Posted by Mitch on November 25, 2001, at 22:29:23
In reply to Re: Help for Insomnia Plus Anergy, posted by beccab on November 25, 2001, at 16:00:26
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> > You might ask your doctor about a Dexedrine spansule (a pstim) to take in the morning. Then, just let yourself "crash" on it later in the day. I have a similar problem with sleep quality during my seasonal major depressions (but Wellbutrin is helping me this time around). The amphetamine tends to "contrast" your sleep/wake cycles (if you don't take too much and take too late in the day). It seemed to work well to produce about a 7-hour dense restful sleep without much dreaming. If you got a hang-over from Elavil you probably won't like Remeron, either.
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> What do you think about adrafanil (sp) as opposed to dexedrine? I am becoming very interested in JohnL's prozac, zyprexa, adrafanil combo. Thanks for the suggestion.
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> Beccab
Beccab,I think it might be worth a try. I haven't yet tried it or modafinil (Provigil). A lot of my *depression* I believe is actually adult ADHD symptoms. In other words, if you can find a way to treat the inattentiveness, excessive daytime drowsiness, sleep architecture,etc., you may likely knock out the *depression* as well.
I also think JohnL's combination could be helpful. I just wince a bit at the thought of taking any antipsychotics (atypical or conventional) if you don't have psychosis. I would feel uncomfortable recommending them. But, that is just from my own personal experience of years of being on different ones and having lingering dystonia as a likely result. If you were to try an atypical-I found Seroquel 25mg at bedtime did the trick for me.
Mitch
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