Tirz and insomnia

Even after a full year on Tirz at a dose higher than the maximum, I continue to get a complete night's rest, sometimes eight or nine hours.

Yes, that happened to me at the beginning. It still occurs occasionally right after my injection.

I had the same issue for a period right after beginning, but now I'm sleeping fine again.

Tirz has ruined my sleep. I already deal with insomnia, but one night I stayed awake until 5:30 AM before taking a benadryl. After consulting my doctor we identified effective medications. I'll stay on those until I hit my goal or maintenance phase, and I'm hoping the insomnia eases by then.

My sleep was already bad before starting Tirzepatide, so I can't tell if it worsened, though the reduced calories made it more obvious. I talked to my doctor about adding a sleep aid and got a mild prescription, but then switched to something else that's less expensive and equally effective.

Right now it's four in the morning and rest has completely escaped me. One decent stretch of slumber hits maybe once every seven days. On the other nights I manage only a couple of hours, and roughly every ten days I end up awake the whole time. Since I'm no longer working the lack of rest doesn't create much trouble, though I still needed to tell my spouse that nothing serious is happening and the medications are responsible. I wonder whether that's accurate, especially since others mention the same pattern. After changing over from the prior treatment a short while back I'm counting on things settling down. Even the sleep prescriptions I already take get overpowered by whatever this is doing.

This is a side note, but I deal with sleep apnea and insert the data card from my breathing device into analysis software each day to review the readings. After beginning the medication, the device started registering more instances of what it labels as central apneas, and this pattern has continued over the past year. These devices aren't able to accurately identify true central events, where the brain stops signaling for breathing rather than a physical blockage, yet it suggests that the drug is easing my breathing muscles somehow, extending the pause after exhaling before the next breath in. My overall index scores remain solid, though I notice the machine doesn't work quite as well now compared to initially. Still, this could be coincidental.

Truth is, I'm going through the complete reverse and dealing with serious exhaustion. My work involves night shifts, so I'm not inclined to hold the medication fully responsible, but right after the previous dose I slept nonstop for two days.