Comments on Profile Post by PennyCat

Have you tried anything for sleep?

@tpj I take 50-100mg hydroxyzine, 5mg melatonin, and 400mg magnesium glycinate every night, but I’m still struggling with sleep :(

Would you consider increasing the melatonin?

I can relate. I've been struggling with sleep for 16 months, and to some degree years longer. 25mg hydroxyzine used occasionally is only a little effective, melatonin has never done anything for me, zolpidem in small doses sublingual overnight when can't get back to sleep has helped. No luck with all supplements tried. Would like to try Dayvigo or Quviviq.

My concern is so many drugs for sleep, including benzos lead to dementia after awhile, then FINALLY you can't remember.

@tpj I might have to experiment with that. I also have trazodone on hand, but last time I tried it for about a week and it made me very sick to my stomach. But I might just say f*** it and take it anyway to see if it helps

@PennyCat, are you still taking Zoloft? If so, I would be cautious about using these drugs together. Perhaps you could talk to your doctor about it first.

@sakrt That's true about dementia, even the over the counter ones, not sure about the newer DORA sleep meds. ADs can do the same. Of course, lack of sleep is associated with dementia also.

@tpj I am. An old psych prescribed it while I was on ADs in the past, and my new psych also mentioned prescribing it to me, but at the time I hesitated because of my past experience with it making me sick. So I’m pretty sure it’s safe to take on top of most ADs. But I’ll definitely bring it up at my next appointment