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Posted 3/29/2020 9:08 PM (GMT 0)
never use klonipin for sleep. use something else. its a fast way to get hooked. I didn't think I could get hooked on such a low dose -but I was wrong. trouble is drs are reluctant to prescribe what really works for sleep and that's ambiean. my dr easily prescribed klonopin but refused my request for ambiean and my family dr as well.
Posted 3/29/2020 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
Some people hallucinate on ambien. My husband use to take it and so did I. But if he didn't go right to bed after taking it he sometimes had some hallucinations. Actually it was kind of funny but not good. Eventually neither of us could get it prescribed. I have 3 1/2 left from some I got in 2014. They probably aren't even any good anymore.

My husband now takes 10mg melatonin for sleep and I meditate. The meditation works pretty good for me.

Have a good night all.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 3/31/2020 12:03 AM (GMT 0)
I now use a cocktale of 6 mg melatonin and 900 mg valerian root and add 50mg benadryil if needed. its usually very effective.
Posted 3/31/2020 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Dan for the sleep data.
Posted 3/31/2020 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
still have power to sleep and it knocks me out with only 1 pill now . I only use it if I am really having a hard time falling asleep. thank you tim tam for this recommendation
Posted 3/31/2020 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
OK, back to square one. Are we recommending 1 Power to Sleep pill from the health food store or are we recommending as you said in your recent post:

"I now use a cocktale of 6 mg melatonin and 900 mg valerian root and add 50mg benadryil if needed. its usually very effective."

My psychiatrist doesn't recommend any of them because they are untested, but which of the above two suggestions are you recommending?
Posted 4/1/2020 3:16 AM (GMT 0)

getting by said...
Some people hallucinate on ambien. My husband use to take it and so did I. But if he didn't go right to bed after taking it he sometimes had some hallucinations. Actually it was kind of funny but not good. Eventually neither of us could get it prescribed. I have 3 1/2 left from some I got in 2014. They probably aren't even any good anymore.

My husband now takes 10mg melatonin for sleep and I meditate. The meditation works pretty good for me.

Have a good night all.

Hugs, Karen...

Can you elaborate on your practice of meditating before bed.
Posted 4/1/2020 10:09 AM (GMT 0)
HI Tim G...

I do this laying down. But first of all I will relax all my muscles from head to toe. Visualize it and if they don't relax well, I work on them until they do. Then I have a "mantra" that I repeat over and over to my breathing in my mind. I am usually asleep within 15 minutes. I visualize my mantra, I see it spelled out in my mind. I breathe in and see one syllable and breathe out and see the next. My mantra is ooom-nell-eee-yom. You can use it if you would like. It is a meaningless word to me. Some say they should be six syllables but mine is only four. I hope that this helps.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 4/1/2020 5:12 PM (GMT 0)

getting by said...
HI Tim G...

I do this laying down. But first of all I will relax all my muscles from head to toe. Visualize it and if they don't relax well, I work on them until they do. Then I have a "mantra" that I repeat over and over to my breathing in my mind. I am usually asleep within 15 minutes. I visualize my mantra, I see it spelled out in my mind. I breathe in and see one syllable and breathe out and see the next. My mantra is ooom-nell-eee-yom. You can use it if you would like. It is a meaningless word to me. Some say they should be six syllables but mine is only four. I hope that this helps.

Hugs, Karen...


This is something I haven't tried. Sometimes I relax by using progressive muscle relaxation: tightening then relaxing different muscle groups going from toes to head. I also have used the 4-7-8 breathing technique: breathe in through nose 4 seconds, hold breath or 7 seconds, breathe out for 8 seconds. Listening to meditative music to relax before sleep is helpful . ( Thomas Moore's Music for the Soul CD is perfect for this).

Does anyone else have favorite meditative practices?
Posted 4/1/2020 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for sharing. I think the trick is focusing on your breathing and other things stop entering your mind. I can often feel myself slipping into sleep. It is like I start dreaming before I fall asleep. I like that feeling because I know I am falling asleep. Kind of drifting.

Thanks for the reply.

Have a great day...

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 4/2/2020 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
tim tam -I recommend both but power to sleep has more things in it that may interfere with physc meds. my formula is safe if taking prescription meds. of the 2 power to sleep works better.
Posted 4/3/2020 6:36 PM (GMT 0)
Hi.
My primary care doctor gives me 10 mg mg 30 pills a month. I have to show her proof of a letter every 6 months from my therapist to let her know I'm still seeing somebody in that I still have panic and anxiety disorder you may want to try going that route if possible good luck and keep us posted
Posted 4/3/2020 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Dan,

Been having trouble sleeping last 2 weeks. Last night at 12 midnight bedtime, took my regular meds and a few Melatonin sleep pills from the health food store.

Then 3-4 hours after bedtime, at about 4 a.m. when I woke up,I took 1 more Melatonin so I wouldn't wake up with only 5 hours of sleep, and I slept a total of 8 hours for the night for the first time in months.

So I do appreciate the good information.
Posted 4/3/2020 10:17 PM (GMT 0)
I totally agree!!! Doctor's will not give people who actually have debilitating anxiety Xanax, but you see all these people who are fine and just take them to get messes up or sell em go to their Dr and tell the dr thats what they want and they walk out with it, but people who really need it either get klonopin of valium and that medication just isnt strong enough for most people with servere anxiety... Which is gnna make the people who do really need it resort to buying it on the streets or getting so down and out tht they are gnna feel like there is no where to turn...
Posted 4/4/2020 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
I agree people with severe anxiety need Xanax or klonopin to cope usually till they can find a safer less addicting alternative -usually an ssri or srni . this is why I am recommending not to use these benzos for sleep. there are other drugs for this. please,please use benzos with caution and responsibility.
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