Posted by undopaminergic on April 2, 2023, at 8:17:05
In reply to Re: Dayvigo » undopaminergic, posted by SLS on April 1, 2023, at 12:25:54
> Hi.
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> > > 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
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> What about Seroquel (quetiapine)? People really do well with it at low dosages - 25-50 mg/day. Does it affect sleep architecture?
>I don't know, but it's an antihistamine (H1 receptor) and a serotonin 5-HT2A antagonist. The latter does not appear to contribute to sedation, but may improve sleep quality. Cyproheptadine (Periactin) is another one that affects the same receptors.
> 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 used to work the same for me many years ago, but later it had little or no effect (the same is true for temazepam).
> 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.
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> Another drug that might be worth looking at isto treat insomnia is trimipramine (Surmontil). In contrast to other tricyclic antidepressants, trimipramine:
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> 1. Increases sleep efficiency.
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> 2. Does not reduce REM sleep, and tends to enhance it.
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> 3. Does not inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine-NE (noradrenalin-NA), serotonin (5-HT) or dopamine (DA).
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> 4. Has mild antipsychotic effects.
>"Substantial" according to a German study comparing it to perazine.
> 5. Produces very little rebound insomnia upon discontinuation.
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> 6. Is tolerated better than doxepin.
>It also reduces cortisol secretion.
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