Posted by tensor on January 22, 2012, at 16:39:59
In reply to Poll - How do you treat insomnia?, posted by SLS on January 21, 2012, at 15:42:40
> What have you found to be an effective treatment for insomnia?
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> In the past, I have used combinations of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs. When I suffered from total insomnia produced by Parnate, I combined Halcion and Ativan. Doctors are afraid of Halcion now, but I think it has a place in treating severe initial insomnia. Ativan is not as good for treating initial insomnia, but is good at maintaining sleep once the Halcion has done its work to put you to sleep. Now, I use a combination of Sonata and Ativan when needed. Sonata puts me to sleep and Ativan keeps me asleep.
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> 1. Short-acting for sleep initiation: Sonata, Halcion
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> 2. Medium-acting for sleep maintenance: Ativan, Restoril
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> - ScottI take Abilify now for depression and it gives me terrible insomnia, most initial. I have taken 20-30mg of zolpidem + 100mg Seroquel IR and it has worked somewhat. I'm quitting Seroquel now because it carries over some sedative effects to the next day.
Funny enough, I was gonna post here now about Halcion. So here I go, is Halcion (at 0.5mg) more effective for initial insomnia than the Z-drugs?
Never tried Sonata, how does it compare to Halcion in terms of knock-out power?
Thanks.
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