Posted by bleauberry on February 13, 2012, at 11:51:03
In reply to Lunesta and anxiety?, posted by B2chica on February 13, 2012, at 10:20:46
Since everyone responds differently to meds it is hard to predict what might be best for you. But in my experience lunesta is one of the better choices. The problem with any of those types of meds....GABA meds....is that eventually their effectiveness diminishes and anxiety can be worse than it started. I prefer to view sleep meds as something to not use daily. For some real knockout power, ask for 15mg remeron pills, then cut the pill into quarters or eights. Dose ranges of 1mg to 7.5mg are more sedating than higher doses, and higher doses can sometimes actually be stimulating instead. While lunesta will pretty much be worn off in the morning, remeron will carry through most of the next day, so it comes with some grogginess usually. Other popular options include the sedating antipsychotics such as seroquel. But again, next day carryover is fairly significant.
If I were you I would try some inexpensive earth-made sleep aids first, which would include:
Skullcap
Passionflower
Valerian
Lemon BalmTry them each one at a time, and then combine your favorite 2 or 3.
In terms of vitamins, extra niacinamide can help as well as magnesium. A combo of magnesium, glycine, and gaba can work pretty well in mild to moderate sleep problems. These are natural substances in your body, but not uncommon to be deficient in them.
For any of the herbs I prefer the tinctures because they work as good or better than pills and allow for easy customized dose sizes. There is clinical research to back up the herbs and have been shown to be comparable to prescription meds except without the side effects and without the carryover.
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