Posted by Ron Hill on June 8, 2003, at 10:17:06
In reply to Positive experience with lamictal, posted by lillabelle on June 8, 2003, at 4:34:38
Hi Lillabelle,
I can relate with many of your bipolar experiences. For background informational purposes, I am bipolar II and I take 600 mg/day of Lithobid for my hypomania, nutritional supplements for my atypical depressive side, and a nutritional supplement to treat my dysphoric mood states. I'm currently doing very well <knock on wood>.
> The other side effect is insomnia. As it is severe I have started to take 50mg of trazadone at night to help me sleep, which it does too well. I cannot get up in the morning (luckily I am not working at present). As I live overseas in a country which bans all benzos I am at a loss for sleeping meds. I have tried lowering the traz. to 25mg but doesn't do the job.
> Advise for the insomnia also greatly appreciated.
I take 800 mg of magnesium at bedtime each night. It is a GREAT sleep aid (for me) and it also seems to help my overall brain chemistry functioning. Specifically, I take 400 mg (measured as Mg) of magnesium citrate and 400 mg (measured as Mg) of magnesium malate each night.
Don't know if Mg will help you, but just thought I'd mention it in case it might.
-- Ron
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