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Old Oct 18, 2012, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster View Post
Bluemountains,

What I now take for sleep is Amitriptyline in low doses. It is a very, very old tricyclic AD. It is not addictive. Provided you take at least something for mania, you should be OK taking it. Ask if your doctor would be willing to let you try it. She may be surprised, because she may not have prescribed this medication in many years, but it is worth a try.

I also cannot function without enough sleep.
Thank you, Hammie. If this is an old-school drug, then I doubt she prescribes it. My pdoc is young. I will mention the drug to her at my next appointment. The addictiveness of benzos is not a good since the effectiveness of the drug gradually has worn down for me.