Posted by floatingbridge on May 14, 2011, at 22:02:41
In reply to Re: Sleep difficulty with MAOI, posted by Sailboat77 on May 14, 2011, at 19:03:58
> Thanks everyone for your input. I've had sleep difficulties for as long as I've been on MAOI's (about 1 year). It's just strange how the Lunesta and Ambien stopped working in the past and how Seroquel was the only thing that worked to a certain degree.
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I agree that it's odd, too. Sonata, which I really liked just quit. That was before the
emsam, but it occurred just as I was about to give up on snri's. My pdoc said something definitely shifted. But what?Have you tried sonata yet? And did you not like ambien (or did that not work)?
Has anyone mentioned the tca's in this thread? (Doxepin did not work for me, but does for some.)
I also take a muscle relaxant called zanaflex at night. 4mg. It is somehow different than other relaxants like, say, flexeril. No hangover or feeling muggy.
Good luck at the doc's. Will you let us know?
> All I know though is that I become more depressed with less sleep much like many people. I'll mention some of these meds to my doc and see what he says. I have a feeling I'll need a sleep aid for as long as I continue MAOI's, so this has to be a long term plan I'm guessing.
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