Posted by ricker on August 2, 2008, at 13:41:11
In reply to Re: beginning to hate remeron, posted by linkadge on July 29, 2008, at 21:22:09
> I would like to try amitryptaline at some point, can't find a doctor to support that decision at the momeny. I found surmontil and doxapin very effective but both are purportedly genotoxic. Amitryptaline is supposedly not..
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> Anyhow,
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> LinkadgeHey Link,
Interesting thread. I'm kinda in the same boat with sleep issues.
My firts A/D was surmontil, back in 1988. The doc said it would make me feel like I was clobbered by a baseball bat when I woke up. I took 100mg to start. His remarks were an understatement.
I stayed on it for a couple of years as it was an excellent sleeping agent, but my weight was an issue, exspecially when playing hockey, tennis etc.I switched to annafranil and remained on it for approx. 7 years along with rivitrol.
My sleep was really good, but then came the new and improved ssri's. Good grief! I sometimes wonder if all these new and improved drugs are all that they're are cracked up to be.Sure they may have less physical side-effects...and that could be debated too, but I really don't think they offer more in the way of therapeutic value?
I've been taking remeron for 3 years - 15 mg as my sleeping pill. I also take zoloft 100mg and they seemed to work fairly well together... as long as I was taking rivitrol - 0.5mg tid.
Now, I'm sure they've run their course. I've been down for probably 6 months, maybe more. Funny how it sometimes takes a family members input to make you wakeup and realize just how lathargic you have become??
Not to mention I believe these 2 meds are probably the primary cause of my mind blastin tinnitus!
With that said, I've decide to try cymbalta and stick with my rivitrol.
I'm not sure how my sleep will be effected?
I read one post where nortrypiline sp? is recognized in augementation with zoloft. I think it was in the knowledge is power post?I've never tried it so I'm not quite sure if it has sedating properties as a sleep aid and if it would mesh well with cymbalta?
I am certain it is time to "at least" take a medication vacation from the remeron and zoloft.
Regards, Rick
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