Posted by chemist on May 14, 2004, at 0:16:56
In reply to Re: Does Sonata/Amb.act on the same GABA as Klonopin?, posted by Tony P on May 14, 2004, at 0:13:18
tony, give zolpidem a try before defaulting to trazadone, which i do admit to have a personal bias against.....after that, look into the benzos halcion, restoril, and lastly, dalmane...you might want to skip right ahead to the benzos, they have been wonderful - if not too wonderful, in many cases - in my experience.....all the best, chemist
> Thanks for the info, if the Serax isn't working for me by the time I next see my MD, I'll at least have the names of the other choices ....
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> My understanding of ambien (zolpidem) is that it's structurally very similar to the zopiclone that's no longer working for me (I'm an ex-chemist myself), so I'm almost certainly cross-tolerant; and the main difference is it's shorter acting, whereas I need something longer acting, like trazadone which I can no longer get here in Canada. Maybe your 14+ hrs. of sleep would translate into 8 hrs. for me in my present state of hyperexcitability and high tolerance.
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> I'd just like to break the vicious cycle I'm in now, of sleep deprivation leading to hyperactivity leading to more bad sleep patterns, with occasional switches to depression hypersomnia. I know there are other things I can (and should) do, like exercise and not posting on psychobabble at 3 AM, but of course I want the magic pill too!
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> Thanks again for the input,
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> Tony
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> > hello tony, chemist here....dalmane, restoril, and halcion - the big three of sleep meds in the benzo category (tangential or not) - are still prescribed in the u.s. dalmane and restoril for me were a quick plunge into 14+ hour sleep; halcion is faster acting with a shorter elimination half-life, but the anterograde amnesia and ``hangover'' are not insignificant. can you try ambien (zolpidem), which is quite clean? your feedback is appreciated, and all the best, chemist
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