Posted by Mr Cushing on November 27, 2002, at 13:24:08
In reply to insomnia/getting off meds/help please!, posted by toodlebug on November 27, 2002, at 12:46:23
I've suffered from insomnia pretty much since I was born. The one drug that has always helped me was Clonazepam (Klonopin). If I take somewhere between .5 and .75mg every night, I sleep like a baby.I'm Bi-Polar so Trazadone, though it helped me sleep at first, would eventually have me hypomanic and in no way wanting to sleep. I've tried a number of different benzos but the one that I found that would give me like 7-8 hours of sleep was Clonazepam. It doesn't really "knock you out" if that's what you're looking for though. It basically just stops the racing thoughts (having your mind wandering all over the place except trying to sleep) which constantly kept me up all night. It also has a half-life of like 8 hours so it should keep you under long enough to get a full night's sleep.
My PDoc also is trying to book me an appointment at a Sleep Clinic (?? Don't even know what happens here) to try and see what the underlying cause of my insomnia is. I've been recently diagnosed as being Bi-Polar, however, I can seem to trace my insomnia back a LOT further than I can my mood cycling. In fact, my Dad claims that I never could sleep as I used to keep him and my Mom up all night every night when I was like just 2 years old.
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