Posted by Dinah on December 4, 2002, at 11:00:29
In reply to Benedryl » Ritch, posted by BeardedLady on December 4, 2002, at 9:25:57
I think that you might need to get your depression under control to beat the insomnia. I'm having an upsurge of depression right now, and early morning awakenings are becoming part of my normal day. Usually 3am for me. Then I just lie there feeling miserable unless I knock myself out with Klonopin, and sometimes even then. Even when I sleep it's off and on, feeling like I'm not sleeping at all, although my husband tells me I'm snoring so I must be.
Perhaps a more effective antidepressant would do more good than a sleeping agent, although I realize they feed each other. I'd start one myself if I weren't relatively confident that my moods never last long enough for an antidepressant to start to work.
Good luck with finding a solution. Insomnia is rotten, especially the sort that doesn't come with hypomania. I'm not even up posting and working while I'm awake, just feeling miserable.
Dinah
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