Posted by zeus751 on February 11, 2008, at 19:35:45
In reply to Re: Nardil...Some newbie questions!! » zeus751, posted by tecknohed on February 11, 2008, at 17:56:16
> Hi zeus751!
>
> I had the same thing with Nardil, though maybe not quite as bad. I would fall asleep on trains, buses, when reading, TV, boring meetings, etc. But I slept fine.
> The fact that you are only getting a few hours sleep a night, its no wander these sleep attacks are so severe. I agree with above poster - add a sleep med, at least temporarily. Zopiclone (already mentioned) & trazodone are effective sleeping aids you can take with Nardil. OR, you could take diphenhydramine (eg. Nytol) for the short term insomnia just whilst you give Nardil a chance to settle. You can buy it over the counter in pharmacies.
> I also agree that it might be worth cutting back to 45mg for a while. 60mg strait off is pretty high. I started with 15mg & added 15mg per week & it kicked in as soon as I reached 60mg during week 4. I still think I was too impatient as 45mg may have been enough had I waited.
>
> Good luck!
> teckHi, I am seeing my pdoc tomorrow and was thinking of asking for some Zopiclone or Ambien CR for the nighttime insomnia. I think my sudden sleepiness during the day could be due to me not getting my Zzzzz's at night. :) I have been staying away from the Diphenhydramine cause I thought it was a big no-no as far as dangerous side effects go. Thanks
for the quick response guys. You all seem to know
your stuff, hehe. Hope this Nardil works as well as everybody says. Ive tried just about everything
else, as this is my last resort.
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