Posted by TylerJ on April 7, 2006, at 18:07:14
In reply to Re: What do you take for insomnia?, posted by Caedmon on April 7, 2006, at 15:40:05
> My experiences:
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> trazodone - a little TOO effective, and does end up causing tolerance
> Seroquel - yuck, way too sedating and I feel terrible the next day
> amitriptyline - my personal choice, or was anyway, before I considered going onto Parnate
> Ambien - useless
> Lunesta - also useless, and unreasonably costly
> benzodiazepines - useless and tolerance-forming
> melatonin - surprisingly effective; cheap, too
>
> Since I'll be starting up on Parnate I have to reconsider what hypnotics I'll use. My standby amitriptyline is out, so I'm thinking of something new. The Z-drugs w/ benzo-like action (e.g. Lunesta) are basically useless and way too expensive.
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> I'm going to ask for Neurontin (gabapentin). Anyone take gabapentin for insomnia? It has a short halflife, few side effects, and it's usually pretty sedating. Good things to have in a hypnotic.
>
> Also, is melatonin contraindicated with an MAOI? If not, I may just stick to that.
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> - CYea, Ambien isn't working for me at all. So I'm back on Trazodone 150-200 a night. Let me know what you find out about melatonin, I'd be interested in trying it. Thanks.
Tyler
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