http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/treatment-of-insomnia-during-pregnancy/ MGH Center for Women's Mental Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/treatment-of-insomnia-during-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-60467 TXCPA Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:53:47 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/?p=59#comment-60467 My gym trainer told me that she takes Melatonin to help her fall asleep. I'm 8 weeks preg and haven't slept in a week. I'm thinking about melatonin because it's natural but I want to check with my OB first. I will let everyone know what he says. My gym trainer told me that she takes Melatonin to help her fall asleep. I’m 8 weeks preg and haven’t slept in a week. I’m thinking about melatonin because it’s natural but I want to check with my OB first. I will let everyone know what he says.

]]> http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/treatment-of-insomnia-during-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-49257 Meghan Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:30:59 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/?p=59#comment-49257 I have suffered a genetic form of chronic insomnia all my life and have been on Trazodone for the past 10 years - and like some of you, I don't sleep without it. This is my second pregnancy and doctors have all agreed (in my case) that the benefits outweigh the risks and I have continued to take the medication throughout both pregnancies. If you are able to go off of it or at least cut back then you probably should, but if you're like me and are unable to sleep without it then staying on it may be the only option. I believe it's a personal choice but you may be doing more harm to the baby by not sleeping. Your doctor may suggest trying something safer like Unisom or even Ambien but for me they don't have any effect (I have literally tried everything). Good luck! I have suffered a genetic form of chronic insomnia all my life and have been on Trazodone for the past 10 years – and like some of you, I don’t sleep without it. This is my second pregnancy and doctors have all agreed (in my case) that the benefits outweigh the risks and I have continued to take the medication throughout both pregnancies. If you are able to go off of it or at least cut back then you probably should, but if you’re like me and are unable to sleep without it then staying on it may be the only option. I believe it’s a personal choice but you may be doing more harm to the baby by not sleeping. Your doctor may suggest trying something safer like Unisom or even Ambien but for me they don’t have any effect (I have literally tried everything). Good luck!

]]> http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/treatment-of-insomnia-during-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-45873 Susan Sweeney Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:50:42 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/?p=59#comment-45873 I too had dreadful insomnia both before and during pregnancy. It became unbearable during pregnancy because I couldn't take anything. In the end I ended up crying at the doctor's and he prescribed me valium (diazepam) and it was a godsend. I just used it occasionally when I couldn't bear another day of feeling shattered. (About once a week). I went through two pregnancies, was really tired and stressed throughout both, but both babies were fine, and unaffected by my stress. Being told that the babies were unaffected by my stress helped me a lot, as that would have just added to my stress and insomnia. I too had dreadful insomnia both before and during pregnancy. It became unbearable during pregnancy because I couldn’t take anything. In the end I ended up crying at the doctor’s and he prescribed me valium (diazepam) and it was a godsend. I just used it occasionally when I couldn’t bear another day of feeling shattered. (About once a week). I went through two pregnancies, was really tired and stressed throughout both, but both babies were fine, and unaffected by my stress. Being told that the babies were unaffected by my stress helped me a lot, as that would have just added to my stress and insomnia.

]]> http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/treatment-of-insomnia-during-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-32713 Lindsey Tue, 18 May 2010 23:08:03 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/?p=59#comment-32713 My MGH OB consulted with perinatal psych who told her it was okay for me to stay on trazodone. Thank goodness! My MGH OB consulted with perinatal psych who told her it was okay for me to stay on trazodone. Thank goodness!

]]> http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/treatment-of-insomnia-during-pregnancy/comment-page-1/#comment-31579 Name Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:16:54 +0000 http://womensmentalhealth.com/wordpress/?p=59#comment-31579 Are you suggesting that trazodone is not safe during pregnancy? Do you recommend that I consult further with the physicians who told me it was ok? Are you suggesting that trazodone is not safe during pregnancy? Do you recommend that I consult further with the physicians who told me it was ok?

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