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Posted by peanut again on November 11, 2018, at 21:55:40
Hi,
I used to be on here as peanut a few years ago. I have so many questions, but I can't think of them because I can fall asleep but can't stay asleep! i hope there's something I haven't tried. btw, I'm on an MAOI. I have tried...
Sonata (present) seems to make me depressed-- anyone else?I've been on (and had them poop out)...
Ambien and XR
Belsomra
Lunesta
Seroquel IR and XR
Zytis
Perphenazine
Klonipin
Ativan
Benadryl
Posted by beckett2 on November 12, 2018, at 1:43:20
In reply to sleep advice needed, posted by peanut again on November 11, 2018, at 21:55:40
> Hi,
>
> I used to be on here as peanut a few years ago. I have so many questions, but I can't think of them because I can fall asleep but can't stay asleep! i hope there's something I haven't tried. btw, I'm on an MAOI. I have tried...
> Sonata (present) seems to make me depressed-- anyone else?
>
> I've been on (and had them poop out)...
> Ambien and XR
> Belsomra
> Lunesta
> Seroquel IR and XR
> Zytis
> Perphenazine
> Klonipin
> Ativan
> Benadryl
>
>Not to be personal, but if you are a woman experiencing peri menopause... well, that's what happened to me, and most of the agents you mention didn't keep me asleep either.
Posted by peanut again on November 12, 2018, at 14:47:49
In reply to Re: sleep advice needed » peanut again, posted by beckett2 on November 12, 2018, at 1:43:20
Thanks for your reply. I think I am too young for perimenopause but will discuss with doctor.
Thanks!
Posted by beckett2 on November 13, 2018, at 15:00:22
In reply to Re: sleep advice needed, posted by peanut again on November 12, 2018, at 14:47:49
Eh, it was just a thought. I've been using tizanidine, an anti spasmodic. All the hypnotics and gabapentin cr*pp*d out.
Posted by sigismund on November 19, 2018, at 22:47:00
In reply to Re: sleep advice needed » peanut again, posted by beckett2 on November 13, 2018, at 15:00:22
I found their side effects problematic, but Lyrica and gabapentin deepened my sleep and didn't wear off after a few hours. (My feet swelled up.)
The other thing that was useful before they made it impossible to get here was trimipramine in half doses. There is a wiki page on it, I think.
Posted by adiaphora on January 16, 2019, at 19:19:36
In reply to sleep advice needed, posted by peanut again on November 11, 2018, at 21:55:40
> Hi,
>
> I used to be on here as peanut a few years ago. I have so many questions, but I can't think of them because I can fall asleep but can't stay asleep! i hope there's something I haven't tried. btw, I'm on an MAOI. I have tried...
> Sonata (present) seems to make me depressed-- anyone else?
>
> I've been on (and had them poop out)...
> Ambien and XR
> Belsomra
> Lunesta
> Seroquel IR and XR
> Zytis
> Perphenazine
> Klonipin
> Ativan
> Benadryl
>
>Hi peanut,
I had some success taking Trazodone for sleep (sorry, this was too long ago for me to remember the dosage) just after I started Nardil. I say some success in that it helped me sleep for longer periods than I would have otherwise, but the hangover effect was counterproductive *and* my sleep schedule was still wildly inconsistent.
FWIW: I gave up on sleep meds after about six months and learned to ride the weird-sleep wave with Nardil, which I have now been taking for over eight years. Reading up on how MAOIs suppress REM sleep (among other things) and how no sleep medication really seems meant to be taken long term, helped me come to that decision.
To be clear, I don't mean to preach: I very much understand that not everyone has the option to sleep at the hours I do, and that my grasp of psychopharmacology will never be as thorough as I would wish.
Please feel free to send any other questions about Nardil my way. I have done a lot of research, but am certainly not as knowledgeable as some of the other long-term-Nardil-users here. On the other hand, I am not sure how many are still around.
Good luck!
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