Ok, I'm at my wits in with sleep. I've been taking Clonidine (old blood pressure med from the 50's for blood pressure management, but they found out it didn't work for that but would cause drowsiness). I take it along with 200mg of Diphenhydramine HCl (Benadryl). Come to find out that can cause major metabolism issues and could be contributing to my weight issues. My pdoc says it's not healthy and I've tried Ambien, etc in the past (don't work). So, she decided for me to try Temazepam (Benzo just for sleep). It's supposed to be strong so she said to get in bed first before taking it. I WAS UP ALL NIGHT WITH ANXIETY and felt like I drank a pot of coffee. She is now prescribing Belsomra.

Anybody else have atypical reactions for medications that should make you drowsy or knock you out. It's like none of it works, including muscle relaxers. I'm wide awake and agitated. I also have lots of allergies to meds (Trazadone, Valium, Klonopin, etc)! Is this a BP thing?