Posted by Cairo on May 31, 2006, at 9:07:12
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone?, posted by lymom3 on May 31, 2006, at 2:18:30
> So far I'm obviously not having luck sleeping through the night with this med. I feel like I am breathing real shallow and can't take a deep breath which I don't like and I feel like I'm having hot flashes which isn't going to work either. Don't know if I'll take it again tomorrow night or not....
The hot flashes and not being able to take a deep breath sounds like what I experience when I am have panic attacks. They're not full blown, but Klonopin helped. Adding some propranolol to the Klonopin helped mellow things out a bit more. Unfortunately, Klonopin over 0.25mg had a depressive effect.
I'm now on Lyrica at bedtime only (too much grogginess and weight gain if I take during the day). But I still occasionally get those hot flashes (sometimes for 2-3 hours straight) and the shallow breathing.
I have an appt. with a sleep specialist tomorrow to discuss my sleep study and see what he can suggest.
Good luck.
Cairo
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