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Posted by dizzylyd1 on June 12, 2006 at 06:20:12:In Reply to: Re: Antidepressants for insomnia posted by insomniac on June 09, 2006 at 10:21:45:
I had an experience just like yours in the past with going on all types of meds until Paxil finally worked for me at a 20 mg. dose to start.
They also gave me Klonopin for the anxiety, which started to help me sleep at night and I slowly started to wean off after sleeping for about a week. Thanks go these meds, I finally got the sleep I deserved (just like a baby). It was heaven on earth for about 12 years until the Paxil started not working anymore on the 20 mg. Me being a person that hates taking meds, I decided rather than increasing the Paxil dose to more than the 20 mg. I would try and wean off. Thanks to the 10,000 luxes of the light box I got (free of charge), I was able to wean down to only 5 mg. of the Paxil, which I am still on. The light helps adjust the circadian rhythm, which is thrown off constantly. I get it in the evening and it helps make me sleep longer hours. One tip is not to sit in a dark room until about 1/2-40 minutes before you are ready to get to sleep. Being almost med free (sometimes I still take 1/2 a Klonopin) it feels great after all these years!
- Re: Antidepressants for insomnia insomniac 08:36 6/12/06 (0)
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