Posted by Molybdenum on March 7, 2008, at 3:19:08
In reply to Interrupted sleep with Celexa: me or the drug?, posted by TheTaoOfPhil on March 6, 2008, at 13:23:37
Hi,
Citalopram worked for me for a couple of years. We kept upping the dose about 20mg at a time every 6 mths until I was on 80mg. But by that stage it wasn't working any more and I foolishly persevered thinking I just needed a higher dose. I didn't know that they could just poop out on you.
When I switched to venlafaxine & mirtazapine, I got to feel what citalopram "used" to be like for me and thankfully this combo still works for me now - another 2 years later.
Anyway, re your post & sleep. I used to get very vivid dreams on citalopram. http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/neuro/20080114/msgs/810021.html
if you're interested.Something non-benzo to help you sleep would be melatonin. If you have trouble waking in the middle of the night then get the slow release ones. It's very cheap too. I get mine from http://www.melatonin.com/. I was suspicious using my credit card over the net for pills (!) but I have ordered from them about 10 times now & never had a problem.
At least it's pseudo-natural. Give it a try, my sleep specialist (I have central sleep apnoea) says some of his patients are very sensitive to it & only need 1mg to get a good night's sleep. I take 6mg.
At the price they sell it, it's worth a try.
Another good non-benzo I've been taking for years is zolpidem. See http://en.sanofi-aventis.com/group/products/p_group_products_nervous_stilnox.asp
I can honestly say that I've been taking one of the 12.5mg slow release tabs every night for years (even before they had the new 12.5mg SR ones, I used to take the 10mg ones) and I have never built up a tolerance. My sleep doctor says that's because it has such a short half-life. I dunno.
Anyway, of all the sleeping pills I've used over the years (and I think I've had them ALL - even chloral hydrate & flunitrazepam!), zolpidem has the least hangover-effect the next day. Highly recommended.
Good Luck ;)
poster:Molybdenum
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