Posted by Vincent_QC on January 31, 2009, at 10:07:46
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.
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> 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.
> 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.
> 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).
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> 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.
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> Ideas????
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> CourtneyHi Courtney!
Hummm...did you know if the Seroquel you try is the regular version or the newer XR version...I had a bad experience with the Seroquel-XR you make me feel really dizness at daytime...even if I was taking the dose 6 hours before the bedtime, as my Doctor recommend it...Since, I switch on the regular generic Seroquel, 50mg before bed time and I sleep like a baby...I do severe migraine once a week at least and I always have a small headache everyday and the Seroquel never give me a stronger headache at daytime, but I feeled a little bit tired the morning after I take it for about 2 weeks...now it's ok... It'S the best drugs to put me asleep and STAY asleep....Before, I had no proble to fall asleep, but after 1-2 hours I Was already awake and I had the urge feeling to get up and move...now, I sleep 6-7 hours in a row, I wake up for the breakfast and sometimes I return in my bed and I Can sleep another 2 hours without any problems...
Since I discover the Seroquel (Generic and regular version), I can say that's the only efficiently drug I had to make me sleep more than 4 hours in a row...
I try also in the past some Desyrel(Trazodone), who was horrible, I was sick the morning after...nausea and worst headache of my life...and daytime sedation who was untolerable for me. I also try the Remeron, it was so so..I mean very good at first but stop working after a while...and I Was not sleeping a long time on it...and I gain weight...I Try also some regular Unisom...Gravol...at high dose...they don't work on me...The Melatonin (6mg and more) never help me...I just get a bigger headache on it.
One advise...don't take any benzo drugs to help you to sleep...addiction is not really the goal you want to reach i'm sure... This is why I ask for the Seroquel...I know that if I take a 20mg of Valium before bedtime I will sleep a little bit more long time...but that's not helping with my benzo addiction problem...
The main problem with the Xanax is the short half-life in the blood...around 4 hours...mean that after that, you have a great chance to have early wake up and you will need to take anoter pill again to fall asleep...
Rivotril is not really good for the sleep...You get used very fast of the sedation he give at first...The same apply to the Valium...when I switch from the Rivotril to the Valium, I was really tired at first, Valium has a more pronounced effect on the sedation, but you get used fast of it also...Now I Take sometimes 15 mg in one shoot at daytime and I Feel nothing at all...
Insomnia is a major issue and we have to find effective solution against it...but the goal to reach is to find the right level of drug to help you yo sleep at least 6h...and have no sedation or daytime sedation the day after...
I read somewhere that the Unisom 2 (Pzifer) is the best thing to help to sleep...not the regular Unisom...it's made with Doxylamine succinate ...but i'm not lucky, in the Canada, I have to order it and it's expensive...so I never try it...so I don'T know...but in the states it's avaible i'm sure...you have nothing to loose by trying it...
So that's it...take care of you and have a nice weekend ;-)
Bye!
Vincent ;-)
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