Posted by cubbybear on October 13, 2003, at 2:56:20
In reply to Re: Parnate for Anxiety » wsj, posted by djmmm on October 12, 2003, at 9:07:45
> I have always found that the rebound insomnia from benzos and newer sleeping pills (ambien, sonata)--specifically the newer sleeping pills- ended up being much worse than the initial insomnia.
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> My doc gave me a script for 7 sonata to take as needed, because I had ocassional sleeping problems..needless to say, the first night of insomnia was followed by 6...something I had never experienced before (but then the same happend with xanax and ambien) Klonopin, interestingly, never caused sedation (even at doses of 4-6mg...go figure)
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> ...anyway, In my search for an occassional sleeping pill, I decided to try melatonin, and honestly (for me at least) I find it works FAR better than ambien or sonata...with no rebound insomnia. It may be worth a try.Thanks very much for the advice--I'll keep this in mind; however, since it seems that anything and everything is contraindicated with Parnate, I'll have to check out the meds as well as melatonin to make sure they're compatible.
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