Posted by undopaminergic on April 22, 2008, at 21:13:38
In reply to Re: Memantine Insomnia Ready To Can, posted by bulldog2 on April 21, 2008, at 9:20:47
> > > > I started on Tuesday but I have not slept much since then and I'm exhausted.
> > >
> > > That's no good.
> > >
> > > I was hoping it might be good for insomnia.
> >
> > I was actually using it for sleep a couple of days, but fortunately, tolerance developed rapidly to those annoying sedative (and anti-cognitive) effects, and I got nice stimulant and antidepressive effects instead.
> >
> > In other words, if memantine really works, it won't be good for sleep, but it might be if it doesn't work.
>
> Having any problem with insomnia? How quickly are you titrating? I'm also on deplin which is energizing and may be contributing to the insomnia.
>I was only trying it briefly, starting at a dose that was higher than recommended. I plan to try it again soon. I usually don't have trouble with insomnia, unless I go to bed before I'm tired enough, and in those cases I usually take midazolam, cyproheptadine or another hypnotic.
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