Posted by Sad Panda on March 1, 2004, at 1:53:46
In reply to Re: Going off Klonipin - no sleep + Quitting Pdoc, posted by Bristol on March 1, 2004, at 0:20:05
> >HI Dave: Thanks so much but I am weary of taking anti-histamines for sleep. I kinda got hooked on Tylenol PM for a while and then I had viscious nightmares. Still have dreams but not the nightmares that I had before...
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> HI,
> >
> > Try Nyquil or Benadryl - anti-histamines for sleep. That's what I'm doing because my pdoc cut back my ativan and suggested an antihistamine for sleep.
> >
> > Dave
>
>I'd recommend an AD for sleep like Remeron or Doxepin. The sleep with these two is caused by antihistame action, in fact, these two meds are the worlds strongest antihistamines. Something else they do is block 5-HT2a which has been proven to improve sleep quality.
Cheers,
Panda.
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