Posted by clipper40 on May 4, 2008, at 5:02:04
In reply to Re: Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome » clipper40, posted by Quintal on April 29, 2008, at 13:14:41
I would stay away from the lofepramine as that metabolizes to desipramine which would be energizing, rather than sleep promoting.
Not sure of the half-life of doxepin but I didn't have much of a problem with grogginess the next day as long as I was taking a low dose and I had been on it awhile so I was adjusted to that dosage. Also, it's better to take it earlier in the evening and then you also have less chance of any grogginess the next morning. When you first start on it, it will definitely make you very groggy until your body adjusts.
It won't guarantee to knock you out each night (I would sometimes need to take something else with it) but it did, on the whole, make it much easier to fall asleep. The best part was that it kept me asleep throughout the night.
I would stay away from the lofepramine as that metabolizes to desipramine which would be energizing, rather than sleep promoting.
Here's some info on doxepin and how low doses of it are being made into a new sleeping aid which will be called Silenor when it comes to market:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxepin
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