Posted by fachad on August 27, 2002, at 14:44:25
In reply to Long-term insomnia since quitting Ambien, posted by Jaded on August 27, 2002, at 14:06:59
Remeron and doxepin are both very potent sleep aids. They are not contolled substances like the other meds you have tried.
You may not have slept for 8 months, but I'll bet that if you took 150mg to 300mg of doxepin, you would sleep, very soundly, and for a whole night, maybe the next day too. Surmontil (trimipramine) is even better than doxepin, but it does not suppress REM so it may not be as good a choice for you.
-fachad
> I took 10mg Ambien for sleep for over 4 years (along with Prozac, lithium, and Depakote for Bipolar). Then it quit working and I switched to Dalmane. It worked for about 6 months, then the doc switched me to chloral hydrate. It didn't work at all. He said the only thing left that would work was Seconal or Nembutal and he wouldn't prescribe them because of their lethality in suicide attempts (I have made 2 attempts before). So we discontinued sleeping meds altogether last December. I haven't gotten a single night's sleep since. I take 1-2 hours to fall asleep, and then only sleep for 30-45 minutes at a time. I seem only to get REM sleep because I dream vividly *every* time I doze off. It has been 8 months since I have had a decent night's sleep, and I think lack of sleep is starting to make me cycle again. Anybody have similar experience or advise?
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