Well, after trying this for a week, I've come to the conclusion that it's just not for me. Anything below 100 mg doesn't help me sleep, 100 mg still doesn't help me sleep plus I get up in the morning really foggy headed.
St. John's Wort makes me sleepy and Valerian keeps me asleep and feeling refreshed and non-groggy the next morning, so I'm going to ditch the trazodone and the Celexa (since it's not helping much anyway, even at the maximum dosage) and give those two a try.
Even on Celexa, I still develop lows, but they seem to correlate with life stressors more often that hitting me out of nowhere. Since everything is going smoothly at the moment, now seems like a good time to tweak the meds. And, yes, I know my warning signs of worsening depression, so I'll jump right back on Rx meds ASAP if I feel them coming on.
I will call my psychiatrist and let her know first, though.
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