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Posted 3/26/2012 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
I need some help getting to sleep (and staying asleep); my anxiety and my adjustment to Lexapro are making that difficult.  My doc gave me xanax and I have been using that in low doses.  But I am looking for other options.  I would like something that is low dose, mild, least side effects and least addictive.  Some of the ones I have read about make people do weird things in the middle of the night, etc.  Scares me a bit.  Any suggestions? 
Posted 3/27/2012 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
Tylenol PM.
Posted 3/27/2012 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
Tylenol PM.
Posted 3/27/2012 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Vic.  I guess I should have mentioned that I have already tried Benadryl, which has the same sleep-inducing ingredient as Tylenol PM, Diphenhydramine.  It does help put me to sleep, but I tend to wake up in the middle of the night. I guess I could take 2 of them.
Posted 3/27/2012 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
Ambien is supposed to have you do things in your sleep but I took it long term and had no problems. You can try melatonin as well.
http://goo.gl/U5Z3X
Posted 3/27/2012 12:15 PM (GMT 0)
Ambien CR if you are waking up.
Posted 3/27/2012 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
Someone above mentioned melatonin and I agree, try melatonin it's a supplement
look at Walgreens or a local health food store, try it at a 1 mg first before
going up any higher...I have a sublingual (dissolves under the tongue) from a health food store
which I use occassionally....many well wishes to you...
Posted 3/29/2012 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
I take 100mg of Trazadone (it does give me nitemares some nites), but i feel the benefit of sleeping is better. i have quit taking them & i just can't sleep. Per my Pdocs advice i can add Melatonin. Sometimes i take 3mg-6mg @ nite. But i don't take the melatonin every nite.

Have u talked about this problem 2 ur doctor? i would ask ur doctor, cuz he knows what medications u R on now, & can make sure whatever u taker doesn't interfere with ur current medications.

Good Luck,

Serenitee

Posted 3/29/2012 3:27 PM (GMT 0)
Yes - spoke with my doc about it. He gave me a beta blocker. He also said I can try melatonin or xanax. whatever works. i told him i am also using benadryl some nights. he said that is fine. last night i was totally exhausted and thought i could fall asleep without any pills. no luck. so took .25mg xanax. Knocked me out fast. For my whole life, until a month ago, i never had problems with sleep. So it really seems to be triggered by my recent, fairly intense anxiety. I hope if/when i can get that under control, i will be able to sleep without drugs.
Posted 3/30/2012 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
I also hope you can get your anxiety under control soon...and look into the melatonin....
it's not a medication but a supplement, so it might be better for you....many
well wishes on you getting some good nights sleep.....Hope this can happen
soon for you....without medications...thinking of you....
Posted 3/30/2012 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Often we experience changes in our system. For instance, when you are around 30 (I think) you start losing the natural melatonin in your system. So it often helps to take the supplements. I think it is a part of getting older. My sleep habits have changed. I have always had an easy time sleeping, but I didn't get a good quality of sleep. Partially from the fibromyalgia. But now I am waking up with hip pain in the morning early. So I am extremely tired early. Now my schedule is changing. It is hard to get use to. I get about nine hours of sleep a night. But I am learning to cope with less. It is hard when you can't sleep. It kind of messes up the whole day because you are exhausted. Talk to your doctor and see how much melatonin you can take. Maybe you just need a little more than you are taking. I hope you get your sleep issues settled soon.

Hugs, Karen
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