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Posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 8:21:38
i am in a bad way.
dont know if chicken or egg but my sleep is bad. cant seem to get to sleep at nights.
my depression is terrible right now. yesterday at work i started crying a bit in the morning and by afternoon it was constant. i had to hid (luckily behind closed door). but it was hard.
i cant eat. hard sleeping.
called pdoc and suprisingly he called me back within an hour. He and i agree that this is partly hormonal as AF arrived two days ago. but wondering if my antibiotic was part of the issue? and also just some stressors in my life coming down the tube.
but i told him ihate taking sleep meds cuz i cant get up in the morning to sleep and quite frankly they hadnt been working.
yesterday i think i took a total of upwards around 2400mg of gabapentin to calm me down. didnt work then took my 4mg perphenazine at 8:00 along with another gaba and decided to take 2mg xanax.
i was soon done crying and out about 9:30. woke up about6:45 (have to leave at 7 to get to work at 7:30.
wasnt late suprisingly.
but i am still very "down" today.
i'm slow. dont care and just want to go curl up somewhere and stare at a wall.**************************
my point is my pdoc mentioned trying to work on my sleep but i dont want a med that makes it so i cant wake up in the morning. yzprexa does that, xanax normally does that.
is ther anything out there that you folks know of that can GET me to sleep i mean zonk me out, but is shorter acting?what about an AD to sort of aid with my other AD for the time being. as pdoc said, i cant go through this every month.
would nortriptiline (sp?) do that?
any suggestions would be greatly welcomed.pdoc was going to call office and try to get me in saturday.
thanks anyone
b2c.
Posted by SLS on January 13, 2012, at 8:44:21
In reply to short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 8:21:38
> i am in a bad way.
That stinks. It must be painful.
Sonata (zaleplon) is a short-acting hypnotic that helps people get to sleep. If your sleep remains disturbed throughout the night, you might need a longer acting drug like Ativan or Restoril.
> would nortriptiline (sp?) do that?
Nortriptyline is a good choice for anyone who has never tried a TCA. It might make you very sleepy (somnolent) at first, but this will wear of within a few days.
- Scott
Posted by torrid2 on January 13, 2012, at 9:31:46
In reply to short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 8:21:38
I take atarax (hydroxyzine)an antihistimine used for anxiety and sedation to aide my sleep. I also use melitonin. I haven't read of anyone else here using it but it works for me. I can fall asleep no problem but staying asleep is another story. Temazapam is what works best for me but the atarax is cheep and not a benzo. I am not given to feeling hungover from sleep meds so I can't say much about that.
Posted by Phillipa on January 13, 2012, at 10:05:08
In reply to Re: short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by torrid2 on January 13, 2012, at 9:31:46
B2Chica can you get your hormonal levels checked know asked you before but it might check as bioidentical progesterone is calming or so they say. Just a though. Phillipa
Posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 13:13:10
In reply to Re: short acting sleep med, possible AD? » B2chica, posted by SLS on January 13, 2012, at 8:44:21
thanks Scott.
i know they wont give me sonata because i OD'd on that before. (my second hospital stay)...
any other options?
Posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 13:15:38
In reply to Re: short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by Phillipa on January 13, 2012, at 10:05:08
prgesterone is not my friend. it sends me straight down hill and fast.
after my last child i breast fed for 10months, when i stopped my period did not start even for three months after so they started me on progesterone to kick start after the third day i started going down fast, three weeks after that i was in the hospital...
b2c.
Posted by linkadge on January 13, 2012, at 17:53:24
In reply to short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 8:21:38
I have chronic insomnia and I've been on a "lot" of sleep meds. I find that no matter which medication I chose, if I combine it with some time release melatonin (taken early in the evening), I can get my sleep cycles under control faster.
Try low dose perphenazine + say 6mg of time release melatonin (taken about 8:30pm)?
Linkadge
Posted by B2chica on January 17, 2012, at 7:55:16
In reply to Re: short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by linkadge on January 13, 2012, at 17:53:24
can i get melatnin in stores?
i already take 4mg perphenazine at night.also lately been taking 2mg xanax 6-1200mg of gabapentin and last night i took 2mg klonipin also, and two beers. finally went to bed at 12:30.
not bad.
but was tired this morning. stillmade it to work by 7:30.but depression kicking in alraeady.
i think i'm taking so much at night hoping i just wont wake up...
Posted by papillon on January 19, 2012, at 1:04:42
In reply to Re: short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by B2chica on January 17, 2012, at 7:55:16
My doc says the over the counter melatonin found in the vitamin section is very hit and miss. The best way is to get a prescription to take to a compounding chemist. Expensive though if not covered by insurance. I pay $1 for each 3mg capsule in Aus.
I started at 3mg, worked up to 6mg but didn't notice any improvement between 3mg and 6mg so went back to 3mg. Very helpful for me. The literature has melatonin prescribed up to 10mg safely. Haven't noticed any side effects personally.
You could also try the non-sustained release seroquel. Not an AD though. Can help with anxiety.
Posted by creepy on January 19, 2012, at 20:47:56
In reply to short acting sleep med, possible AD?, posted by B2chica on January 13, 2012, at 8:21:38
Something with a short half-life, like hydroxyzine or prazosin?
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