Posted by Napaba on April 8, 2003, at 9:52:31
In reply to Re: What is Lorazipam?, posted by paxvox on April 7, 2003, at 17:58:48
>PAX,
Thank you so much for all the information. I'm going to try Benadryl until I go back to the doctor. I tried Sonota a while a go, it made me feel as if I had the flu most of the next day. So I gave up on it. One of the warnings was not to eat a high fat meal befor taking it. I eat a low carb high protein diet, I think that had something to do with my reaction to it.
Alprazolam (Xanax) is a good antianxiety med, I think Ativan (lorazepam) may work better for your sleep. I have had chronic insomnia for over a decade. I can sleep no more than 2-3 hours w/o some sort of medication (currently Tranzene). Some people are finding success with Sonota and Ambien, however these meds have very short half-lives ( that is the time it takes for 1/2 of the med to clear your system). This will allow you maybe 5 hours of sleep, but then you will have interrupted sleep for the next hour or so, which is not totally a restful thing. Secondly, the insurance companies have now put major restrictions on sleep meds (thanks to TV advertisement causing more people to ask their MD for the med, which is not cheap). Do NOT take Tylenol PM unless you need an analgesic (pain reliever). The med in most of the so-called "PM" meds is actually 25mg of diphenhydramine (AKA Benadryl). It is just an antihistamine. You can buy it at Walmart for $4 (or less) for a bottle of 100. You don't need the other meds in the "PMs". I take 25-50mg of diphenh. plus my Tranzene at night. I STILL don't get the best sleep, but I may get 3-4 hours before I wake up the first time, then I wake about every 1.5 hours for the rest of the night. Fun, huh?
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> PAX
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