Posted by utopizen on January 9, 2004, at 4:49:51
In reply to Re: Wow... » mtdew, posted by Ame Sans Vie on January 9, 2004, at 0:42:58
> I'm not sure if they still make brand-name Tuinal -- I take the secobarbital/amobarbital generic. I use them simply because nothing else works for sleep. Not Remeron, trazodone, amitriptyline, Benadryl, Halcion, Restoril, Ambien, Sonata, phenobarbital... the only other option is Xyrem, but until Medicaid will cover the cost of it for any use other than narcoleptic cataplexy, I'm stuck with the chloral and Tuinal. No complaints though.
>Xyrem's over-rated for its insomnia-inducing properties, unless you're taking a very high dose at once... which I believe led me to high blood pressure (I was experimenting with a dose that could put me to sleep).
I'm off it temporarily, going to ask my p-doc for Sonata to combine with the Xyrem (the combo has been tested and safe on Xyrem's package insert).
Have you tried Soma for insomnia? It seems sedating from what I've read. Seconal, wow. Not even Seconal alone does the trick?
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