having some probloms sleeping
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 06:56 PM
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 11:13 PM
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 11:30 PM
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 12:17 PM
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 01:19 PM
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 10:37 PM
I've had bouts of insomnia all of my life, so the topic is not new to me. As I approached menopause and now, years subsequent to that, both my sister and I have difficulty falling/staying asleep. My physician prescribed Trazodone for me. I know....another drug, but this one isn't a central nervous system depressant, and I don't think has the physical addiction concerns like many others. It affects serontonin. I was prescribed 60mg. nightly, but I often cut the pill in half, and do just fine with 30mg. I found Benadryl to produce hangover effects, and cause palpitations when taken long term. Even if you wake up in the middle of the night, and can't get back to sleep, even a teeny amount (say, 15mg) can induce sleep again. Good luck!
I'm staying away from anything that affects my seratonin levels, since that is what is so screwed up from the Cymbalta. I'm glad it works for you, but I would use caution there. There is another med that others have talked about called Zonegran, but I've not researched that either. I'm at the peri-menopause time of my life, oh joy, so I'm sure insomnia is part of that. My issue is more that my brain is racing all over, and the zapping noise sometimes gets very loud just as I'm dozing off, so, I'm almost afraid to sleep sometimes.
I'm not working due to another medical condition, so I have to say that I am way impressed with those of you that are dealing with this and working at the same time; I know that I don't have the strength to do it. Sometimes it is all I can do to wash dishes or do laundry, how sad is that?
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Posted 12 March 2008 - 03:18 AM
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