Posted by terra miller on August 3, 2001, at 13:04:10
In reply to Re: Reply » terra miller, posted by Elizabeth on August 3, 2001, at 0:08:45
> Well, I can't use antihistaminic drugs (such as tricyclics, neuroleptics, trazodone, Remeron, etc. as well as things like Benadryl and Atarax) for chronic insomnia because I become tolerant every few days.yes, i have had that response to trazodone and ambien as well. i rotated for a while and that was somewhat beneficial. kind of like tricking my body or something. in fact, that still works and i suppose that's actually what i am still doing. sometimes sleep on my own, maybe chamomile tea, trazodone, ambien, alcohol, whatever. (you understand, not every night like that.... just whenever... that probably is descriptive of two months actually... more nights on my own than using something)
>Still -- are you sure you're not increasing your alcohol intake? How often are you drinking?
there is no pattern. i can go weeks without drinking a thing and actually feeling a form of aversion. i can have a week when i drink three times a week, a glass of wine. that's probably accurate. every day is different for me.
> Does the phrase "exaggerated startle response" seem to fit? That's very common for people suffering from posttraumatic stress.
oh, clearly. very clearly. life with PTSD...
> > when necessary i want to retry the ativan, but don't want to have to do two weeks of withdrawals again just for one attempted dose when needed. grrrrr.
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> How often were you taking Ativan?hmmm, at the peak i probably went 2 months taking it every day, 2 times a day, 1mg at a time. then i quit cold turkey. i've been off it a month now???
-terra
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