I need a sleeping med that works.

Sep 05, 2012, 04:01 PM

try Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) becuase thorazine works for everything in my opinion, i take 100mg and sleep untill noon or later, when i was on 700mg i used to wake up throughout the night tho, but 100 or 200 mg should work good for sleep, i take thorazine for everything, hiccups, sleep, paranoia, delusions, racing thoughts and for anger, it helps me relax. it comes in 25,50,75,100, 200 the max dose is 1000 or 1200, back in the day they used to megadose people with higher dosages tho. hope this helps : )

-jimi- · Sep 05, 2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by medkev13

tolerance is a natural occurence. it just takes longer for some people. only you can know your own body, so just be aware of if it takes more to get the same effect

Yea, been on my stuff eleven years now. If it takes like 20 years for tolerance to happen, I'm not too worried about it.

medkev13 · Sep 06, 2012, 03:31 AM

Thorazine is an anti-psychotic. PLEASE DO NOT TREAT IT AS A TREAT ALL!!! The reason it works for ET is because it stops the root cause of 90% of every other symptom listed (i.e. -sleep problems can be caused by the anger and racing thoughts and delusions and the paranoia).

medkev13 · Sep 06, 2012, 03:33 AM

Oh yeah, there is the thing that you usually do hit a plateau in how much you need. Depending on the drug your dosage may fluxuate after plateauing.

Thank you JR for pointing that bit out and reminding me of that. You were right - tolerance is not universal, and even when it does happen, it typically halts at some point (the plateau).

-jimi- · Sep 06, 2012, 07:45 AM

My dosage fluctuates basically because of how much stress I have.

My minimum dosage a day is 0.25 mg xanax, a sort of normal dosage is 0.5 mg xanax or 0.5 mg xanax and 0.125 mg halcion. I am allowed 1 mg xanax and 0.125 mg halcion but i only take this much if I have to get up early.

Smudge! · Sep 08, 2012, 01:11 PM

I was having a hard time sleepin cos of my depression and dreams and things and a good antidepressant and sleeper is zispin. U can get it in 15mg, 30mg r 45mg. I am now on 30mg 1 at night and I sleep! Hope this helps

Smudge!

Tsuki632 · Sep 13, 2012, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by medkev13

If you're already active and have a regular sleeping schedule - try Melatonin. It's an OTC suppliment, and it has no side effects (save for drowziness, but that's why you're taking it so meh). Take it half an hour before bedtime.

Check with your doctor or pharmacist first. There is some research that melatonin supplement can interfere with some medications (esp. SSRIs)

medkev13 · Sep 13, 2012, 12:29 PM

That makes sense, considering SSRIs affects seratonin levels. It would be counter-effective toward the SSRIs.

Sep 13, 2012, 01:18 PM

Sleep meds do not work with my chemistry either. I took ten ambien the other night...nothing. I have tried them all and have rarely felt even the slightest bit of relief. I'd love to hear of anything that would help me get more than a couple hours of sleep every other night, and I do mean anything. I have had this problem since the second grade and I think today, I am just sick of it all.

-jimi- · Sep 13, 2012, 01:53 PM

Just curious, what else have you tried? Some people are immune to the Z meds, my RL friend is.

Rachel.i · Sep 16, 2012, 12:53 PM

You sound like how I was. I am on 75 mg of Seroquel but am also worried about diabetes. Other meds that are supposed to work good for some people, but didn't for me, are Elavil and Remeron. Good luck. I know insomnia/sleep deprivation is just miserable...

happiedasiy · Sep 18, 2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Anonymous32504

Sleep meds do not work with my chemistry either. I took ten ambien the other night...nothing. I have tried them all and have rarely felt even the slightest bit of relief. I'd love to hear of anything that would help me get more than a couple hours of sleep every other night, and I do mean anything. I have had this problem since the second grade and I think today, I am just sick of it all.

Trazodone might help, talk to your doctor.
Only use as prescribed, too many lives lost with medication.
You said you took ten ambien, does that mean you took 10mg tablet?
Or you took ten ambien ?mg?
Concerned!

hamster-bamster · Sep 18, 2012, 04:06 PM

12.5 mg of Elavil gives me sound sleep.

hamster-bamster · Sep 18, 2012, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by happiedasiy

Trazodone might help, talk to your doctor.
Only use as prescribed, too many lives lost with medication.
You said you took ten ambien, does that mean you took 10mg tablet?
Or you took ten ambien ?mg?
Concerned!

Trazodone, unfortunately, loses effectiveness over time. It has gone from being 100% effective to 0% effective for me.

hamster-bamster · Sep 21, 2012, 12:28 PM

Just careful with Elavil because it increases appetite

shortandcute · Sep 21, 2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jimrat

What if a person has a bad schedule not as a cause but as a result from sleep issues? You don't help people stop having issues by telling them to quit having those issues.

Not that I have any clue what the OP is suffering from.

And no, not everyone finds what you said helpful. I for one, do not.

get over it already and move on-GEEZ!!!!!!!

shortandcute · Sep 21, 2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimrat

Then what do you do when you don't fall asleep within the preferred frame of sleep? Do you just get up without sleeping after forcing yourself to like awake in bed for eight hours, hoping you can go safely through the next day with no sleep? And what if you still don't fall asleep when you should the next night?

And mind you, melatonin like everything else has risks. I'm totally forbidden taking it since it can actually kill me by putting my immune system in overdrive. So it's really important running things like these with a real doctor and not just treat yourself.

will you chill out already?

-jimi- · Sep 21, 2012, 06:25 PM

What????

Gosh....

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