Posted by ryanz on January 15, 2007, at 0:31:28
In reply to EMSAM (6mg) on Day 11, posted by UgottaHaveHope on January 15, 2007, at 0:16:04
Yeah, well, I had insomnia on many nights the first two to three weeks with Emsam as well and it wans't unexpected. But eventually I adjusted to it. I guess I was taking into consideration what would be best for me in the "long term" and toughed it out. I'd rather have insomnia for a few weeks than continue to feel suicidal for the rest of my life, basically. It's typical for the side effects to be worst the first couple of weeks while starting an antidepressant, and it can take up to six weeks for an antidepressant to start working. Ambien CR might work better for you than what you're taking now for insomnia. It also helps to preserve stage 3 and 4 sleep, while Benadryl actually adversely affects the amount of time you spend in different sleep stages such that eight hours of sleep on benadryl is nothing at all like a natural eight hours of sleep. Sleep studies reveal that benadryl is literally the worst sleep aid you can take. It seriously interferes with the amount of time you spend in different sleep stages, and in many people leaves them feeling hung over for over half the day afterwards. Some people like and defend Benadryl, though.
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