Posted by truman on October 6, 2003, at 20:34:27
Hi-
My pdoc has agreed that I need something for my insomnia. He has essentially told me to "pick a pill, any pill," and I am having a very difficult time deciding which to ask for.
I have never been able to fall asleep before 2 or 3am, even when I was a child. Once asleep, I stay asleep, never wake at night. But I do require lots of sleep, I function best when I sleep for 10-11 hours per night, although I now average about 5. I was only able to get the 10 hours regularly when I was in college.
He mentioned Ambien. I have been through ALL of the posts on it, and noticed that many people reported night waking with Ambien. I am wondering whether people who had Ambien-related night waking had night waking problems to begin with. Since I have never had problems with night waking, will I be immune to this effect? Or does the breakdown of the drug after 4 or 5 hours screw up the sleep cycle and cause night waking in some people regarless of sleep history?
Any other med suggestions? Again, I sleep like a rock once I go down, but it takes A LOT to knock me out!
I should add that I am on Wellbutrin SR 150mg bid and Ritalin 20 mg bid. Adjustments/discontinuation of these over the last several months have made no difference in my sleep, but did reinforce the fact that this is the absolute perfect combo for me to treat my *very* anergic depression.
Any input/comments/suggestions are extremely appreciated. Thanks so much!
poster:truman
thread:266116
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