Posted by Ritch on August 17, 2002, at 10:01:20
In reply to Update: ADD/Bipolar II Meds (stimulants!), posted by The Undercracker on August 17, 2002, at 1:33:31
> Thanks for the posts guys
>
> I think I agree that the Depakote is partially to blame for my somnolence aka being dead to the world. The irony is that I feel Wellbutrin's making me more obnoxious than I am completely unmedicated.
>
> Oh and to make matters worse, this bloody Restoril is like a whisper on a scream...it does nothing! The only things that seem to knock me out are the hardcore antidepressants like Doxepin/Elavil. At about 20mg, Ambien starts to work, but you're only supposed to max out at 10mg... and only then for a month at most.
>
> Isn't there anything that can knock out an elephant, can be used for extended periods (eg indefinitely), and only works for 8 hours w/o making you feel dead all the next day? Rohypnol sure is looking good about now. Of course I guess I'd have to suddenly change prescriptions any time I went to the States.
This might sound too simple, but I find that 25mg of diphenhydramine at bedtime works as good or better than clonazepam to get me to sleep. I feel a *little* zoned for a couple of hours when I get up, but it isn't bad. Doxepin and Elavil are powerful antihistamines as well, so maybe a sedative antihistamine (but a little shorter acting) might work. A long time ago I think I tried Atarax (hydroxyzine) at bedtime and it helped too.Mitch
poster:Ritch
thread:116493
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020814/msgs/116689.html