Posted by JenStar on April 26, 2005, at 17:02:42
In reply to HELP... Lunesta or Geodon, posted by Sadaiyappan on April 26, 2005, at 10:13:53
hi sadaiyappan,
welcome to the board! Sorry to hear about your sleep issues. For what it's worth, here is my advice.I would first try to investigate what someone gave you at that party. Was it a pill, an injection, a dissolvable tablet, asomething to smoke/inhale, etc? Can you call the people who gave or attended the party and ask for some honest information from them?
Talk to your doctor frankly about various possibilities so you can understand the true side effects of whatever drug it was.
I'm not a drug expert or connoisseur, but I believe there are very few drugs that would cause an immediate dependency (heroin, only?). Also, the half-life of most drugs is MUCH shorter than 4 weeks, so it's unlikely the drug itself was still in your system, unless you continued to ingest it or something that had interacted with it.
Is it possible that something else you were taking for sleep or another medical condition might have helped cause the chemical taste/ weird sensations? Or could the fear over the unknown have helped cause panic & anxiety over it?
I think most docs recommend sticking with one sleep aid and say not to rotate them in and out. The body is supposed to best respond to one drug at a time. Again, I'd talk this over with your doctor, being very open about everything else you're taking. Even certain vitamins & herbal supplements -- even grapfruit juice! -- can cause certain drugs to work differently.
Good luck. I'm sorry your sleep is so disrupted. I hope you're feeling better soon!
JenStar
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