Posted by yxibow on October 13, 2009, at 11:22:06
In reply to Is 6mg of Lunesta too much, posted by tiopenster on October 13, 2009, at 10:48:36
> I'm on Lyrica which works great for my anxiety, but it gives me insomnia. The only thing that seems to work is 6mg of Lunesta. Is that too much? Benzos leave me hammered for the next day. I can't tolerate meds that affect serotonin and Ambien makes me hallucinate. Sonata doesn't work. Any other options or is 6mg of Lunesta okay?
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> ThanksSonata is pretty weak for a number of people I think.
How much Ambien were you taking to actually hallucinate... was this as you were going to sleep, or the next day ?
Most psychotropics for anxiety and depression touch serotonin transmitters to some extent -- what makes you think that you can't take anything that "affects serotonin" ?
At any rate... 6mg of Lunesta is high.. however, when I took it I needed 4mg. Insurance though would only pay for 3mg. Its getting into the iffy zone of safety I would say.. could you back down on your Lunesta for a bit and then go a little higher so you're not blasting yourself with it?
Since you claim you can't tolerate any medication with "serotonin" affecting -- I can't suggest to you amitriptyline 10mg, which is fairly effective for some people, although it affects NE a bit more if I recall.
The only other thing I would say is the OTC Unisom doxylamine succinate formulation.
It does puzzle me that something that calms your anxiety would keep you up at night which personally would be my expression of anxiety and agitation, but I know there are a lot of side effects to me.
I wish my [unnamed insurance] didn't need specific PAs for Lyrica now (didnt before) because I want to try it again (it did change my acuity to 20/30 before though)...-- tidings
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