Posted by MARTY on April 8, 2006, at 2:41:32
In reply to Re: What do you take for insomnia?, posted by Caedmon on April 7, 2006, at 15:40:05
Hi Caedmon,If you are willing to try Neurontin I would recommend you Lyrica which is a new med based on Neurontin. Trust me; it is FAR more sedating than Neurontin. Sleep is very good and feel refresh the next day. Neurontin isn't very sedative unless you try it at high dose which you may find it taxing on memory and mental alertness.
Marty> 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
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> 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.
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> Also, is melatonin contraindicated with an MAOI? If not, I may just stick to that.
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> - C
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