![]() Sorry for the novel-I’m just looking for suggestions or anyone else’s experiences with severe insomnia during pregnancy. I just don’t know what to do without potentially harming my baby, but at this point I value my mental health higher, especially because I’m not even sure I want a 3rd kid (husband’s idea). Tonight I’m thinking of trying 500 mg Seroquel, 3 (100 mg?) Trazodone, and 20 mg Propranolol. Other (so far unused) meds in my roster include Trazodone, Phenibut, Ambien, and Propranolol. Chronic insomnia commonly co-exists with other psychiatric and medical conditions (for example anxiety, depression, and COPD) with bidirectional or. Last night, I took 800 mg Seroquel, 12 mg melatonin, 4 benedryl, and 4 unisoms, then when my anxiety attack overtook me (worst one yet), I chewed up 15 mg klonopin, because at that point I cared more about stopping the anxiety than anything else in the world, including the health of my embryo. I thrash around in bed like a beached fish while my brain blares alarm signals at me. They make my heart pound and make me feel like I have to jump out of my skin. I’ve been having massive anxiety attacks every night. I’m not even 5 weeks along, and my insomnia has gotten way, way worse instead of better. ![]() Luckily, both babies were totally healthy and bright. My 1st pregnancy, I was taking 25 mg Seroquel a night by the end, whereas the 3rd I was actually taking 800 mg by the end (while only prescribed 300.) During the 3rd, I also began taking Ambien in my 3rd trimester, sometimes 30 mg per night. Note: All of these were for 1st trimester only. 1 3 For pregnant women, chronic sleep debt is a risk factor of gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and preeclampsia. During the first trimester, I could sleep perfectly without meds for the first time since I was 17 (I’m 38 now.) My 3rd pregnancy, the effect wasn’t quite as strong, but was enough that I only needed to take 12.5 mg of Seroquel to fall asleep. The incidence of insomnia (difficulties in initiating or maintaining sleep accompanied by daytime dysfunctions) is highest in the third trimester of pregnancy. This is my 4th pregnancy (1st ended in a loss at 8 weeks.) My first two pregnancies were like miracles.
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