Posted by Elizabeth on May 19, 2001, at 15:05:06
In reply to Re: Anti-depressant medications and nightmares, posted by Glenn Fagelson on May 18, 2001, at 21:21:35
> Thank you Elizabeth! I will ask my doctor to prescribe some Clonidine for me. I do suffer from
> some PTSD. Sometimes, I will take a Xanex at
> bedtime, but I cannot take it every night because
> Xanex and the other benzos are so addicting. Do
> you suffer from nightmares? Have you tried Clonidine yourself?Hi Glenn. I once tried taking clonidine for insomnia and some other sleep problems. I didn't notice any effect, but I wasn't taking much (just 0.1 mg at bedtime). It's also sometimes used for hyperactivity. It's supposed to help calm down a lot of the autonomic symptoms of heroin withdrawal too.
You're right that Xanax probably won't continue helping you sleep if you take it too frequently.
Sweet dreams.
-elizabeth
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