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has anybody ever use this medication for sleep, it a script and it more in the Melatonin family. its not benzo.... i am not touching it..im doing my withdrawal.
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Many people going through withdrawal have a difficult time tolerating medications and supplements. The nervous system hyper responds to everything -- medications, supplements, light, sound, foods, stress, ...everything.
I agree with what others have said about the importance of establishing a sleep cycle and rest, but many people going through withdrawal get a rebound effect.
Many people find that they can't sleep more than an hour or so at a time. My point is not to stress about it. If you can't sleep and you're in bed and stressing about how tired you are and how you bad you need sleep, then get up.
The anxiety will increase as a result of stopping the medication. Understanding that may allow you to accept what you are feeling, that being the increased anxiety about sleep loss. Accept that feeling just like you might accept being hungry if you are trying to diet.
It is just part of the process. Your body will adjust in time. It is all a matter of time.
I completely agree that people going through withdrawal need to minimize stress as much as possible. I don't want to scare you away from the withdrawal. Just understand that your body takes time to adjust and you may find yourself hyper responding to all sorts of stimuli. Accept it and let it pass. It WILL pass in time.
You should make sure you have a doctor monitoring your medical needs. However, I do not suggest using the doctors that have been prescribing all those medications. It would seem that they did not notice this problem when they were helping create it.
Maybe you can find someone that is familiar with drug withdrawal.
{I do not understand the difference between Street's asking and receiving advice about this topic online and those asking specific medical questions about Lyme treatment online. Why are Street's issues inappropriate to discuss unless with a doctor, but the Lyme treatment ok to discuss online?}
Street has been given good advice by many people here. I hope 'you people' do not delete all his/her posted topics, too!
The amount of censorship here is a disservice to those needing help and seeking balanced information. It prevents people from being able to make sound decisions by themselves.
The censorship here is akin to bookburning.
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Your information isn't balanced. It's biased.
I encourage other users to look through this persons post history. See if you can find ANYTHING relating their personal experience with Lyme or a misdiagnosis of Lyme (since this person is against LLMD treatment), and check out how many topics they started (none). This person is against the use of abx, benzos, narcotics, and thinks they know what's best for you.
By the way, I deleted my own topic. The board isn't censoring you. I did.
EscapeFromLymeland -
Have you ever had your nervous system send you to the hospital with a never ending attack (several hours to days long), blood pressure in the hypertensive crisis range, heart rate over 200 bpm, and being treated like you are having a heart attack? No, I wasn't on any medication. Did your heart rate stay above 100 bpm 24/7 after beta blockers, tranquilizers, and medication for angina? I didn't think so. Can you understand why I chose CNS depressants?
Addictive medications have their purpose, but I will agree with you that they are overused. I really think some non-addictive natural stuff works great for mild to moderate anxiety/panic too. Kava works great, and Inositol is something else to look into for anxiety (and better for liver). However, nothing is worse when you can't sleep all but a couple hours for weeks or months straight.
And no, you should not be playing doctor telling people how they should ween off their benzos. Suggesting the idea is fine, but medications (especially controlled substances) need to be monitored by a doctor. I have seen some posts where people tell someone else how much of an antibiotic they should be taking as well, and that isn't acceptable or safe either.
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When someone makes a commitment to w/d from Benzo.s such as Valium there are going to be extended periods of time when sleep cycles are disrupted and insomnia prevails.
If you are trying to get off of Valium then you don't take Valium to ward off withdrawal enduced insomnia.
Also, Valium has been known to alter the sleep architecture/patterns by reducing the amount of restorative rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and increasing the non-restorative sleep patterns. This can result in daytime drowsiness and poor cognitive function. So you may not be getting the restorative sleep that you think.
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