Posted by Sean on April 15, 1999, at 16:32:02
In reply to Re: SLEEP--does anything work for long term, posted by anne on April 13, 1999, at 20:54:21
> When my main problem is inability to stay asleep at night I always go back to Elavil. I've been on it several times over the past 10 years - by itself or with a another antidepressants. Doesn't take much, 10-25 mg at bedtime is plenty. It's especially great when starting a new antidepressant that keeps me up. I used it recently while getting used to Effexor XR; it was really keeping me up at night. After about 6 weeks of Effexor I started feeling really drowsy during the day and stopped the Elavil. Still sleeping great, feeling pretty wonderful.
I can relate; SSRI's seem to cause insomnia, and
for me this triggers hypomania- fun but not a
long term solution.
I have had luck with Elavil for both dep
and sleep...
poster:Sean
thread:4804
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19990401/msgs/4926.html