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Jul 03, 2022, 02:41 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Nammu
I’m in a rut. My sleep quality is down and tonight I lower the dosage to 5 mg. I do sleep but lightly. This is making my exhausted. Not tired or giving me the ability to take a nap. Just leaching energy away from me and I don’t want to do anything. I’ve seen 3 movies in 24 hours and umpteenth TV. I’m just vegetating. I’m even reading a romance of mum’s because it’s easier than going to the library and finding new books. I’m soooo tempted to take more ambien to get one good night of sleep. But that would throw out the weeks I’ve spent getting down to 5 mg. Ugh, I feel so lazy.
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Sssss, I so feel for you. I do believe I know exactly the type of so-called "sleep" you are describing. It is withdrawal sleep, and it leaves one feeling - as you've said - leached of energy, unmotivated, and even depressed. You've had that "hovering" sleep, but not a true, deep sleep. Horrible.
I wish I had a great answer for you, Nammu. I've come up against withdrawal sleep many times. I've either gone back to the original sleep med (although I've tried not to do that), substituted it with a different prescribed sleep med, or - that's when I take otc sleep aids. ZzzQuil, melatonin, valerian, Tylenol PM, Simply Sleep, etc. Many times I've found the otc's just as good as the prescribed stuff, but without the next-day hangover.
Because the otc sleep meds tend to lose their effectiveness after a few days I switch them around. Or, I take a prescribed sleep med once in a while, but take the otc's more often.
For example, at this time I'm taking one of the otc's for 3 nights, a low-dose Seroquel the 4th night, a different otc for 3 more nights, and so on. Some nights I don't take anything, but that's rare.
I don't know how else to deal with sleep issues.
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