I take Ambien at night but I don't fall asleep until 2am so I am wondering what other sleep medicines. I should try? I tried Remeron and it made me eat in the middle of the night? So I would like some medication suggestions?
2007-04-24 15:19:23 · 9 answers · asked by mel13760 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Are you taking anything for the depression? If not you probably should be. There is another drug called Rozerem it is for insomnia, you should ask you doctor to let you try it.
2007-04-24 15:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by sncandrsj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is prescribing those meds? If it is the family doctor go back and say they are not working. Remeron is a mood elevator and people gain weight on it even if they don't overeat. Ambien has side effects too.
You may strongly think about seeing a Psychiatrist who will give you medications that your family doctor is not familiar with, ones to treat the insomnia and the depression. There are also choices like hypnosis (which really works) and imagnery or biofeedback.
Don't try picking the meds "of choice" because there are contraindications on many and only a qualified physician knows them.
Best thing to do in the mean time is to take the Ambien at the same time EVERY night, like one hour before bed time. Go to bed, no reading, no TV, maybe soft music. AND get up at the same time. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, seven days a week, to establish a good sleeping pattern.
2007-04-24 22:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-24 22:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Elias 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleep aids are not the long term solution. They rapidly loose their effectiveness. I bet the very first sleeping pill you took knocked you out cold and now they don't work anymore. Infact with long term usage people often notice that their sleep actually gets worse. The body becomes rapidly dependent on them. Stopping them can lead to severe insomnia much worse than the origional insomnia and it can take quiet a while to get back into a normal sleeping pattern like months. It can take months to wean off of them. You should read this http://www.benzo.org.uk/manual/
That will explain everything about tranquillisers/sleeping pills (sedative hypnotic drugs). It explains how benzodiazepines and other sedative hypnotic drugs work including ambien.
Also users of sleep medicine also often find that they get next day withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, panic, depression, muscular problems etc.
2007-04-26 05:32:57 · answer #4 · answered by mark f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you been to a sleep clinic yet? if not I strongly suggest it. My husband has sleep apnea and a sleep disorder. he rarely gets more than 4 hours sleep a night, the ambien CR helps the most, out of what we have tried so far in sleep meds. Lunesta works well for me.
My best advice, go to a sleep specialist and do the sleep trials and clinic, and see if you can get it worked out by trail and error.
frustrating I know...
Candice
2007-04-24 22:27:52 · answer #5 · answered by patienthand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try melatonin, its a natural supplement, I use it every night and it works for me,however it doesn't work for every one. Get outside and get some Sunshine too. Find something that truly interests you and slowly work through your depression. get away from ambien and those others, if not used as directed they may become addictive.
2007-04-24 22:31:14 · answer #6 · answered by sweetokms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to treat the depression first. That in and of itself may very well help the insomnia because sleep difficulty is a symptom of depression.
2007-04-24 22:25:04 · answer #7 · answered by Doogie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try Trazodone. It is an antidepressant that is sometimes used as a sleeping pill.
Are you also on other antidepressants, sometimes they can cause insomina, and maybe a med change will help.
2007-04-25 00:25:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try dealing with the depression first and you might find its the cause of your insonmnia
2007-04-24 22:23:15 · answer #9 · answered by mdwstmama 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋