Posted by 4WD on January 2, 2008, at 20:10:01
In reply to The I can't find a med to help me sleep thread, posted by Maxime on December 31, 2007, at 0:58:38
> It's almost 2 am and I am wide awake. This wouldn't bother me too much except for the fact that I didn't at all the night before.
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> I have yet to find a med that helps me sleep.
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> Insomnia is lonely. Anyone else out there sleepless?
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> I did a body relaxation exercise, but it didn't really take. I've had some milk to drink.
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> I just wish I could find something that would help
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> MaximeHi Maxime,
I guess this might be a dumb suggestion since you've probably already tried it but Trazadone really helps me sleep. Better than Ambien by far. But then my problem isn't falling asleep, it's staying asleep --i.e. waking up way too early.
How long has the insomnia been a problem? I know you are on Zoloft and when I was on Prozac I had terrible insomnia the whole 8 years. When I was switched to Effexor, the insomnia improved greatly. But what got rid of it entirely was when I started taking Cymbalta. I took it for about five months and during that time I could even take naps. I could fall asleep normally and naturally. I took it in the morning so it wasn't from any sedative effect.
What's more, when I stopped Cymbalta, the insomnia did not come back. It's like it changed something in my brain that stayed changed even after I stopped taking the drug.
I sympathize with you deeply. The whole time I was on Prozac I would spend 2-4 hours in bed waiting to fall asleep. I'd get up and go back, get up and go back. Most of the time, though, I'd just lie there and wait. It was horrible. I thank God often that the insomnia is gone.
What have you tried?
Marsha
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