Posted by bleauberry on November 10, 2010, at 17:23:22
In reply to Parnate causing extreme insomnia. What can help?, posted by alexcanada on November 9, 2010, at 3:17:08
I could suggest a combo of two or three plants with fairly strong sleep inducing qualities, but there is no way to know how they would mix with Parnate. Safe or not? Don't know.
I have encountered the kind of insomnia you are dealing with. It is pretty intense.
As much as I prefer a natural or plant based route to treat symptoms and heal disease, in this case I think a potent sleep drug is warranted. Choices would include things such as Lunesta, klonopin, xanax, restoril, low dose remeron (1mg-7.5mg, extremely potent at that tiny dose, much more sedating than higher doses), and with some reservation I might mention low dose (10mg-50mg) seroquel. I hate to see potent antipsychotics used solely for sleep, but a lot of people do it. I guess what ever can get you to sleep is a good thing. Whatever problems or side effects that develop from that are the next chapter. But for now, the chapter is on getting to sleep.
Melatonin has nowhere near the kind of potency to deal with this kind of insomnia. Though it is still a good supplement to take for a host of other reasons. And would likely help whatever else you take to work better. Synergy is a good thing in my book.
If it were me, my first choice would be Lunesta. Second choice ultra low dose remeron. Third choice, combine them.
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