Posted by Cairo on May 14, 2006, at 20:13:38
In reply to I need help....insomnia, posted by Larry Hoover on May 14, 2006, at 11:34:41
Lyrica by itself is too stimulating to use as a sole sleep aid for me. Adding only 50mg trazodone knocks me out and prevents awakening. I'd say that it seems like the combo gives deeper sleep, but I'm not sure. I still wake up after 9 hours totally unrefreshed, stiff and in pain. I'm going for another sleep study to see what that's all about. I've had to decrease the daytime Lyrica dose as the cognitive side effects are too much and muscle tightness increases, so I've never gotten up to the 450mg daily dose in the FMS trials.
Neurontin + trazodone always gave me more dreams, but, alas, never helped with my morning stiffness and pain.
Cairo
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