Quote:
Originally Posted by Hashi/bipolar mom
I've had chronic insomnia for years. The only thing that has worked is 200mg of Diphenhydramine HCl (Benaydrl) and Clonidine (old Blood Pressure med from the 50's that didn't work for that but found it helps with sleep and non-addictive. Found out the Diphenhydramine could be causing weight gain in itself, because I take 200mg! My pdoc wants me off of it. So, she prescribed Temzepam yeseterday. . She said its very strong and I should get into bed before taking it. I was up all night long feeling like I had a whole pot of coffee! &(*&^ I'm just at my wits end, so she is now going to try Belsomra. Have it tried it? I feel your pain!
|
That sounds like my experience on saphris! It was supposed to reduce my anxiety and knock me out, but it gave me even worse anxiety, insomnia, and sent me spiraling into some sort of dsyphoric hypomania/mixed episode. I hope that you manage to get some good sleep soon. Nothing worse than knowing how badly you need sleep but being unable to achieve it. I also seem to be having even more vivid dreams than what is normal for me lately, which I think are contributing to my constant waking up.