Anybody else use medication to sleep?

sleepynomore · Post by **sleepynomore** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:12 pm

I found lunesta is the only rx drug worth taking. i have tried them all. the only drawback is the bad taste, which does indeed seem to go away. when there is a toss-up between having a bad taste but feeling refreshed the next day, or waking up too early or with a hangover, give me penny-mouth any day!!!

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:33 am

Just reread your first post and realized you said you have chronic pain-is it being effectively treated. Chronic pain is often not well treated-everyone is afraid of getting addicted-docs are afraid to writ scrips for pain meds-and quite frankly many do not know mush about chronic pain management. So are you near a center for pain management-I think you are. Doesn't Univ of Minnesota have one? How far away is that? ( Yea Californians have no sense of distance).
And if you still have insomnia after the pain is controlled-they can recommend a safe combination of medications & nonpharmacologic techniques to manage both problems-and your sleep apnea too.

Brian Hinther · Post by **Brian Hinther** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:27 pm

Somebody should probably bring up melatonin (maybe me). It's natural, OTC, cheap, and works like a champ for me. I take 3 mg timed release capsules I get from vitacost.com.

jrfoster · Post by **jrfoster** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:00 pm

Brian Hinther wrote:Somebody should probably bring up melatonin (maybe me). It's natural, OTC, cheap, and works like a champ for me. I take 3 mg timed release capsules I get from vitacost.com.

I am currently taking (at my doctor's recommendation because of insomnia) 8mg Rozerim and also 3 mg Lunesta. It seems to work for me 3 0ut of 4 times. The Rozerim is to help get my sleep cycle back in proper working order, then I will attempt no lunesta!

I was taking 3 mg melatonin also, but someone told me that sometimes right before bed is not the time for some people to take it? I guess it is up to your preference. Whatever works! I need sleep!

Jeff

bman44 · Post by **bman44** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:25 pm

I’ve used Ambien (10mg) since June 2006. I had a heart attack May 27th and double bypass surgery May 28th. Since then I’ve had trouble sleeping due to incision pain and interference from heart meds. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in July and started CPAP in August. I haven’t experienced any negative side effects from the Ambien.

Bryan

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