Posted by Elizabeth on April 6, 2000, at 22:25:53
In reply to Re: Need advice on sleep meds., posted by kazoo on April 5, 2000, at 22:57:04
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
> Two words: CHLORAL HYDRATE ("NOCTEC")I have to disagree. DC, you said you have chronic insomnia, right? If you take chloral hydrate more than a few days in a row, you can probably expect it to stop working.
FWIW, I take 20mg of Ambien each night, where the "maximum" is supposed to be 10mg. Those ranges aren't appropriate for everybody. Talk to your doctor some more about high-dose Sonata, and see if you can't come up with something.
There are also many, many benzodiazepines - drugs in the same class as Klonopin - that you can try, and they don't always work identically. Some shorter-acting ones include Xanax, Ativan, and Halcion.
Finally, you can do cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia - believe it or not, this works for a lot of people.
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