Posted by SLS on January 29, 2016, at 11:26:12
In reply to med poop out- where to go next (Latuda?), posted by bp peanut on January 27, 2016, at 21:18:32
I don't know if you need all of the drugs that you are taking, but let us assume that you do. Despite your difficulties with sleep, are you in full remission with respect to your mental illness? Are there any residual symptoms at all?
The first thing I thought of for sleep was to switch from perphenazine to low-dose Seroquel (50-100 mg h.s.).
If all else fails, I would consider combining Halcion (triazolam) with Ativan (lorazepam). Halcion is the most potent benzodiazepine (BZD) for sleep, but it has a very short half life, and often allows for rebound awakening. However, if you are also taking another BZD with a longer half-life like Ativan or Restoril (temazepam), sleep can be maintained through the night.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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