Posted by Marian29 on May 16, 2006, at 19:22:39
In reply to Re: Cut dose to 3.75 last night?, posted by musky on May 16, 2006, at 18:25:46
Johnny, I remember the psych telling me that the "first" 15 mg were an antihistamine. He's not a native English speaker, so it's possible he just meant that 15 mg of the 30 (all mixed in) were for antihistamine effect--but I don't think so. I think if you only took 15 mg to start with that you'd only have an antihistamine effect, and that it takes the additional 15mg to serve as an AD.
Benadryl IS a depressant, so not a good idea unless you absolutely cannot sleep and need one night's relief.
Musky, thanks so much for the encouragement. I have been reading about cognitive therapy and I LOVE the idea behind it! Not sure I have time to get myself therapized right now (I have two kids with psychiatric disorders of their own). But once things calm down around here, I would love to give it a try.
How much of the depression and anxiety we're all experiencing are from changes in SLEEP? I would bet there's a lot to be said for that.
Johnny, I have the "startle" response just as I'm falling asleep--it's like a mini panic attack. I've been dealing with it by getting up, waiting a half an hour or so, and trying to fall asleep again. Sometimes it takes a few rounds of that. I also sometimes can fall asleep on the sofa more easily than in bed. Maybe if you changed the place where you sleep (temporarily) you might not associate falling asleep with panicking? Just an idea.
Hang in there, everyone!
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