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Medications People Use to Sleep?
Conducting an informal survey on what meds people on this forum are using, if any, to help them sleep . . .
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Permalink Reply by Peggy B. on
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YEP! Ha One day I even took 2 dalmane 30 mg 4 times in one day. It is my thyroid and adrenals that are not functioning properly.
Rose Marie Holt said:
Not even Seroquel? Or a giant Trazodone dose? Maybe you have more than one disorder - that's always fun.
Peggy McGalliard said:
I have tried all the Rx sleeping pills, OTC pills, and NOTHING works.I wake up about every 1.5 - 2 hours. EVERY once in a while, melatonin and l theanine and GABA will help me sleep maybe 3-4 hours, but this is such a rare thing that I am so thankful when it does.
Maddening is what it is! But, it is one of those things that has become "normal" in a malfunctioning sort of way!
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I take the natural supplements you listed as well. How much of the GABA do you take? I take 750 mg, and wonder if I should add more.
Socknitster said:
I take natural supplements only. I take a neurotransmitter called GABA, an amino acid called glutamine, an amino acid called 5-HTP, an amino acid called taurine and a neurotransmitter called melatonin. All of these help me relax, fall asleep and stay asleep.
I used to take Lyrica, but found out it was an analog of GABA. Meaning it's the same molecule with one small change. I was having some side effects from the Lyrica so I decided to switch. I got the same effect, with no side effects and a much cheaper price tag.
I take the others because I have chronically poor digestion. I don't digest protein well. Protein is broken down into amino acids and the body uses amino acids to make neurotransmitters. I firmly believe, after tons of research on the subject, that neurologic problems including depression and many other disorders are caused by lack of protein in the diet or poor protein digestion. Depressed foks aren't deficient in Prozac! They are deficient in serotonin (made from tryptophan via the intermediate 5-HTP. If interested read THE MOOD CURE, or WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT DEPRESSION.
I also take digestive enzymes and betaine HCL whenever I eat protein and I eat a lot more of it now. It is the single thing that has helped improve my health more than any other factor. And I was really sick a year ago with chronic fatigue syndrome.
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I have tried Trazadone and ambien and eventually those stopped working. I am taking 25mg of seroqual at night. Helps w/ the sleep and depression. I took seroqual XR for a while but the weight gain made me crazy
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I suffer from depression and chronic pain, so besides the anti depressents and the hydrcodone I take an Advil PM and that seems to do the trick.
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I have a prescription for Ambien which I hated to take except when I'm traveling. I was afraid of the dependency. Now I'm a convert. I don't take it every night, maybe three or four times a week. I don't have trouble falling asleep but staying asleep. I have found an OTC product called Midnite which can be taken before bed or during the night if I wake up that helps me get back to sleep. It is a chewable tablet, so no worry about water. I take one out of the package and leave it on the nightstand for the nights I don't use Ambien.
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Ambien 10 mg.
Mirapex (Pramipexole) .75 mg. for Restless leg syndrome
Gabapentin(Neurontin) 300 mg. for Peripheral Neuropathy
Without the Ambien, I would have great difficulty going to sleep & staying asleep.
Even with Ambien, I wake after 5-6 hours & can't go back to sleep.
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Permalink Reply by Lyda Jackson on
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I occasionally use a short acting prescription medication called Sonata.
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Permalink Reply by Don Dodge on
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3mg of melatonin. I have used Benadryl, but not since I got the CPAP.
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Ambien CR - 12.5 mg.
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I was on Remeron, Klonopin and Ativan (not all at once). Couldn't fall asleep with the mask on, but once I took the mask off and shut off the machine, I went right to sleep...go figure. :-(
I'm now starting 1mg of Lunesta with the ability to go to 3 mg if needed. This all has turned out to be more of a pain than I thought it would be.
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I like Sonata and Rozerem (melatonin based) but lately Sonata knocks me out too much - not too short acting. but for a while it was great - got me to sleep and then I was fine all night.
Lyda Jackson said:
I occasionally use a short acting prescription medication called Sonata.
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The worst pain I have had is when the dogs started a fight on top of my face mask - could have been worse - I had spare parts - never toss an old mask!
Keep trying - if the mask is keeping your airway open you can up the sleep med (under Dr care) until it works without having to worry about apnea. that's the theory anyway.
Greg Kroemer said:I was on Remeron, Klonopin and Ativan (not all at once). Couldn't fall asleep with the mask on, but once I took the mask off and shut off the machine, I went right to sleep...go figure. :-(
I'm now starting 1mg of Lunesta with the ability to go to 3 mg if needed. This all has turned out to be more of a pain than I thought it would be.
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