Re: no rest, no sleep .....help!
06/02/05 01:06 PM
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pulse
Reged: 05/24/05
Posts: 69
Loc: sw ohio
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lack of sleep is a serious trigger for me also, but i am C. i waited all that time for lunesta to come out, got it, then it did absolutely nothing for my insomnia, nor for any of the patients my gp had on it. so if it works at all for you, you are lucky. ambien i am leary of re: addiction potential + it only gives me 4 hrs sleep, which i've heard is common. i see you double dose it - i've heard that's what many need to do.
what about a low dose sedating antidepressant to use for sleep? would also help that catch-all term 'stress,' whatever that is. ha! only issue is that they often (not always) cause carb cravings + weight gain.
1) remeron is best for sleep at 7.5 mg, but *may* be the worst one for cravings + weight gain.
2) doxepin (sinequan) at 10-25 mg
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3) low dose antipsychotics are now being widely used for sleep. no need to worry about anything on the low doses, unless you also have reflux. seroquel seems to be the most popular. i *think* the dose is 25 mg. (taking one does not mean your doc thinks you're psychotic, btw.) there is usually some weight gain issue with these also, other than geodon and abilify, BUT i don't know how those 2 work for sleep. maybe someone else does.
sometimes i think sugar is an issue; other times i do not.
good luck - this stuff can be tough to solve!
Edited by pulse (06/02/05 01:07 PM)
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