I take 300mg of Neurontin before bed for sleep. I just tapered off Ambien and I tried 5-HTP but it didn't help that much. I have an early doctor's appointment tomorrow and I was hoping to get a good night's sleep and tried to go to bed early but it seems other things are in the plans for me tonight. Any ideas of other sleeping things to ask my LLMD about? I've tried Elavil and Trazodone, too, but both of them left me very groggy the next day. I had to taper off the Ambien because it's not meant for long term use and I was starting to have some of the side-effects that happen when you're on it too long. But it was helping me sleep.

Thanks,
Annie

DaveS

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Originally posted by arg82:
I'm having another sleepless (or close to sleepless at least) night. This is the third night in a row that it has been pretty much impossible for me to fall asleep. I always have sleeping problems (trouble falling asleep, waking up during the night, etc.) but not as bad as it's been this week. I'm exhausted but can't shut my eyes or turn off my brain or something.

I take 300mg of Neurontin before bed for sleep. I just tapered off Ambien and I tried 5-HTP but it didn't help that much. I have an early doctor's appointment tomorrow and I was hoping to get a good night's sleep and tried to go to bed early but it seems other things are in the plans for me tonight. Any ideas of other sleeping things to ask my LLMD about? I've tried Elavil and Trazodone, too, but both of them left me very groggy the next day. I had to taper off the Ambien because it's not meant for long term use and I was starting to have some of the side-effects that happen when you're on it too long. But it was helping me sleep.

Thanks,
Annie

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I have had night sweats and bad dreams lately, on mepron, clindamycin and rocephlin and perhaps I am just afraid to go to bed to only be awakened again.

When I do wake up it is so abupt, as if someone jolted me awake lately--herxing so I guess anything is possible these days.

Just wanted you to know you are not a lone--I also take meds for sleeping which are not working lately. Stinks

So, I know exactly what you mean about not getting any sleep.

It sucks.

Ambien never worked well for me. Flexeril helped me fall asleep but didn't keep my asleep. Flexeril and Amitriptyline combo seemed to work the best for me. The doc who prescribed Flexeril will not refill the prescription now.

I take the Sleepy Time tea but that doesn't seem to help.

--Annie

Such as... no computer, TV, paperwork or reading novels within an hour of bed. I try to put on some quiet music and listen to it for a half hour before going to bed.

I rotate between valerian, melatonin, and muscle relaxers (when I can't sleep because of discomfort).

Now I can definitely tell you that when I stray from this it takes longer for me to sleep i.e. turn on TV and get caught up in a movie or read 'just one more chapter' of the book, or 'one last email'.

so I stopped. It made me feel weird and really didn't help me stay asleep.I take muscle relaxers too, but it seems when I'm on abx

I don't sleep to good. I've been up since 5:00 this morning! I haven't taken my zithro in a week and I seem to feel better when on it but last night I took it and

I think there's a pattern here. When I first start taking it I'm up all night. Unless I take like 4 soma's!!!! I can't do that every night.

Anyway, you are not alone!!!! Sleep tight Jamie

Hope everyone else is getting some sleep! Sounds like there are a lot of sleepless people here - not surprising.

--Annie

It's pathetic!

Too, I'm taking 100-200mg for trying to get to sleep. When I was just taking the 5-HTP for sleep I would also take 50-100mg in the middle of the night when I'd wake up but it seems like I don't need to worry about that - the Neurontin takes care of that.

Jamie, 5-HTP is L-5 Hydroxytryptophan. My bottle says "AMNI's 5-HTP capsules contain a natural source of L-5-Hydroxytryptophan exctracted from the seeds of the Griffonia plant." I don't know if that answers your question, but that's about all I know about it. It's a supplement but it's not available in a lot of stores because I guess a few years ago there was a problem with some of it and it was pretty much taken off the market. I get mine from my LLMD's office.

--Annie

For years I have been taking what some Chronic Fatigue docs (Paul Cheney,etc) were having the patients use and it works very well for me. It's 1mg Klonapin with 15 mg of Doxipen Elixer (it must be the Elixer).

I STILL TAKE TWO TEMAZEMPAM AND THREE VALARIEN ROOT AND MY
ATIVIAN, AND LOOK AT THE TIME STILL GOING , CANT HELP IT

TOTAL STINKS.

DEBBIE FROM WARWICK

IM NO YELLING I AM SO SICK OF MY PASSWORD ITS IN CAPS AND BY THE TIME I LOOK UP I AM ALMOST DONE,

JUST DONT FEEL LIKE RE TYPING TONIGHT. WONDER WHY 3 IN MORNING MAYBE

SORRY
DEB

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