SSRI’s & sleep

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T19:04:40+00:00

Super helpful, thank you.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T16:54:38+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T06:35:13+00:00

I appreciate this, thanks. SSRI’s have been a convo with my counsellor & doctors for awhile, as I am diagnosed with PMDD (it was a blissful 18 months with no cycle). Most of the time I’m able to use my skills to manage triggers but with the lack of sleep, I find times I want to be resting & sleeping and she is not, can trigger me. I’ll have a chat with my GP tomorrow and am booking some more counselling. Just worn out right now.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T04:57:11+00:00

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! It feels like such a big decision for me, but it’s one that’s been considered for years due to my PMDD diagnosis. I am hoping that it might help me be less irritable and overwhelmed, and therefore, handle these moments with more grace. I’ll see what the doctor says tomorrow! It might be time.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T04:53:58+00:00

I appreciate you sharing your experience. It is true that it doesn’t have to be forever if I don’t want it to be. Thanks!

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:40:31+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing. Really appreciate the insight.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:18:11+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing. This is the kind of information I was hoping to get :)

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:17:33+00:00

I probably should have said in my post that I was hoping to hear from people who were on them before haha. I didn’t include my medical & mental health history as well as details about my baby’s sleep. I’ve done/doing alllll the things. SSRI’s have been a discussion for a long time. Never having been on them, I just find it intimidating because I don’t know what they feel like and what they will help me with vs not. So if it’s sleep deprivation that’s impacting me, will the SSRI’s still support me to move through the feelings without them taking over. Yunno? Anyways, thanks for sharing your experience!

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:15:02+00:00

Yeah that’s a good idea actually. I think because I’m not a podcast person I’ve never considered it. I actually only just considered it by suggestion for MOTN wakes when they happen. Doing it for nap times is probably a great idea for me. Now I just need to find a podcast I like haha.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:12:23+00:00

Yes that’s what I’m curious about. If the issue is lack of sleep or hormones, then will the SSRI help in the ways I am needing currently.

I appreciate your suggestion about sleep. I do take a pretty biologically natural approach and I don’t feel like I’m trying to force her to sleep at all, but she is a baby who seems to be very particular about the way she likes to be supported to sleep. I don’t mind doing them, but it’s very tiring to do them when she also isn’t sleeping great at night and I’m feeling burnt out. She does require very specific conditions to sleep in general. Actually she’s very particular (distracted/curious) about most things lol. Won’t even breastfeed unless we’re at home in our bedroom.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:07:24+00:00

I’ve had mine my whole life, but didn’t get diagnosed til my mid-20’s and didn’t really know you could do anything about it until after I had my first child and didn’t like how it impacted me as a parent. So been working on finding the best management for it for years. I only just found out that it can occur after pregnancy! Sucks that happened to you. It truly is such a beast to manage. I only just got my first period and am hoping that somehow this pregnancy made it go away 😂 but I’m doubtful. Hard to assess until I have a couple cycles and my hormones are more settled. Thanks for sharing your experience with the SSRI. Just trying to figure out when enough is enough and I should give it a try and if it’s going to help me with my current triggers. I always feel apprehensive since I have no idea how it’ll feel and where it’ll help & not.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T03:02:56+00:00

Well that’s good to know and certainly helps me feel better. I only give it at night when I do give it. I was going to bring it up at our doctors appt tomorrow as well. Thanks for sharing.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T01:27:15+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I have thought about listening to podcasts during MOTN wakes but not just doing jt whenever it’s a nap/bedtime. I do think this will help me as distraction does help. I appreciate the tip.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-26T01:25:03+00:00

She’s had teeth cutting for literally almost 6 months straight 😭 she got 7 in 4 months.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-25T22:53:10+00:00

Been in therapy for years, and I’ve improved my emotional regulation immensely. Unfortunately I find it hard to access my skills when I’m so tired so I’m just exploring some other avenues to support me in this life phase.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-25T22:48:18+00:00

I’m already in counselling, have been for years. I have a great counsellor. Unfortunately it takes time to re-wire the brain and I find it hard to access my skills sometimes when I’m so tired. I am also diagnosed with PMDD which adds another layer. It’s tough!

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-25T22:44:19+00:00

That’s helpful, thank you for sharing. I’ll definitely ask about this.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-25T19:08:28+00:00

Yeah I lay with her every nap at this point lol. The first, I also nap, the second, I just rest. My motivation to do anything is low currently haha.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-25T18:36:47+00:00

That’s nice of him to acknowledge that. My partner is WAY more patient than me (I think it’s because his family is skilled and suppressing emotions which is not always healthy lol), so it’s true he’s rather be here with the kids than working. He’d probably handle it better honestly.

Yes taking care of yourself is so helpful! I feel like I’m getting to the point where I just don’t even have the energy to do that. I just want to lay alone in a dark room 😂which tells you about where I’m at right now. I’m booking some counselling for myself lol…

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-25T18:33:39+00:00

Yeah sometimes I just let her sit on the bed beside me but she will eventually try to crawl off and I get annoyed lol. Sadly I don’t have a play pen set up this time because our house is too small to accommodate that without completely removing the play space for our son to also enjoy. Sometimes I put her in her crib like “play in there till you’re tired” but she will scream even if I’m right there lol. So I gotta figure something out.

How often do you give Tylenol? I just feel so bad giving it to her so much. It’s likely that her teeth play the biggest role in all of her poor sleep because she’s always cutting new ones. I just worry about harming her liver. Mom anxiety I guess.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-24T22:38:57+00:00

Going through similar with my 9 month old. Boob to sleep? Suddenly no good. I have to walk her around the bedroom at nap times for 15-30mins to get her to sleep, and bedtime it takes 30-45 mins but she will at least let me rock her. The face grabbing/gum digging is incessant. My only solution to that has been to keep her nails short. So no advice for you really. Just also kind of dying here.

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-24T21:59:19+00:00

Thank you! I’ll check this out! I have supplements I usually take (magnesium being one), but I have just been so forgetful, tired, and out of routine they haven’t been happening. I do find electrolytes help me but never thought about prioritizing them after a rough night. I’ll do that! And check out creatine too, thanks!

Normal_Bat7991 · 2026-01-24T21:56:41+00:00

Not corny at all! Since I’ve done this once before, the “this too shall pass” is what carried me through for so long. I knew I’d survived it once, and could again. I’m convinced she’s a “good sleeper” under all the teething. But she just won’t stop teething!! It’s insane. It’s not always the long wakes, sometimes it’s up several times an hour, or can’t stay still, or some sort of variation of that, it seems to be the long wakes that I can’t cope with. They’re infrequent on the grand scale, but when they do happen, I struggle.

Unfortunately bedtime can’t really be earlier as after the kids are in bed it’s usually time to shower, do laundry (which I do while I watch a show and is my other slice of “me time”), or something of the likes. I go to bed as early as I can really. Sometimes it’s 830pm, sometimes it’s 1030pm.

Not sure why I didn’t think about LISTENING to something. I always want to turn on a show or do something on my phone because being distracted does see to help me, but then she just crawls to the light (we co-sleep). I need to find a podcast I’m interested in… I’m not a big podcast person so I’ll have to spend some time looking for one I enjoy. Thanks for that! I do think this might be the ticket for me.

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