Posted by Jakeman on June 22, 2005, at 22:13:31
In reply to Insomnia is horrible -Advice Please, posted by Tom Twilight on June 21, 2005, at 7:21:47
> Since coming of Mirtazapine I have had a nightmare time going to sleep :(
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> Sleeping badly is turning me into a mental reck
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> I would like to try a benzo or something like Ambien, Unfortunatly I live in the UK and my GP will not willingly prescribe these drugs.
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> I'm wondering what other drugs are good for sleep?
> Anti histamines don't work for me, I don't want to go back to Remeron, Trazadone works but makes me into a zombie the next day!
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> I was thinking of a sedating TCA like Dothiepin or a Neuroleptic like Olanzapine
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> Please advise, I'm getting desperateI know the hell of insomnia, its very discouraging. But I'm making gradual progress I think. Right now I'm using Lunesta (Zopiclone)and a TCA, Elavil. Sometimes I replace the Elavil with Klonipin. The Lunesta gets me to sleep and the Elavil and/or klonipin helps me to stay asleep. Out of desperation I had a sleep study recently which revealed that I had some obstructed breathing so I'm giving a CPAP machine a try. I'm sure there are psychological factors as well that keep me on edge. I used to also wake up with back pain. I'm happy to report now though that after practicing Tai Chi for several months my mid-night backpain had gone away.
good luck ~ Jake
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