Donna--sleep problems

[Guest guest]

Hi,

As for withdrawal effects, the effects of withdrawal were better than those I

was experiencing with the toxic dose. I actually ended up just stopping them

cold turkey, due to the fact I was anxious to get rid of the toxic effect,

and taking a lesser dose, didn't seem to help me sleep any way.

If I remember right, I had a hard time getting any sleep for a few days, and

then I started to get more after about 10 days, and then to my surprise, I was

getting more sleep with NO Ambien than I was getting with 20mg of it.

I had started out with 5mg dose and ended up having to take 20mg to sleep and

that was considered a toxic dose.

:-)

Adam

[Guest guest]

My godmother (she's 80) was prescribed Ambien, and she went from one

per night down to one half, and is planning to decrease to one

quarter. Saves her money too, and less worry about liver problems.

She had tried melatonin with no success.

Take care,

RH

> Hi Donna,

>

> I have had long standing sleep problems. Have read many books on

the

> subject. I follow many recommendations from the books as far as

what they term

> " sleep hygiene " . It helps, but still had to try taking Ambien at

one point about 2

> years ago. It became a real problem for me and I had to stop

taking it.

>

> I ended up trying Melatonin after that. I had tried it in the past

and

> didn't feel it worked, but I tried it again at a higher dose. I

used to take 1mg.

> though the bottle recommends anything up to 5mg. I increased by

1mg until it

> helped, and now I can usually count on 6hrs of sleep most nights

with 3mg of

> melatonin.

>

> Getting sleep at night is crucial for me. When I get less than

6hrs of

> sleep, the difference in how I feel and function is very

noticable. I also find I

> wake up in the night 3 or 4 hours after I fall asleep. I

discovered that it

> was hypoglycemic symptoms. If I would have something small to

eat..protein w

> carb, I would get sleepy again and get back to sleep for a few more

hours.

>

> That is what has helped me.

> Adam

>

>

>

> In a message dated 7/18/2004 9:52:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> writes:

>

> > I Have a question and am not sure if this subject has been

discussed

> > before. I along with my children ages 18 and 15 seem to have

problems sleeping. We

> > all have mito and the kids have Dysautonomia I feel I do also but

have not

> > been tested as of yet, my son is more severe. When I mention this

to some Doc's

> > they say you all just have poor sleeping habits, or you are under

stress.

> > Now my son who is more severe has been sick most of his life and

in and out of

> > the hospital and I have never had a problem sleeping until a few

years ago.

> > I am on Ambien but need to get off does anyone have any advice.

When I read

> > about Mito and Dysautonomia I see not being able to sleep is a

side effect, my

> > daughter who is 15 was put on Lexapro for her Dysautonomia and

refuses to

> > take it because she had a bad experience on Wellbutrin. Thank you

all for you

> > help.

> > Sincerely,

> > Donna

> >

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