Posted by BarbaraCat on February 2, 2002, at 20:58:21
In reply to Re: Ambien, benzos for insomnia » Elizabeth, posted by jane d on February 2, 2002, at 12:30:21
Jane,
Did you decide upon sonata after taking other sleepers? Does the effect come on pretty quickly after taking it and can you always depend upon it putting you to sleep? Have you tried melatonin? I find that if I'm in a relatively relaxed state, I can drift off with mild herbal sedatives, but if I'm wired, I can take 2-3 ambiens plus klonopin and I'm still rarin' to boogey all night (maybe I should?).Of course, sleeping in the guest room away from my hubby's snoring is a big factor in all of this. In fact, this may be a good subject for a separate post "Does your partner's snoring add to your psychosis?" What do you think? - Barbara
> > > If I'm particularly wired, I'll take 1/2 klonopin and 1.5 ambien with some morning hangover.
> >
> > I think there must be some synergy there, because Ambien really doesn't last all that long.
>
> Or it might just be broken down more slowly in some people. I had the same hangover effect taking ambien. For me, sonata was the answer.
>
> Jane
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