I've been feeling a lot better and have been out and about and doing things. But I have run into sleep trouble. This is pretty unusual for me. No matter how depressed I am, I normally sleep well.

I'm going to sleep at all different times, but I have been always waking up at 3 am and staying up from there. I take a short nap at about 2pm as I can't stay awake.

I have not taken anything for sleep and hesitate to, because of my other meds. Plus I hear you can get hooked, blah, blah. (You know the drill.) I see my pdoc next week.

I am feeling sort of desperate about the sleep. When I am awake in the middle of the night, I am not thinking positive thoughts. I have tried meditation and sleep stories.

My bedroom is upstairs, but I have taken to sleeping downstairs on the couch. I am nervous about who might come in the downstairs door (an irrational fear.) I also don't want to wake my husband up with my weird sleep issues.

This sleep problem is interfering with my getting out and living my life. I don't feel depressed, just sort of desperate.

I've just been through some legal problems with my youngest son. My tdoc thinks I am bit shell shocked.

I don't want to sink back into depression and get overwhelmed. I have upped my melatonin to 10 mg extended release.

Sorry if this rambling. It's 7 am and I've only had 2 hours of sleep. Thanks for any ideas.