Posted by sigismund on September 7, 2010, at 17:26:14
In reply to Re: HELP what is best nonbenzo for insomnia/anxiety? » Phillipa, posted by Zandy on September 7, 2010, at 17:10:06
I fully understand what it is like to get by on 3 hours sleep a night, and like you I have wondered about whether long term benzo use has wrecked my ability to sleep permanently.
My problem is that if I only have 3 hours a night, I feel so bad next day that I have an increased need of benzos.
At the moment I take 300mg gabapentin at bedtime to help me sleep more deeply and it is moderately effective. Perhaps there is some awful downside, but at that dose it is not hard to give up.
If you can manage it, only take whatever Valium you take at night.
You could try these things....it's what I do every night
tryptophan 1g
Corydalis concentrate
agomelatine (used to help with sleep once)
and then there's herbs....
skullcap
zizyphus
sedative formulas from Traditional Chinese medicine
graviola....which I haven't tried
mulungu.....which I haven't tried either.
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