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ambien, melatonin or valerian? (also, hypnosis)
I'm taking a poll.
Seriously, I'm a lifelong insomniac and although I experienced a temporary "cure" through new mom exhaustion I'm having trouble again. Curse of the baby who sleeps well, I guess. *duck* I do coping skills/relaxation, etc., but it's to the point that I need some extra help. I used to take Ambien, and know it's considered "OK" for nursing moms, but when I took DHs Ambien CR I was comatose all night. Since baby does wake up once a night, and certainly could wake up at any time I didn't like this. It's possible that the CR formulation had this effect since the old stuff never worked *that* well! Now I need to decide if I ask my Dr for a scrip for the "old" Ambien or try some natural stuff. Melatonin and Valerian never really helped me before, but I'm thinking that if the Ambien CR worked that strongly I might respond differently now. The info I can find on Melatonin and Valerian seem to say "we don't really know, but it seems to be OK, we think, maybe, not sure, etc". Given that Ambien seems to have more research saying it's OK and since it's not actually a sedative, I'm wondering if it would be safer than the melatonin or valerian. Does anyone have some really good info about what the sequence of interventions should be? IE should I try melatonin, then valerian, then Ambien or just the opposite? I haven't tried the melatonin or valerian yet to see if it'd even work, which is why I'm posting questions when I should be in bed. And finally, I am considering trying hypnotherapy if I can come up with the money. I've done self-hypnosis tapes/CDs/books, etc but have never actually been to a hypnotherapist. Anyone have experience with this for generalized anxiety and insomnia? *sigh* Thanks! Amy mom to Madeline, who at 4 months has a tooth! |
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ambien, melatonin or valerian? (also, hypnosis)
there is another category of stuff you haven't mentioned, stuff like
temazepam a benzodiazepine whereas ambien is a hypnotic not in this category, there is also antihistamines with a drowsy side effect, I gather there are also some drugs that help sleep in a more general way, which you have to take daily rather than as needed. I haven't tried herbal stuff for years, but when I didn't it didn't work, I just felt groggy the next day, even more than if I'd the same limited amount of sleep but without the tablet! Do you have problems staying asleep as well as getting to sleep? If it's just getting to sleep, I'd consider the antihistamines (Benadryl) or a benzodiazepine. It may also be worth going to see a psychiatrist, my experience has been that they are both more cautious and more willing to prescribe, a generalist might just hand out a tranquilliser, whereas a psychiatrist won't, but will explore the problem more and only had out the tranquilliser if that's the right thing, or something else if that is better. Cheers Anne |
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