Posted by Jerrympls on October 29, 2002, at 1:55:19
In reply to Re: SOMA anyone?, posted by oracle on October 29, 2002, at 1:28:05
> > I've asked my doc for a trial of SOMA to help me sleep -
>
> Soma is muscle relaxer, not a sleep med, generally. I would sugest 7.5-15 mgs Remeron
> instead.I know it's a muscle relaxer - but I thought it would help 'by side effect. " I was sleeping well with Seroquel - bbut I hate to take that just as a sleep agent when it effects to many receptors AND it pooped out on me. Ambien pooped out on me too (it usualy does every now and then). I thougth about Remeron, (as I have been on it before and had terrible nightsweats and nightmares)but I'm having such a terrible time with weight gain that I didn't want to add it to the mix.
I have had terrible bouts of insomnia for the last 11 years and the only thing that really got me back on track was Nembutal. I only used it for 4 weeks. It was wonderful - it just turned everything off. I slept wonderfully all through the night and had no hangover and no ill effects towards my mood. But, difficult to convince a pdoc to prescribe it. However, if the insomnia keeps up I will end up in the looney bin.
Anyway, thanks for your advice......
:-) Jerry
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