Posted by SLS on April 1, 2023, at 12:25:54
In reply to Re: Dayvigo » Jay2112, posted by undopaminergic on April 1, 2023, at 2:39:17
Hi.
> > I have read of Dayvigo. It blocks hypocretin (which helps keep you awake) in the brain. I haven't tried it, but have heard of the sleepwalking. Personally, I prefer benzos for sleep.
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> Benzos are effective for promoting sleep, but in my experience, it is an absolutely worthless sleep. If antihistamines work for you, I would prefer them, although they take longer than benzos to induce sleep.
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> -undopaminergic
What about Seroquel (quetiapine)? People really do well with it at low dosages - 25-50 mg/day. Does it affect sleep architecture?Benzodiazepines are supposed to affect negatively sleep architecture. I found tempazepam (Restoril)and lorazepam (Ativan) to be the best of the bunch for insomnia. I prefere Ambien (zolpidem). It impacts sleep architecture minimally or not at all - especially REM sleep. Ambien puts me to sleep quickly and with no hangover the next morning. It does have a short half-life. However, I don't experience rebound awakenings like I did with triazolam (Halcion), another drug with a short half-life. For this reason, I took both lorazepam and triazolam. Triazolam put me to sleep and lorazepam kept me asleep. I needed this to remedy total insomnia while I was taking a combination of Parnate + desipramine.
Another drug that might be worth looking at isto treat insomnia is trimipramine (Surmontil). In contrast to other tricyclic antidepressants, trimipramine:
1. Increases sleep efficiency.
2. Does not reduce REM sleep, and tends to enhance it.
3. Does not inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine-NE (noradrenalin-NA), serotonin (5-HT) or dopamine (DA).
4. Has mild antipsychotic effects.
5. Produces very little rebound insomnia upon discontinuation.
6. Is tolerated better than doxepin.
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