Posted by ChicagoKat on October 6, 2012, at 21:01:46
In reply to Re: Alternative: Sleep-aid supplements, posted by Islandangel on October 6, 2012, at 20:45:35
> You are so lucky Benadryl works for you. Unfortunately Benadryl makes me wired and if I take a higher dose it just gives me a horrible hangover the next day. Ambien made me sleepwalk, sleep talk, sleep eat and even sleep-cook! Thankfully my husband told me what I was doing!
> Lunesta works fairly well unless I have a mind rambling night. If that happens, I can lie awake in bed until the sun comes up. Not fun. I tried Rozerem and it did nothing for me. My doctor told me Rozerem does nothing for most of his patients.
> I alternate between the following.
> Natural sleep remedy- Tincture of Valerian, tincture of Passionflower and a capsule of Lemonbalm. Sometimes I add Magnesium glycinate as it tends to be a natural muscle relaxant.
> Or-- 15mg Flexerill (Cyclobenzaprine) taken 2 hours before bedtime. It takes that long for it to kick in and prevents hangover.
> Or-- Lunesta 2 to 4 mg.
> Hope you find what works best for you! I usually buy my tinctures at Puritans when they have the buy one get one promotions.I am like you when it comes to Benadryl; it makes me wired. Used to work like a charm, but then it changed its tune. Pretty much nothing except Elavil works for me, and the side effects from that are pretty bad. I would give anything to find a sleep aid that worked...ambien used to work, but then it pooped out on me. Lunesta does absolutely nothing for me. And I have tried pretty much everything else. How I hate insomnia!
Kat
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