Anxiety - I've been on sertraline for a while and my sleep is terrible.
Question posted by Carrieleon on 26 Oct 2021
Last updated on 27 October 2021
Not sure what happened. I can't sleep on sertraline and want to try escitalopram, does anyone know how it compares/works in relation to citalopram please? I didn't do very well on citalopram. Thank you.
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Hi, I’m new here too. I’ve been taking Sertraline for 5 days now and my sleep is terrible too!
My GP has prescribed me a few sleeping pills to get me through the next few days.
I have very bad anxiety, so I’ll stick with Sertraline until it kicks in.
Hi, Carrieleon!
Have you talked to your doctor about your insomnia? You may have some options.
This Comparison Tool might answer some questions you have:
https://www.drugs.com/compare/citalopram-vs-escitalopram
Best regards,
Thanks a lot, yes I have looked at that link to compare - but they seem to have similar results and reviews. I really didn't do well on citalopram so I'd hoped to hear maybe from someone how has tried both. I've always slept easy, if I don't take a sertraline tablet in the day I can drop off in the evening to get a good nights sleep. But my day/s are then more difficult to cope with. Catch 22 :)
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