The cool insomnia club #2

beth: plz. tell me your exact nightly combo, knowing you alternate w/zzzquil and seroquel. i had a feeling seroquel poops out but don't want to increase klonopin dosage tho i've been on it in the am for yrs. so i know i'm tolerant/dependent on it and too old to go thru the horrible benzo withdrawals. if anyone else has a magic sleep combo, please post! and thanks.

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Originally Posted by TRNRMOM beth: plz. tell me your exact nightly combo, knowing you alternate w/zzzquil and seroquel. i had a feeling seroquel poops out but don't want to increase klonopin dosage tho i've been on it in the am for yrs. so i know i'm tolerant/dependent on it and too old to go thru the horrible benzo withdrawals. if anyone else has a magic sleep combo, please post! and thanks.

I'm happy to give you my sleep combo, but I honestly can't say it's magic It's better than nothing, in that it helps me fall asleep and stay asleep for about 4 hours. After those hours I get up for an hour or 2, then go back and sleep some more.

First off, melatonin hasn't worked for me, at all. It might sometimes help me fall asleep, but I awaken in an hour.

Seroquel - I'm trying not to become dependent on it so I don't take it every night. When I do use Seroquel I take either 12.5mg or 25mg, no more. I take 1 dose of ZzzQuil.

Seroquel by itself doesn't help much, ZzzQuil by itself doesn't do much, either.

If given a choice, though, I'll take the ZzzQuil over the Seroquel.

Although ZzzQuil is diphenhydramine, just like Benadryl, it works better for me than other diphenhydramines do. Maybe because it's liquid. I don't know.

So, yeah, if I really want the best sleep possible I use the Seroquel and ZzzQuil together.

I’m going to try Sonata tonight. I’ve been taking extra Geodon to sleep but since I’m already on the maximum dose that’s not ideal. I hope this works! I also take Vick’s pure zzzzs with chamomile, lavender and valerian root.

thx for the formula of taking both if you need to. I've tried zzzquil but don't think i've combined with seroquel. I've never gone over 25mg. Seroquel unless really not sleeping and then i'll take another 1/2 of it. I've never gained weight taking it nightly til it pooped out. Replaced it with temezepam (benzo for sleep) and since i couldn't sleep any time today, which is weird, cause i can usually catch up next day, tonite i'm going back to seroquel with temezepam. I just shake me head about how many of us are so desperate for sleep....sad and tragic...researched on hot baths 90 min. Before bedtime for 10 min. And have been doing that as well...i think it does work! I'm female, 74, and sleep never was an issue years and years ago. Definitely blame covid and additional stress it's placed on all of us. Sad and tragic

Good luck Jennifer Hope you get an entire night of great sleep

Im still sleeping nightly with the Seroquel, I am utterly shocked , Nothing has lasted this long working. I'm not out for 16 hours like before thank goodness that was terrible. But I'm getting 9-10, Chemical slam downs so its not that really GOOOD sleep , but Ill take it for now.

Hope everyone gets good sleep tonight

I woke up at 1 with the same empty dread feeling I’ve been getting. I don’t feel like going back to sleep.

I'm almost shocked too (in a good way ) that you're getting so much sleep and that the seroquel is helping to sleep for 9 to 10 hours (16 hours yikes, I think I remember sleeping for that long too when I first took seroquel). I'm not sure what dose you're taking (no need to tell me, I'm just curious since I took Seroquel for a while)

Hugs and love

Hey Fuzzy I am on 100mg Seroquel 3 times a day. I have no excess hunger which is shocking and the amount of sleep I am still able to get is surprising, Usually things just quit on me after only a short while.

Hope your getting some good sleep

I woke up at 10:00 but in a good mood. Now 3 hours later my moods have dipped and I’m a bit anxious. I might go get a caffeine free Coke.

Up at 12:20 A.M. tonight. Finally gave up and started working on to do list. I hope everyone is getting a good night’s sleep.

I took three 5 milligram fast acting extended release melatonin so I could sleep. I have a huge issue with otc stuff and yeah benzos. This is why I’m so anti pain meds.

My doctor started me on remoron. I don’t know if I want to take it or not after hearing all the weight gain horror stories.

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed My doctor started me on remoron. I don’t know if I want to take it or not after hearing all the weight gain horror stories.

Did he prescribe it for anxiety?

Moods/sleep.

I took the remeron and I woke up off and on. Now I’m awake but pretty groggy and my stomach is a mess with nausea and my vision is super blurry. I’m on 7.5 milligrams once a day. So far it’s doing like same stuff as the melatonin. Hopefully it helps with my moods and anxiety during the day.

I was having some odd dreams about nachos.

I slept for 3 hours and now am wide awake at 2am. That seems to be my sleep pattern lately!

I still haven’t fallen asleep. I did eat a ton tonight. I think I’ll just lie and say I’m taking the remeron but I really won’t. I can’t deal with this type of hunger and I am usually asleep by now. Not sure it’s worth it.

I slept for 22 minutes last night. 22 minutes. We’re backing me off one AD and doubling the Sonata. I’m about to go to bed now and hope to sleep. At the height of my breakdown I was easily sleeping 18 hour days. Oh to have just one of those days or some good long naps.

Best wishes to everyone for restorative sleep.

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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967 I slept for 22 minutes last night. 22 minutes. We’re backing me off one AD and doubling the Sonata. I’m about to go to bed now and hope to sleep. At the height of my breakdown I was easily sleeping 18 hour days. Oh to have just one of those days or some good long naps. Best wishes to everyone for restorative sleep.

I hope you are sound asleep and having sweet dreams, Jennifer.

I only slept 4 hours. It is now 5:57 am. Hubby is still snoring away. I don't think this is exactly hypomania (maybe a little). More anxious excitement.

Jennifer, I hope you managed to clock more sleep hours tonight.

It took me hours to fall asleep. I finally got to sleep around 11:30. I guess the doctor was wrong when he said the new med would help with sleep. So far it just seems to be making everything worse.

Well Lousy sleep last night, Flip flop, waking up every 45 mins, I dont think the seroquel has stopped the sleep side effect. I just had far to many PTSD nightmares last night.

Hope everyone can get some great sleep tonight

I gave up and called pdoc to see if he'll prescribe something for sleep. Here's hoping he comes through...............

I didn’t take my Wellbutrin yesterday and I slept well. I mistakenly took it today and I’m wide awake with heavy sleep medicine and two sleeping pills. That’s actually great news! Tonight will be long but at least now I know what the problem is. I’ll quit Wellbutrin with my NP’s approval.

I hope everyone gets a restorative sleep.