would certainly be woken up this way again if I even got to sleep in the first place. Our son was still living at home and our home was the hang out for him and his friends. They would be talking in his room but may as well have been in my room as I could hear the voices and laughter or his phone ringing etc. I would bang on my floor and say can you please turn down the tv and be quieter. My son would say the tv isn't loud you just have super sensitive hearing. I really thought I was going to lose my mind over this. I tried OTC sleep aids...made me worse, tried benedryl..didn't help, tried warm milk, didn't help. This went on for a couple of years at least. I would sleep on average a couple of hours a night. Usually from 12-2 or 4-6am. I finally would sleep once I was on my AD, med for restless leg syndrome, anti nausea pill, pain pill, and on a couch alone. Eventually after our son moved out and there was far less noises in the house I could sleep most nights in my bed. If I wasn't then back to the couch. My bed had become my enemy. The couch was softer, and the stress of going to bed was gone. I am off all meds now and am in bed sleeping through most nights and falling asleep within usually 30 minutes or less. I have a small bowl of cereal before bed. Both myself and husband have found this helps. Just no sugar is added. I can feel your anxiousness over this problem and really pray you will get past this ASAP. I was told if you can't fall asleep get up and walk around for 10 minutes and try again. This was from my Fibro Dr.
Good Luck, you aren't alone!
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Holly,
First off, I am glad to hear you are going to stick with the meds, you are doing a GREAT job and I am proud of you for getting the help you need to get your life back. I have been following your posts for awhile now and feel for youlike I would a real life friend. You are often on my mind and I pray you get the relief you deserve.
To answer your question, yes, and increase in anxiety is NORMAL in the beginning start up phases of these meds, some people feel more anxious and more depressed for awhile, but this should start to subside by weeks 2-4. In the first month you will have some good days and some bad ones, but the good days start to overcome the bad days. That's when you can tell they are working, you'll start to see fleeting moments of your old self here and there.
I took my meds at night and still do and I find they help me sleep, try that and see if that helps. I did have an increase in anxiety, stomache issues, could not eat, nausea,I felt jittery, had burning sensations, this I was told by my doc was all totally normal, he said stick to it and wait it out. There were times when I thought about stopping, but so glad I did not.
After the first 2 weeks I started to feel better and each week it got better and better and now I can honestly say I am free of anxiety, obssesive thoughts, and PMDD. I have the coping skills now to deal with stress, am much calmer and much more productive. I do not think negatively, I am now a positive thinker, so the meds have worked.
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask me anything. You are doing great!
First off, I am glad to hear you are going to stick with the meds, you are doing a GREAT job and I am proud of you for getting the help you need to get your life back. I have been following your posts for awhile now and feel for youlike I would a real life friend. You are often on my mind and I pray you get the relief you deserve.
To answer your question, yes, and increase in anxiety is NORMAL in the beginning start up phases of these meds, some people feel more anxious and more depressed for awhile, but this should start to subside by weeks 2-4. In the first month you will have some good days and some bad ones, but the good days start to overcome the bad days. That's when you can tell they are working, you'll start to see fleeting moments of your old self here and there.
I took my meds at night and still do and I find they help me sleep, try that and see if that helps. I did have an increase in anxiety, stomache issues, could not eat, nausea,I felt jittery, had burning sensations, this I was told by my doc was all totally normal, he said stick to it and wait it out. There were times when I thought about stopping, but so glad I did not.
After the first 2 weeks I started to feel better and each week it got better and better and now I can honestly say I am free of anxiety, obssesive thoughts, and PMDD. I have the coping skills now to deal with stress, am much calmer and much more productive. I do not think negatively, I am now a positive thinker, so the meds have worked.
Please keep me posted and feel free to ask me anything. You are doing great!
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ThaNK you so much Nole. I am very proud of myself for starting the meds. It was that first step that was the hardest. Now, even with some side effects i dont care that much because i want these meds to help me and have heard how they help people (like you ) and that has to happen for me. Sometimes i get my neg thoughts like what if anti depressants dont help me??!! But they just got to! You know the first 2 days taking the meds i could tell a difference. it was odd. I am going on day 4 today. day 3 was rough because i was home all day (home is the most anxious place for me) and let my thoughts get to me and i was very tired too. I had tried taking a nap but like montys' mom said every little noise or twitch i'd get would wake me up in panic. So thats what really got my anxiety motor starting. I had taken the medicine in the mornings because Lexapro made me feel wirey so i thought this would do the same but it makes me tired and a bit out of it the first 5 or 6 hours so i want to switch to nights. I was supposed to already take my meds a couple hours ago but i want to wait till tonight. is this ok to do anyone?
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Hello, Holly J. Am so proud of you! I have been reading some of your post”you go girl” I wish I had the courage that you showed by facing your fears. I use to get this sound like a shot gun had went off in my head, and it would happen when I was just falling a sleep, and then sometimes I would hear someone yelling. I read in Claire Weeks books that this sounds are normal that it is just your nerves. I would still talk to your doctor. Take care and good luck…..Susan
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