Posted by yxibow on January 22, 2009, at 1:45:36
In reply to Something to sleep??, posted by Cseagraves on January 21, 2009, at 21:33:00
> Hi to all!!
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> Need to find something to help me sleep. Any ideas you might have would be greatly appreciated.
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> Here's what I have already tried:
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> Everything homeopathic including melatonin and other combination of sleep herbs. Doesn't put a dent in insomnia.
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> Ambien - had bad side effects. Haven't tried Lunesta, but if its anything like what I experienced with Ambien, then no. If you have had good experiences with Lunesta, please let me know.Lunesta is a bit different in that its approved for longer term use, but if you're used to benzodiazepines you wont get a lot out of these "pseudobenzodiazepines" because of cross-pollination. At least some wont. It can leave some with a metallic taste as they go to sleep, some claim longer, I don't know -- just my experience. It didn't really bother me that much but it wasn't all that useful at its normal dose and I had to pay for a 4mg dose.
> Klonopin - doesn't work unless I take alot.
> Seroquel - makes me sick with awful dreams. Gave me the worst headache for three days.
> Trazodone - doesn't work. Same effects as Seroquel.It isn't my favorite, I can understand
> Remeron - doesn't knock me out, just makes me tired and I am using small doses to get me through the days until I get back into seeing pdoc.
It may be dose dependent.
> Right now I have to take 200 mgs. of zanax for sleep. Seems like alot to me and don't want to become tolerant to it, as it has always been a good back up when I get anxietal. So I have quit taking it during the day (would only take .50 if needed).
Two hundred ???? Is this a typo, because you would be in a coma if not off this earth ?
> Will be starting Marplan in about two weeks and would still like to be able to use the zanax to tweak anxieties while on Marplan in hopes of gradually dropping the zanax at some point.
>Well there is amitryptiline at 10mgs which is an average sleep dose. That's what I reached when other things didn't work.
However you're going on the journey of an MAOI so that is probably contraindicated. In fact the next thing, I don't know if it is or not contraindicated. MAOI polypharmacy is really out of my league I'm afraid.
Doxylamine succinate formulation of Unisom at its prescribed or slightly higher dose, depending on what your doctor says.
I have a bad sleep disorder, probably, so I take 75, but the normal dose is 25. I don't like the diphenhydramine (Benadryl) formulation, it leaves a depressive feeling.
-- just some thoughts-- Jay
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