Posted by yxibow on December 23, 2005, at 1:29:23
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Insomnia- Trazedone?, posted by spriggy on December 17, 2005, at 15:06:38
> Have you tried just plain ole' Benadryl?
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> I take that sometimes when I can't sleep- it helps.It helps temporarily, but I find that it also causes daytime depression, and for me at least it causes racing heart sometimes before it sedates.. but that's just my side effects I guess.
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> Restoril knocks me out but that is a benzo so maybe not a good option for you.It is a quite powerful benzodiazepine mostly aimed at the hypnotic receptor.
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> I have Ambien in my cabinet but have never taken it- I'm one of those people who are terrified to try a new medicine. I swallow it and then sit for an hour waiting for every single one of the side effects to hit me.
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> I'm weird.No, I read the PDR and the 500 possible side effects, which occurred in 1 out of 5000 patients. It's a common fear.
But on a side note, the first time I tried Ambien -- I had taken a midterm on one hour of sleep and desperately needed to have more sleep. Maybe it was the Effexor I was taking at the time ? I forget, it was in college. Wow -- it sucked me in to this cool, relaxing, enticing trance feeling like I've never felt before that said to me, come now, and sleep (no, I didnt hear voices). I slept like a baby, and I've never had that feeling again with Ambien, other than it does sedate me. I guess once a neurotransmitter is hit on me, the second time isn't the same.
tidings.
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