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10 | 31.25% | |||
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16 | 50.00% | |||
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6 | 18.75% | |||
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Sep 25, 2012, 11:57 AM
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Self-explanatory
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Sep 25, 2012, 11:59 AM
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I take otc meds, benadryl or melatonin
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Sep 25, 2012, 03:16 PM
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I don't take a med for sleep. The meds I take can have drowsiness as a side effect tho
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Sep 25, 2012, 03:44 PM
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Seroquel, 200 mg. Down for the count.
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Sep 25, 2012, 03:57 PM
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I take 175mg XR Serequol and most of the time it doesn't work I have the flutters of it working but mostly its really there to calm me down (I am hyperactive at night)
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Sep 25, 2012, 04:14 PM
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Dont like the idea of my sleep being reliant on meds, only for it to poop out after 3 months and need a higher dose or new med... Guess I'm just better at being an insomniac than being med-compliant. Sleep schedule/ Sleep ritual has helped tons tho, but it took some perserverance on my part...
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Sep 25, 2012, 04:56 PM
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Quote:
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BP 2, GAD Meds: 300 mg Lamotrigine 600 mg Lithium 5 mg Aripiprazole (currently tapering off) Clonazepam as needed Supplements: Vitamin D, Inositol, Melatonin, L-Theanine, CBD oil be gentle with yourself. you are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. -max ehrmann |
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Sep 25, 2012, 07:00 PM
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For something as sleep-inducing as Seroquel, please do select "with meds" even if the main reason you are taking the drug is not insomnia. In other words, for two-for-one cases, do select "with meds".
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#9
Sep 25, 2012, 09:10 PM
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Well I don't sleep all through the night and well, so I couldn't accurately answer that, meds don't work too well for me so I'm unmedicated just doing what I can to get what sleep I can
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Sep 26, 2012, 07:42 PM
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I sleep badly too. Pre-dawn by the time I nod off
 But going to get meds on Friday from doc. Never taken anything before so have no idea how I'll react to them. Got to sleep about 5:45am this morning and was up again for 7:45am. Crashed about lunchtime for an hour or so and now (surprise surprise), I'm wide awake again.
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Sep 30, 2012, 08:10 PM
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Developed tolerance to Imovane, Benadryl, Gravol, etc... now taking Seroquel haven't found the right dose yet I don't think. It helps me to fall asleep but doesn't keep me asleep
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Sep 30, 2012, 10:09 PM
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I take ambien because I have chronic insomnia and would stay up for like 36 hours without it...
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Oct 01, 2012, 12:14 AM
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Every great once in a while I take something over the counter to help. Usually though I'm so depressed I have no trouble sleeping. The trick is to not keep waking up every two hours with night terrors
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Oct 01, 2012, 03:42 AM
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I take Etomine 20mg but I seemed to have developed a tolerance to it as it rarely keeps me asleep now and takes longer and longer to work.
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Oct 01, 2012, 04:36 AM
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I can almost fall asleep standing up! At times I am an early riser, so I try to go to sleep early in the evening. I think sleep makes a big difference in my mental health!
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Oct 02, 2012, 09:08 AM
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I take Lunesta and it may help but its a restless sleep of talking and sitting up and motion. Thinking of switching to ambien.
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Oct 02, 2012, 10:08 AM
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I took ambien, but it seemed to stop working. Now I take Trazodone, but it doesn't always help. I have to take pain meds and use Biofreeze to cut down on pain enough so I can sleep.
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