Posted by Ritch on February 8, 2003, at 17:44:06
In reply to Re: Ritch, posted by rainbowlight on February 8, 2003, at 17:04:19
> I slept great. It put me right to sleep and I didn't wake up until 10 hourse later. It was awesome! I took 1 Eleavil and 2 mgs. Ativan. Today I am also taking 2 mgs, Ativan (per pdoc) to get the Restoril out of my system. I feel a bit loaded, okay, alot loaded, lol! Thankfully it is the weekend and I can lay around until it passes. Does Elavil affect your moods at all? Will in interact with any of my other meds. Have you personally ever taken any of the trycyclics or MAOI by themselves? Are they any good?
So you split your Zoloft into two and you don't feel too nauseous now? That's good! Elavil kicks ass for sleep. I believe that is what they compared Remeron to in clinical trials. I would take the Elavil over Remeron anyday. At least with Elavil I felt an improvement in alertness during the daytime after being on it a while (that never happened with Remeron 7.5mg-30mg over several weeks-three different trials each with different other meds). I've never been able to take an antidepressant by itself of any kind-never tried an MAOI. It will take two full weeks for any improvement in daytime alertness from the Elavil. The sedative properties will die down somewhat but they tend to remain a little sticky. That's good, because the sedative TCA's can make for reliable sleepers over the long haul. Ativan causes near total amnesia for me! The perfect med for airplane flights (that is if you can remember what plane you need to get on next).
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