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Posted by Hlar on May 18, 2005, at 4:44:58
I'm obviously having problems right now with waking during the night,just tapering from 2mg Klonopin to 1.5,and stopping 10mg of Zyprexa 4 months ago.(both after 5 years of use)
I'm wondering,if after using sleep-aids for so long,is there any hope of natural sleep after withdrawal from these tranquilizers? Insomnia has always been a problem for me,and being bipolar,sleep is especially important to avoid mania. It's very difficult for me to imagine falling asleep without any help.
So,anyone who has withdrawn successfully,are you now enjoying natural sleep? Or is that screwed up still?
Hlar
Posted by alexandra_k on May 18, 2005, at 5:25:09
In reply to Will sleep normalize after withdrawal ?, posted by Hlar on May 18, 2005, at 4:44:58
> I'm wondering,if after using sleep-aids for so long,is there any hope of natural sleep after withdrawal from these tranquilizers? Insomnia has always been a problem for me,and being bipolar,sleep is especially important to avoid mania. It's very difficult for me to imagine falling asleep without any help.
> So,anyone who has withdrawn successfully,are you now enjoying natural sleep? Or is that screwed up still?I was on 2 imovane every night for maybe 4 years. I didn't think I'd ever be able to sleep normally without them.
But now I can
Now I can :-)
Though I have to say that my problem was getting off to sleep rather than waking up once I was asleep.
though I do remember a time when I was getting used to not having the sleep meds (for maybe a couple of weeks) where I also had trouble with waking up around 3am and not being able to get back to sleep.I reckon...
There may well be hope :-)
Posted by JACJ on May 18, 2005, at 6:41:10
In reply to Re: Will sleep normalize after withdrawal ? » Hlar, posted by alexandra_k on May 18, 2005, at 5:25:09
Your sleep will go back to normal but it may take a while. Remember you nervous system is stirred up and it will take a while to calm down. Try to get sleep whenever you can. That is what I did. If I concentrated too hard I got upset and that did not do any good for me. They are natural things you can do to sleep better like take a warm bath or drink warm milk and listen to some soft music. It helped me. My husband also rubbed me which makes me so relaxed.
Posted by Hlar on May 18, 2005, at 8:27:30
In reply to Re: Will sleep normalize after withdrawal ? » Hlar, posted by alexandra_k on May 18, 2005, at 5:25:09
> > I'm wondering,if after using sleep-aids for so long,is there any hope of natural sleep after withdrawal from these tranquilizers? Insomnia has always been a problem for me,and being bipolar,sleep is especially important to avoid mania. It's very difficult for me to imagine falling asleep without any help.
> > So,anyone who has withdrawn successfully,are you now enjoying natural sleep? Or is that screwed up still?
>
> I was on 2 imovane every night for maybe 4 years. I didn't think I'd ever be able to sleep normally without them.
>
> But now I can
> Now I can :-)
> Though I have to say that my problem was getting off to sleep rather than waking up once I was asleep.
> though I do remember a time when I was getting used to not having the sleep meds (for maybe a couple of weeks) where I also had trouble with waking up around 3am and not being able to get back to sleep.
>
> I reckon...
> There may well be hope :-)I've never heard of Imovane. What is it,exactly?
Hlar
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