it's been a while..remeron working good but still having sleep problems

Hi ya Theron, I am taking Restoril now after being on Ambien and Lunestia.  Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesnt.  That's when I have to take a lunestia with it to get some sleep (per physician order).  Ambien worked really well for me but I was getting up in the middle of the night and snacking...I used to sleepwalk as a child as well.  It is kind of freaky to wake up with a piece of cheese stuck to your cheek...   And lunestia on its own worked for a while but fizzled out for me.  These are good choices to bring up to your physician though as they are very effective form of sleep aids for most people.

lots of other people use benadryl to help, my mom does and she is a nurse...this is the active ing. in Tylenol PM.  Then there are your natural routes but I am clueless regarding those...I am sure you will get many responses regarding this topic.  Take care

Well actually, Restoril and Valium arent considered "hardcore drugs".  They just get a bad rap because they are in a differant class of medications (benzodizapines) which can be addictive with long term usage which can also be true of Ambien and Lunestia.  Have you spoken to your physician regarding this?  There are sleep studies that can be done to diagnose sleep disorders when medications do not work.

As far as sleep aids go there isnt any that are stronger then what you have been on.  Some psychiatrists have started to prescribe Seroquel for people who have sleep issues and it does work pretty well however, it is an antipsychotic medication which that in itself can scare some people away from it. 

I have problems with sleeping at night due to my having extremely low blood pressure and having to take stimulants to keep it up at a normal level.  I too have been through all the sleep aids that are out there and am now taking Restoril 30mg.  Sometimes it will work by itself to help me sleep though the night and sometimes it doesnt.  I have discussed this with my psychiatrist also and he has said that it is safe to take Lunestia on top of the Restoril.  So on those nights when I am having a difficult time I will take a Lunestia which works quickly and helps me get the sleep that I need.  So perhaps this is something you may want to mention to your doc.

Also another medication that has been used for sleep is Trazadone.  It is quite old and also another antipsychotic but many people have used this for sleep problems.  You can do some research if you like on these two medications I have mentioned.

yeah, for my depression I take 1 45mg remeron at night before bed.  Hasn't helped with the sleep but has helped with the depression more so then Wellbutrin and Zoloft.