Are you taking it at night? If so, switch to taking it in the morning. I take mine in the morning and can sleep better at night.

Same for me, take it in the mornings :)

6mg melatonin an hour before bedtime

Trying to get off Effexor, switching to Zoloft. Try morning dose. Sometimes just a couple ibuprophen help me relax for sleep. I have a sleep disorder, but I think a schedule is best for most people.

I'm already taking it in the mornings =/

How long have you been on Zoloft and have you recently increased your dose? What is your dose mgs?

I am also on Zoloft and been on it for 4 weeks and 2 days. I started at 50mg, increased to 75mg a week later and 2 weeks later I increased to 100mg.

Z made me feel like a live wire, tossing and turning to the point I felt like I was on a rotisserie, my mind and body would not shut down and when it did start to shut down and I began to drift I would immediately awake gasping in terror and dread. I had the Shakes as if my body was vibrating and my body would occasionally jerk, waking up every 10mins, there was a time I couldn't even go to sleep (I was up for 2 days straight) that was scary and I had to take a klonopin .5mg but even with the Klonopin, I would only sleep for a couple hrs. and wide awake again.

Keep in mind this also happened with each increase 50mg and 75mg, I am knocking on wood that I have yet had this problem with the increase of 100mg (2 days now). BUT, I still don't sleep like I use to. I use to sleep 8-10 hrs. and lovvvvved it! I would only wake up IF I needed to pee. Now I can only sleep 4-6hrs a day and I wake up 2-4x's in-between and I sleep REALLY light.

I still feel restless at times, still feel the anxiety breaking through the Z guard, and sweat easily, my kids say that my room is cold with my A/C being so looow and I am still warm/hot (my hubby and kids call me a heater). I still get the shakes/trembles and if I do sleep for any longer than 2hrs straight... I wake up feeling a bit dread and my body vibrates so, I will get out of bed and try to shake it off and it does help after 15-30 mins (it's weird).

My mind still carries on and on even into my sleep about my stressful situation and upcoming events I wish it would just stfu already! But, maybe I need to give Z a little longer IDK cause my general Dr. told me that Z should be working fully now and I should not be experiencing 98% of this, she thinks I should call my Psychiatrist asap and get my med changed. She says that she swears by Zoloft, Lexapro and Celexa but their hospital/medical centers Psychiatrist prescribes a lot of anxiety patients Effexor which is an SSNI's.

I was looking at silenor (sleep aid) and was so excited about it, but then tonight I read I cannot take it with Z. It seems like we are limited with what we can and can't take while on Z, very frustrating because we are already very limited since there isn't much out there that works for our SEVERE anxiety and panic attacks besides benzos.

I have tried:

Vistaril Helped a little the first night but then stopped working the second night and ended up being a joke!

Trazadone Didnt sleep any more or less, I just felt groggy.

Malatonin - Helped a little the first night but then stopped working the second night and ended up being a joke!

Valerian Root Didnt sleep any more or less, I just felt groggy. However, my hubby said it worked for him, but he does not have anxiety or depression.

At any rate, if I look back and compare before Z and 4weeks later on Z, I would say that I can see an improvement in many things but it has been subtle and not like a light switch like many people say that they experience.

I hope this answers many of your questions that you might have about Zoloft.

Best of Luck =)
Diana

Oh yeah, and it DON"T matter when you take the ZOLOFT because I have been taking it in th AM since day one and I still have insomnia.

I feel the same way, I've been on 100mg for a couple years. I didn't notice it so much before because I was in college and not getting a whole lot of sleep anyway with my studies, work, and lifestyle. Now I'm not in school and I just want a good nights sleep. But I lay there exhausted with my eyes closed and my mind still goes on and on and on. After a couple hours I finally sleep, but then I'll wake up and it takes another hour or so to get back to sleep. Then I'm exhausted all day. I haven't tried much other than Xanax (which works beautifully, but the addiction and tolerance build up scares me) and Tylenol PM (which does nothing for me).

ask your doctor about trazadone, its been really good for me, makes me fall asleep fast