Posted by tygereyes on December 12, 2005, at 16:01:16
In reply to Re: Sleeping meds least likely to cause weight gai, posted by yxibow on December 12, 2005, at 15:41:57
> > Hmmm. Have you tried doxepin?
> Doxepin is rather effective as a tricyclic but can cause hefty hangovers for the first few times that one must be prepared for.
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> > Have you tried Zanaflex, or Soma? They also are good, Zanaflex will knock you way out but its not approved for sleep disorder you would need it off label.
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> Soma is actually more of a drug of abuse; sigh -- I wish I could take it for my back.
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> Ambien may be C-IV but it really isn't a drug of abuse per se from my opinion. I suffer from bad insomnia and have taken between 10 and 20mg at times (its labelled at 10 but people take more). Beyond 20, its kind of self-limiting, with nasty nausea and so I doubt it is abuse-potentful although I do not know your situation. It can be used long term regardless of the label. I kind of hate to see off-label drugs used as sleep because they tend not to promote REM as well, save for perhaps Remeron which causes massive weight gain unlike the true sleep agents on the market.
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> Tidings and hopefully a good nights sleep.
I have abused Ambien before. I took it and stayed up and it caused euphoria and hallucinations, leading me to take approximately 100 mgs to try and increase the euphoric effect.I cannot take any drugs that cause euphoria.
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