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Posted by lymom3 on May 30, 2006, at 13:58:51
I was just prescribed this to help me sleep...in addition to my Emsam...anyone taken it for insomnia? If so, what results have you had?
Posted by TJO on May 30, 2006, at 15:21:29
In reply to Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone?, posted by lymom3 on May 30, 2006, at 13:58:51
Was (am) being prescribed it for bipolar and boy does it help me sleep :-). Knocks me out!!!
Tam
Posted by Jakeman on May 30, 2006, at 21:44:04
In reply to Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone?, posted by lymom3 on May 30, 2006, at 13:58:51
My sleep doctor told me that neurtontin would not make me "feel" anything, but it would help with deep sleep. They are studies out there that back it up. I found neurtontin to dumb me down a bit in day-time. I've since switched to Lyrica which I like better. I take it in the afternoon and have found it works well with emsam, giving an anti-anxiety effect.
warm regards, Jake.
> I was just prescribed this to help me sleep...in addition to my Emsam...anyone taken it for insomnia? If so, what results have you had?
Posted by Phillipa on May 30, 2006, at 22:20:45
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone? » lymom3, posted by Jakeman on May 30, 2006, at 21:44:04
Jake is the EMSAM working? E=mail me and let me know. Love Phillipa
Posted by lymom3 on May 31, 2006, at 2:18:30
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone? » lymom3, posted by Jakeman on May 30, 2006, at 21:44:04
So far I'm obviously not having luck sleeping through the night with this med. I feel like I am breathing real shallow and can't take a deep breath which I don't like and I feel like I'm having hot flashes which isn't going to work either. Don't know if I'll take it again tomorrow night or not....
Posted by Cairo on May 31, 2006, at 9:07:12
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone?, posted by lymom3 on May 31, 2006, at 2:18:30
> So far I'm obviously not having luck sleeping through the night with this med. I feel like I am breathing real shallow and can't take a deep breath which I don't like and I feel like I'm having hot flashes which isn't going to work either. Don't know if I'll take it again tomorrow night or not....
The hot flashes and not being able to take a deep breath sounds like what I experience when I am have panic attacks. They're not full blown, but Klonopin helped. Adding some propranolol to the Klonopin helped mellow things out a bit more. Unfortunately, Klonopin over 0.25mg had a depressive effect.
I'm now on Lyrica at bedtime only (too much grogginess and weight gain if I take during the day). But I still occasionally get those hot flashes (sometimes for 2-3 hours straight) and the shallow breathing.
I have an appt. with a sleep specialist tomorrow to discuss my sleep study and see what he can suggest.
Good luck.
Cairo
Posted by Jakeman on May 31, 2006, at 18:14:21
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone? » Jakeman, posted by Phillipa on May 30, 2006, at 22:20:45
> Jake is the EMSAM working? E=mail me and let me know. Love Phillipa
Yes its working (just knocked on wood...).
I sent you an email.
warm regards, Jake
Posted by Jakeman on May 31, 2006, at 18:22:02
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone?, posted by Cairo on May 31, 2006, at 9:07:12
Cairo,
Did your study show you had sleep apnea? I have shallow breathing too. I tried APAP therapy but could not tolerate the machine. I find sleeping on my side helps.
That's a good point that panic and/or anxiety attacks can occur while asleep.
warm regards, Jake
Posted by lymom3 on May 31, 2006, at 18:44:44
In reply to Re: Neurontin for sleep...thoughts anyone? » Cairo, posted by Jakeman on May 31, 2006, at 18:22:02
I have had anxiety problems in the past and know what a panic attack is for sure. It wasn't like that. It was just like my breathing was so depressed that I couldn't draw a deep breath or something. That plus the pounding headache that didn't go away til mid day...for sure not the med for me.
The patch is gone...I'm done with it. So I can start 2 weeks of h**l and then try to figure out if there is actually something else that I can try. That was my 14th medication...sigh....
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