Posted by yxibow on March 13, 2007, at 3:04:23
In reply to Re: imsomnia-so bad what helps? » madeline, posted by kelv on March 12, 2007, at 23:45:09
> > Trazadone is a sleep bomb for me and has been for 6+ years. I take one, 20 minutes later I am sleeping like a log.
> >
> > And make sure you are doing all the other things that can help you sleep
> > keep your bedroom cool and dark
> > get some white noise going - I keep a fan going in my room
> > Get a comfortable bed. You spend a lot of your life in bed.
> > No caffeine and no exercise before bed.
> > Develop routines etc...
> > I'm sure you know all this.
> >
> > Maddie
>
> Good lord, you here are all so DAMN concerned and suggistive of remedies!! THANKS xxx
>
> Trazadone isn't available in my country.
>
> When i have experiemented with ADHD meds-Dex, and took too much and had a manic/panic attack coming on (the worst), i simply took a couple mgs Xanax+2mgs risperdal+ a few shots of Vodka-i needed to be knocked out-SIMPLE.
>
> Scripted:
> -Dexamphetamine (recently) gauging my way~20mgs
> -Xanax 3mgs-does not reduce anxiety, but benzo (a varity) dependant-4 years
> -Risperdal-which i look at as an acute manic/panic stopper if i need serious action soon.
>
> Was scripted Zopliclone in hospital, and after coming out for a few months-quit working, i wish i had a hyperdermic with Seconal, Nembutal to use when i must sleep-like an off button.
If you're in need of a neuroleptic, not to be offensive, but Trazodone isn't always the best cure. It has a metabolite called mCPP which can increase psychosis. I don't know. I'm glad I'm away from it personally, but then I'm male and the low blood pressure and priapisms had it for me.
The zopiclone may have quit working because of cross-pollination with Xanax, which is a pretty potent benzodiazepine. Pseudobenzodiazepines can lose their effectiveness earlier with concomitant use of other benzodiazepines.
I have used Lunesta at 4mg, which I'm not sure but would be some overprescription relation of zopiclone, it is not as strong as Ambien, which even 20-25mg doesn't do it as much as it used to. But then again I have Valium on board, so it is the same issue.
Benadryl is allright to use for a short time, but it can increase daytime depression, at least from what I've noticed.I haven't taken doxylamine succinate, which is what Unisom is now. I believe the sleep preparations used to use benadryl.
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