My Wellness Journey Ep 4

One of the side effects of Zoloft is insomnia. Unlucky for me it was one of the side effects I experienced, having insomnia was difficult on top of my child's sleep disturbances. There were nights that little p would wake up before I got to sleep. It was like pulling all nighters in University again but with out the fun. I find I can get by on 2 sleepless nights per week ok, but once little p throws a third night in, I'm toast. Little p usually crashes after 4 nights of being up. During this time she went 10 nights straight with sleep disturbances. Up at all different intervals, sometimes happy and playing other times screaming and crying, waking up everyone in the house.

I was having generalized pain and headaches. I was not functioning. I was not eating. I would drop the kids off at school and come back home and sleep in the day. I couldn’t work. I couldn’t make decisions, I felt out of control. Trying to decide what to cook for dinner brought me to tears. My doctor increased my Zoloft dose and said that the pain was part of the Anxiety/Depression and gave me sleeping pills to help with the insomnia. Well the sleeping pills worked. They worked a little too good. I slept through little p falling out of bed and hitting her head. My Husband was 2 floors away and came to her rescue. I knew nothing until the next morning. I discontinued taking the sleeping pills, little p is a climber and an eloper she requires constant supervision. If I don't wake up when she gets up, she could get herself in trouble.

Luckily I have very smart and supportive friends. Amy introduced me to the gel. She educated me on Adrenal Fatigue and it hit the nail on the head. I started my Gel Journey on Oct 1, 2020. Results are not immediate, it can take 3-6 months to start seeing results. I was committed to recovery. With in the first 2 weeks the insomnia started to resolve, the quality of sleep was getting better. Little p was still getting up at night but when I did sleep I felt rested. My gel journey continues.