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Re: Need advice for treatment resistant insomnia

Posted by jasmineneroli on October 4, 2009, at 21:04:34

In reply to Re: Need advice for treatment resistant insomnia, posted by Dave954 on October 4, 2009, at 19:35:33

>Melatonin seems to worsen my mood during the daytime for some reason.

* I also suffer from chronic insomnia, and also found Melatonin to worsen my mood - irritated depression.
I haven't tried Xyrem, but I did take very high doses of L-Tryptophan (3000mg at night) for 6 months which worked very well, until it pooped-out. My L-tryptophan was prescribed, pharmaceutical grade.
My only other drug suggestion is to try some of the old anti-histamines and experiment with dose - Phenergan for instance might work.

It seems that no sleep inducers work long-term.

Have you considered the possibility that you have a Circadian Rythmn problem? Blue Light Therapy works very well (I tried that too, worked beautifully until I had lens replacements in both eyes that I discovered filter blue light - after the fact!).

Good luck
J


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