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Suggest Treatment For Extreme Tiredness While On Anti-depressants
On Tuesday morning I began taking 50mg of an anti-depressant called Zoloft. The whole day on Tuesday I was extremely tired. I took it again this morning (Wednesday) and feel extremely tired again. Should I take it at night instead? Or will it make me feel uneasy?
Antidepressants cause fatigue and tiredness. Anti – depressants have depressant effect on our nervous system. So you might feel fatigued, tiredness and sleepy. This is absolutely normal. There is no need to investigate it. Once you stop taking these drugs, your problem of fatigue will resolve. And this is seen in early stage of treatment and slowly resolves. You can drink coffee every eight hours. It might keep you alert in day time. But try to avoid driving and swimming. Anti-depressants also cause insomnia. So if you take it in night you may suffer from sleep problems. But you can take trial by taking at bed time. It might suit you. Thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Extreme Tiredness While On Anti-depressants
Antidepressants cause fatigue and tiredness. Anti – depressants have depressant effect on our nervous system. So you might feel fatigued, tiredness and sleepy. This is absolutely normal. There is no need to investigate it. Once you stop taking these drugs, your problem of fatigue will resolve. And this is seen in early stage of treatment and slowly resolves. You can drink coffee every eight hours. It might keep you alert in day time. But try to avoid driving and swimming. Anti-depressants also cause insomnia. So if you take it in night you may suffer from sleep problems. But you can take trial by taking at bed time. It might suit you. Thanks