Posted by susan C on August 12, 2001, at 12:55:39
In reply to Re: Pdoc /Insurance Fight about Sleep meds » stjames, posted by Elizabeth on August 12, 2001, at 4:49:29
> > > The ideas of using various sedating antidepressants (mainly antihistaminic ones) is a good one. But you shouldn't expect these medications to have the same effects that Ambien does; they're very different, and it's not necessarily true that they will work for you just because Ambien worked.
> >
> > Correct, but you will not know till you try them.
>
> That's true, and they are worth trying (although they tend to have much more side effects than Ambien). But an insurance company that claims that trazodone or temazepam is a reasonable *substitute* for Ambien is just lying (or at least, mistaken -- I tend to assume the worst about insurance companies, of course).
>
> -elizabethHi, All,
I appreciate the suggestions, and I am making a list. However, two words jump out at me:
Trazadone: I took it for 8 years and it stopped working, as well as its relatives.
Antihistamine: Causes Severe suicidal ideation in me within 48 hours. (dimatap, allegra)I am not versed in pharmacology. When these words are used are they the same class of drug and therefor likely to cause the same or lack of any effects in me?
thanks for your patience.
-s
poster:susan C
thread:74536
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20010809/msgs/74782.html