Posted by BarbaraCat on September 3, 2002, at 1:13:00
In reply to lack of sleep , posted by janejj on August 29, 2002, at 14:50:50
Dear Jane,
I also suffer from insomnia, a lifelong problem that comes and goes. Melatonin helps me alot, however, only the liquid kind by the dropperful. I too realize that much of my depression/bipolar swings have much to do with my level of anxiety and amount of sleep. So, therefore, I've finally thrown in the towel and am now taking lorezapam 3 times a day (along with my other neuro meds). It's been a big struggle because I'd like to be able to do this on my own, especially since I'm a meditator and yoga practitioner. But since taking my benzos like a good little complient patient, lo and behold, I'm not walking around feeling like a frayed electrical wire, and I'm not wound up and unable to drift off into sleep. I hope someday I'll be able to summon up my own stores of soothing neurotransmittors, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet. And in the meantime I say why live with the continual acid drip of anxiety when there are perfectly good chill pills out there? I truly give thanks to all those men and women of science who have given me a chance to simply let go and let be. You say you take lorezapam infrequently. Why not take it on a regular basis for a few weeks to see if it makes a beneficial difference? It would be a simple temporary (or not) solution until you get to the root of it. - BarbaraCat
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