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Topic: LDN and Ativan?

jenny76
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Can you take Ativan or anything for relaxation/sleep when taking Low Dose Naltrexone?

Thank you!!

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jenny76
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Anyone??

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djf2005
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Yes, just not narcotics at the same time.

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jenny76
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Thank you so much!! I was worried about taking anything with it. I didn't even start yet but am a nervous wreck about side effects.

Thanks again [Smile]

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lemonlime
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I take 6-9 mg. of Sustained released Melatonin and 1 capsule of cal/mag to help sleep. the naltrexone doesn't bother my sleep. I've been taking melatonin for quite a while now. sometimes one has to take it for several weeks before it works really well.

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Hoosiers51
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I have been taking either Lunesta or Ambien every night for sleep with my LDN. I can't say for sure it's okay, but I am 99.99% sure it is because I've been doing it forever with my doctor's blessing. I am sure if it wasn't okay, they would have said something.

Sometimes I take them close together, but since Lunesta and Ambien are not narcotics (are they?) I don't think it matters.

Sometimes I will also take Xanax at night instead of the Lunesta or Ambien....didn't ask doctor if it was okay....but so far I haven't run into problems, and I'll take it like 30 min after the LDN, so I obviously don't worry about taking them together.

I think Xanax leaves me more tired the next day vs. the other two sleep aids, so I stick with Lunesta or Ambien.

I would think Benedryl would also be okay for sleep (take a lot of high quality/no contaminant cod liver oil throughout day if Benedryl constipates you).

I also have taken the over the counter sleep aids like Unisom with LDN. Again, don't know if it's allowed, but I'm not dead yet!

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