Posted by myco on February 17, 2009, at 22:33:26
In reply to Re: maoi trial first timer exxxxited scaaaared, posted by ayda on February 17, 2009, at 11:28:10
>...does anyone know a good treatment for the killer insomnia u get with this med.. i m sleeping very light and i get cold sores when this happens! :( unsightly :(
Hi,
I don't know what to say about the cold sores other than antiviral. For the sleep -I am fighting my own battle with it aswell - the common med(s) are hypnotic benzos (scott identified two types of insomnia also: inability to get to sleep and inability to stay asleep - treatment should be geared in this regard). Restoril (Temazepam) I've heard is a good longish acting benzo for sleep (not many awakenings on this one - keep you asleep) as well as the old standby xanax (gets you to sleep - see wiki under benzodiazepines hun, there is a chart there with type and halflife). Also the pseudobenzo Z-drugs (marketed as actual 'sleep meds'): zopiclone, ambien, lunesta, sonata (also on same wiki page).
Then if you like more of a knock you on your *ss like an elephant dart there is trazodone and especially Seroquel. I've used the traz with effexor with great success in the past but it doesnt get along with nardil (my maoi) aswell.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_benzodiazepines
myco
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