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Post by shevy on Aug 11, 2014 1:40:10 GMT
I've suffered for 10+ years. Tried OTC meds, routines, natural remedies and nothing worked. After several doctor visits, started Trazodone and have been at max dose for 7+ years.
In the last year I've struggled more with insomnia and added situational depression and anxiety. I'm on meds for the depression/anxiety. But my insomnia is reaching uncontrolled status again. Several nights a week I'm getting 3-4 hours of sleep and a night or two I can't fall can't fall asleep at all. I know I need to see my doctor again.
I've tried Ambien and can't take it more than a night a week or I'm really drugged up during the day. Any other meds I should ask my doctor about?
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Post by baslp on Aug 11, 2014 1:52:13 GMT
I use Trazadone. I only need to take 1/2 of one to fall and stay asleep. I tried a few others and went back to this one.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 11, 2014 1:53:59 GMT
Elavil (amitriptyline). Trazadone made me hungry as hell.
I've been using it for many, many years. Non habit forming and the drowsiness effect is just enough.
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Post by SweetieBugs on Aug 11, 2014 1:54:47 GMT
I've done all the sleep meds and nothing was really working (or working for more than a few days). I started 50 mg Trazadone last fall and it helped some at first but still didn't let me get to a deep sleep. In the spring, I added 2 mg of Lunesta. That was the trick. The Lunesta works like nothing else did. I am not sleeping 8 hours, but I can now get 5 to 6 hours of sleep and about 3 to 4 of those are much deeper than before.
So, now I take 50 mg Trazadone, 2mg of Lunesta and 2 5-HTP tablets at night and in the morning I take a Lexapro. I've been on this mix since early May and things are not perfect but so, so much better than the past 2 years.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Aug 11, 2014 1:59:02 GMT
I don't have any advice but I feel for you. Insomnia is one of my symptoms when I ingest gluten and it can be really miserable. I've gone for months on end suffering from it and that was bad but I can't imagine how you live with it for years and years.
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Post by theboydbunch on Aug 11, 2014 2:41:09 GMT
Ambien works for me. I'm sorry, and hope you can find something to help you. Not sleeping stinks  |
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 11, 2014 3:47:31 GMT
I took Lunesta before starting Trazadone. I take 150mg of Trazadone...just recently I have started waking up in the middle of the night and having trouble falling back asleep. I have been at 150 for more than a year. My friend takes 250. What is the max dose?
The Lunesta worked great, except for the constant soapy taste in my mouth. It's not covered with my current insurance though and I have been happy with Tranzadone.
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Post by M in Carolina on Aug 11, 2014 4:01:20 GMT
I take 50 mg of Trazadone along with 50 mg of hydroxyzine. The combo makes me sleep very well. Too much trazadone makes me very hung over in the morning.
The hydroxyzine is great for anxiety and stress when you need to relax. It also is used for allergic reactions, so it also helps with allergies that can also make sleeping more difficult.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 11, 2014 4:16:51 GMT
I use Ambien, but only a half tablet. I don't need the full tab to sleep and I find it makes me less groggy the next day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 4:29:03 GMT
I have tried just about everything. I have tried trazadone, ambien, lunesta, and rozerum. Naturally I have tried passion flower, valerian root, 5HTP, melatonin, gaba, kava and more. I am at my wit's end right now too. Xanax did help me as most of my insomnia is anxiety based. But to the refupea that mentioned gluten, thank you. I have been trying to go gluten free and that is just more motivation.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 5:10:27 GMT
I am taking trazodone now. It knocks me out. I took Amatrityline and that worked fine. I took Zopiclone (Imovane) and that was awful. I took Lunesta and that worked but I was groggy all day. I took Ambien and didn't like that much.
There is no good solution.
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Post by azredhead on Aug 11, 2014 5:14:47 GMT
I use Lunesta 3mg. I have severe insomnia. Did all of them, Lunesta shuts my brain off. I don't worry about anxiety or waking up drowsy. DH does trazadone on occasion, but that and Ambein made me super period. I could do a commercial for Lunesta. I've talked about it a lot on here cause if I take it after 11pm and I'm on the computer I don't remember what I did the night before. I've carried some quite funny conversations on Facebook and on here!  |
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Aug 11, 2014 5:22:08 GMT
I have tried just about everything. I have tried trazadone, ambien, lunesta, and rozerum. Naturally I have tried passion flower, valerian root, 5HTP, melatonin, gaba, kava and more. I am at my wit's end right now too. Xanax did help me as most of my insomnia is anxiety based. But to the refupea that mentioned gluten, thank you. I have been trying to go gluten free and that is just more motivation. Good for you! Gluten issues and anxiety are very closely related (many celiacs have anxiety and insomnia) so it may very well help you. It's challenging at times but so worth it if it helps you sleep. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 6:06:37 GMT
This might sound a little quack, but have you tried essential oils? I've been amazed at how effective they are in so many areas and I know some use them for insomnia with success.
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Post by shevy on Aug 11, 2014 7:42:46 GMT
I have tried the oils and it didn't work. I'm at 200mg Trazodone and my doctor won't up it, or wasn't willing to in the past. I've never tried cutting Ambien in half.
Mt Dh keeps asking me why I can't sleep and it's so hard to explain to someone who doesn't suffer from it. Yes, my body is dragging tried. But my brain won't shut off and it would allow me to relax enough to fall asleep. I slept for all of 3 hours in the last 2 days. I am dead tired. But I lay there and nothing happens. Nothing. I toss, turn and I'm wide awake. I've tried all the comforting things that have worked in the past, dark room, cool room, no electronics, reading something boring, scents/warm shower... It's just not working. And the more I try and the less it works, it makes the insomnia worse.
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Post by Dixie Lou on Aug 11, 2014 13:29:36 GMT
I tried Lunesta and it gave me nightmares. Plus I woke up abruptly in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep. I've been on ambien and trazadone for a few years and usually I sleep well. Not being able to sleep sucks.
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Post by ChicagoKTS on Aug 11, 2014 13:37:10 GMT
I use Ambien, but only a half tablet. I don't need the full tab to sleep and I find it makes me less groggy the next day. The same for me. . . 5mg is enough to allow me get enough sleep. I also really try to not take it if I don't have to work the next day. |
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Post by piapea on Aug 11, 2014 15:49:02 GMT
Ask for a sleep study. This has changed my life. I could never get to sleep. I'd toss and turn and finally fall asleep at 3 or 4am and wake up at 630am. I took meds and nothing worked so a sleep study was my last chance.
I have a C-Pap machine now and fall asleep within minutes. It's all about getting enough oxygen to the brain.
The machine is awkward and takes some getting used to, but when compared to trying to sleep from 1030pm to 3/4am it's not that hard.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 11, 2014 20:24:01 GMT
I took Trazadone for years and it worked like a charm but then suddenly once I had to switch antidepressants recently it stopped working. Completely. I suffered with severe insomnia for 3 weeks before telling my doctor. He prescribed a combination of Ambien and Clonazepam. He doesn't like using the Ambien alone because it can become habit forming. Now after a month of using those two, and having to pay our darn deductible, I'm dropping the Ambien and only using the Clonazepam.
It works very well!
Debbie in MD.
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