[DragonSong]

I was taking ambien lunesta seroquel and clonazapam for sleep all at the same time because I can never go to sleep and stay asleep and become imunne to the effects of them..so one gets added to another..now i am off all medication due to not having a dr at present and am taking over the counter meds and am taking 4 of those a night just to fall asleep but feel crappy the next day and tired as heck..why cant I be normal and sleep like I use to be able to?

[sick]

been there not able to sleep it is rough for sure. I think maybe talk to your doctor and get your medication changed up a bit maybe time for a new cocktail

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by DragonSong

I was taking ambien lunesta seroquel and clonazapam for sleep all at the same time because I can never go to sleep and stay asleep and become imunne to the effects of them..so one gets added to another..now i am off all medication due to not having a dr at present and am taking over the counter meds and am taking 4 of those a night just to fall asleep but feel crappy the next day and tired as heck..why cant I be normal and sleep like I use to be able to?

your body may have developed a dependence on the medication. this is similar to developing an addiction. you start out with one medication then as your body develops a tolerance for it the doctor adds another then another... until soon you need the meds to get some sleep. I recently went through this and almost needed to be hospitalized in order to get me off lunesta, ambien, and others. now Im on nothing. at first it was horrible but as time went on my natural body rhythm kicked back in. I still have insomniatic nights like tonight but after what I went through getting off the sleep meds, my doctor will not prescribe th em for me and I will not ask for them. I would rather sit up reading a book or surf around on the computer th en go through the no meds and withdrawal and feeling like I will never get sleep without my meds again feelings.

give it some time to adjust and your bodys natural rhythm will kick back in. in the mean time I suggest maybe keeping a supply of books, movies and websites that you like close by.

[DragonSong]

Yeah I moved to another state a year ago and I have no insurance..cant afford it..so I had to go cold turkey on the meds..stinks..my body is going wacko...tolerance is definately what I have ..thats why they kept giving me more...the seroquel was the worst..I could not get off that for nothing at first but when i ran out it was either take a crap load of over the med..or just suffer take four and read..I read alot a book a day sometimes or i sit and watch tv or cross stitch..I try to find something that requires my brain to work so it tires out faster but when your brain is on over drive it takes alot more...lol..thanks for the feedback