Posted by Maxime on March 30, 2005, at 0:01:49
In reply to Re: Question about Klonopin and sleep » Maxime, posted by Sarah T. on March 29, 2005, at 23:20:20
I wake up feeling a little tired, but not hungover. Once I have had my shower I am fine. I still only get 4 hours sleep on Klonopin. I sleep straight through. I have no cognitive impairment from it. When I have insomnia, I don't sleep at all.
However now I am in one of my worst depressive states and I am sleeping longer (6 hours) and I sleep during the day. This sleeping pattern started in November after I was laid off from a job. I still take the Klonopin because I am using it as a mood stabiliser. Besides I would go through withdrawal. I have been on 4 mg since 1996.
Ambien is good if you have 8 hours to devote to sleeping. I took it for 3 nights and then after that it didn't work on me. However, I woke up feeling really well rested and I didn't have any weird dreams.
Ativan. Ativan is the only benzo indicated for insomnia. It made me feel kind of drunk and I didn't sleep very well. I had weird dreams. But it might work for you!
Now I use Nozinan, an old neuroleptic(antipsychotic) to knock me out. I don't feel rested when I wake up but I sleep like a rock.
When I was in the psych ward I would barely sleep and every time they did their "checks" I would wave to the nurse ... it would piss them off. They tried different things but nothing "took".
I hope this helps and I hope you get some sleep soon.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
MAxime
> Hi Maxime. Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me a little more about how you feel when you wake up? Do you still get only 4 hours sleep, even on Klonopin? Do you sleep straight through, or do you wake up one or more times? Does the Klonopin cause problems for you, such as confusion, memory-impairment, etc.?
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> As for the Ambien, have you used it? If so, what was that like for you? And what about Ativan? Why is that used for sleep? Is it considered a "hypnotic" while the others are just for relieving anxiety while awake? Many years ago, I took an old benzodiazapine hypnotic known as "Dalmane." It did help me sleep, I suppose, but I think I was a space cadet the entire time I was on it. I had severe memory impairment from the Dalmane, and no matter how long I took it, my mouth always tasted like the drug.
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> I'm sorry for bombarding you with so many questions. I'm having a tough time, and if I could sleep well, I'd still be having a tough time, but I'd be better able to cope with the stress.
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