Posted by Hugh on May 4, 2014, at 11:38:48
In reply to Re: Agomelatine in USA » Hugh, posted by Beckett on May 4, 2014, at 0:04:17
> I intend asking my psychiatrist. My sleep cycle is a shambles. It's usually past midday when I feel o.k. and despite efforts over the years I feel very awake at night. Maybe it will not destabilize mood.
Something that's helped my sleep far more than agomelatine or melatonin or benzos or blue light therapy is putting a heating pad on my back for 20-30 minutes shortly before I go to bed. The $20 heating pad I got at Walmart helps, but my $120 infrared heating pad works even better.
http://www.amazon.com/Thermotex-Infrared-Heating-Pad-Gold/dp/B002L13DF0
Some possible explanations -- though using a heating pad before bed works far better for me than a warm bath ever did:
http://drcatherinedarley.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/does-a-hot-bath-help-sleep/
http://www.wired.com/2008/02/heated-sleeping/
Also, check out this thread from the alternative board:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20131226/msgs/1060934.html
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