Posted by smart.drug on May 13, 2008, at 2:58:53
In reply to Medication Management: Episode 1, posted by smart.drug on May 12, 2008, at 18:48:20
Yes, Philipa, I am indeed a noob. And thank you for the hospitality.
>Sigismund,
I kinda want to stick to things that have some evidence behind them. Valerian has strong support as a hypnotic, and kava can enhance slow-wave sleep. Neither of them cause a hangover. The thing with glutamine is that the brain can convert it to either GABA, or glutamate--so yes, it can go either way. Tryptophan can enhance REM. I'm hoping that the quadruple combo can be synergistic, and give me the effect I'm looking for--i.e., consolidated sleep, without the hangover in the morning.>ncrainbow,
Wow... sounds like you're in a similar kind of mess as me. My problem is, I'll try ANYTHING, except for two classes of medications: SSRIs, and benzos. I refuse to touch them. But for the sake of brevity, I'll just say that benzos, as a class, suppress REM, so I don't want to try one for my sleep issues.Anyway, what you're describing to me sounds like narcolepsy... what happened, though? The sleep study found you negative for it? Well, in any case, I'm not a doctor. At any rate, I'd like to stick to sleep issues for now. I'll discuss other issues with you in subsequent episodes, unless you'd like to e-mail/IM some time?
P.S. This is finals week for me, so that means lots of all-nighters. So I won't be able to implement any sleep hygeine measures in the immediate future. Also, it's kind of hard for me to avoid computer/TV before bedtime--but I agree that avoiding them can be beneficial. I just wonder whether the benefit of a medication can outweight the sum total of sleep hygeine measures?
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