Posted by jms600 on March 25, 2010, at 17:54:02
In reply to sleep meds - such an important topic, posted by linkadge on March 25, 2010, at 17:39:04
Have you tried Valdoxan? It ticked all three boxes with me. Not a great antidepressant - in fact it was pretty rubbish; however, it did work consistently for sleep when I took it each night.
jms
> Quality sleep is probably the most important thing to recovery from any mental illness.
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> I still havn't found the ideal sleep med that:
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> 2) Doesn't interfere with daytime cognative
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> 3) Doesn't give you excruciating withdrawl.
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> For me, the following hold:
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> Seroquel: No, Yes (generally), No
> Trazodone: No, Yes (generally), No
> Zopiclone: Yes, Yes, No
> Klonaz: Yes, No, No
> Lorazepam: Yes, Yes, Yes (with exception)
> Remeron: No, No, No
> Olanzapine: Yes, No, No
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> From my reflection, lorazepam seems like a good choice, although it does leave me a little blah.
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