Sleep Eating

Does anyone else on here, sleep eat?

I take Ambien CR to help me get a deep sleep.

The only problem is that I often get up after I have gone to bed, and "sleep eat".

I'm not really awake, but not really asleep. It has been documented as a side effect of Ambien.

EJ

yes... for me it also happens for me with ambien.. I also one time did a sleep drive.. however, that was way before they knew about the side effects.. I have tried the CR and that doesn't work either..

My pdoc now does a combo.. ambien, plus trazadone..that is a pretty standard practice.. the ambien puts you to sleep fast.. the trazadone keeps you there..

trazadone alone does not do it for me either.. it causes a bad sensation of falling.. dizzy, tummy upset feeling.. that is why the the combo..
don't know if other people can just take the trazadone..

Freewill,

Thankfully, I have not done any sleep driving.

Did your sleep eating go away with changing to the Ambien, Trazadone combo?

EJ

The sleep driving.. ohh I just cannot believe that happened.. ya know.. I was under a great deal of stress to at the time.. but if I had any idea that was a side effect - thankfully.. nothing happened to me or anyone... Yazaa..

yes the trazadone and the ambien mix does very well for me.. no sleep eating.. or walking.. and it is a very good restful sleep... it takes a little to find the right dose of trazadone... like I started out at 50... plus the ambien..

When I am under extreme stress though.. it has gone as high as 150 of trazadone... but then I tend to fight sleep...
I know when I am taking too much trazadone when I have a "hangover" effect... you know.. hard to wake up... and then I decrease it...
It is a med that you cannot.. just take at will though... at least that is what I am told by pdoc.. wean off.. though I have never had any problems with that..

But.. taking trazadone alone... YAZAA.. makes me pretty ickie feeling..

lol... ok.. my book is done..

hope this helps..

I do!!!! It's been about ten years now since I first noticed it. Definitely noticed "trigger foods" and don't even keep them around anymore . Still, I struggle.

I sleep eat with or without meds. It is horrible
I can not keep any snacks in the house at all. I do this under extreme stress or when i Have restricted during the day.

I'm the same. Restricting usually leads to it or when I'm realllly stressed. Whether or not I've had any form of sleeping med too. It's horrible!