Posted by yxibow on February 12, 2006, at 1:29:44
In reply to Re: Diphenhydramine Yxibow, posted by cecilia on February 11, 2006, at 23:46:09
> A lot of people probably take Benadryl or other OTC sleeping pills like Unisom (doxylamine succinate) because their doctors are unwilling to prescibe as much Ambien or other real sleeping pills as they need. Also, Ambien is incredibly expensive, and I've heard the new ones like Lunesta are even worse. Cecilia
Its unfortunate that doctors are unwilling to do so because these medications promote real sleep. Yes, they're new and retail cost (Costco) is about $3 a day, as most new medications start off at. Sonata and then Ambien (not CR) may fall off patent in a few years, but Lunesta will still remain.In depressed patients though, Benadryl can cause post-wakeful depression. I know I personally experience depression the day after.
The only other one I would recommend and is fortunately cheap as a generic benzodiazepine is Restoril/temazepam. Its a little better on the system.
Old line antihistamines cause harsh and needless drying of the system.
Remeron has now gone off patent so the generic is about half the cost, and 7.5mg will promote fairly good sleep if one can monitor their weight.
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