Best Insomnia Medicine

[eashanm]

So for those who are experiencing Insomnia, which "pill" gives you the sleep?

I have benzo but it doesn't give me sleep

 

[TapeMachine]

Funny you should ask. I just woke up a bit too early (it's around 4am here), so I'm having some caffeine (an energy drink) in order to go back to sleep for a few more hours.

So I guess my answer is: caffeine. It makes me sleepy, I dunno. It's weird.

 

[Bluebunnysky]

Unisom (Doxylamine) works pretty well for me

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

Nembutal used to be prescribed for insomnia.

Nembutal (pentobarbital): Insomnia Drug Side Effects & Dosage

Nembutal (pentobarbital sodium) is a barbiturate used to treat insomnia, as an emergency seizure treatment, and to cause patients to fall asleep for surgery. Common side effects of Nembutal include memory/concentration problems, excitement, irritability, aggression, confusion, loss of balance or...

www.medicinenet.com

 

[SenseOfLoss]

I was able to sleep again when I was prescribed aripiprazole. it made me tired... But I stopped taking it and after that I had RLS for weeks and could not sleep again.

 

[Departme]

Midazolam will send you to sleep no worries but unlikely to be prescribed for insomnia if its a prescription type med your looking for. Aside from benzos I believe Remeron (Mirtazapine) is very effective for inducing sleep and more likely to be prescribed also if you claim to have "depression and severe lack of sleep / a family member takes it and had brilliant results etc.

 

[avaruus]

I've heard that Quetiapine works well, its sold under following names Seroquel, Temprolide and Ketipinor

 

[TimetoGo!]

Zopiclone is fantastic.....just 3.5mg knocks me clean out for the night

 

[Darkover]

Zopiclone doesn't work for me the strongest sedative i know of is olanzapine 10mg tablet puts me to sleep within one hour and i sleep for 18 hours but the brain fog the next day is bad after waking up

 

[HAKMKS]

I've heard that Quetiapine works well, its sold under following names Seroquel, Temprolide and Ketipinor

Horrible possible side effects
Try magnesium glycinate or melatonin.

Antidepressants come with the possibility of nasty side effects and can be hard to get off of.

I go to bed at the same time every night, no caffeine or sugar 3 hours before, and listen to diurnal music from You Tube.

 

[Dmoore3232]

From my experience amitriptyline which was prescribed to me for headaches. That stuff knocks me out. I have shut off my alarm for work a few times.

 

[Cardboard]

I have tried some medications to help me sleep, like Mirtazapine (worked, but made me sleepy in the daytime and after few months stopped working altogether) or Quetiapine (helped with sleep and with gaining weight, but it also made me groggy over the day).

Right now I'm using Trazodone. It's not addictive, so even doctors use this med. It helped me immensely.

 

[todienomore]

circadian health, blue light diet, flush niacin

mid morning sunlight determines melatonin production.

get some orange/red tinted safety glasses to wear after sunset and let me know if you still have insomnia.

no meds can create healthy sleep

 

[WaitingToGo]

Zolpidem (on prescription) works for me. I also used to take Dormidina (bought from Spain)

 

[befree]

See a doctor and have the cause diagnosed. Avoid LED light (lamps, monitors...etc.). Go to sleep at the same time every day.
Try 3-6 mg of Melatonin 30 minutes before bed time.

Maybe you should ask this member what the chinese physician gave him:

Medicating myself to sleep

I feel so horrible right now. It's the first time I'm ever medicating myself so as to be able to fall sleep. The hydroxyzine has yet to set in (takes about an hour, or so I heard), and I fear it might not work. I visited a GP this morning out of sheer desperation, as the heart palpitations were...

sanctioned-suicide.net

 

[eashanm]

Zolpidem (on prescription) works for me. I also used to take Dormidina (bought from Spain)

Another member mentioned Dormidina (Doxylamine).

Which one worked better for you? Or do you take both at the same time?

 

[nofunclub]

I take gabapentin (which is for chronic pain/anxiety as well as sleep).

 

[tora]

Seroquel and gabapentin work really well for me, they knock me out almost instantly

 

[eashanm]

I take gabapentin (which is for chronic pain/anxiety as well as sleep).

How much dosage do you take? Does it give you sleep effectively or there have been days where you got no sleep?

 

[WaitingToGo]

Another member mentioned Dormidina (Doxylamine).

Which one worked better for you? Or do you take both at the same time?

Zolpidem works better for me. I don't mix them. I found Dormidina leaves me more groggy the next day.

 

[nofunclub]

How much dosage do you take? Does it give you sleep effectively or there have been days where you got no sleep?

I take 600mg. I started at a lower dose though, and was at 300mg for a few years. And yes, it works fairly reliably for me personally. Sometimes if I'm scared to go to sleep (due to PTSD nightmares) I fight the sleepiness as long as I can. But it eventually wins lol. Whereas before I would go days without sleeping

One thing to note is I tried a bunch of medications before I found one that helped… so it is an individual thing.

 

[eashanm]

I take 600mg. I started at a lower dose though, and was at 300mg for a few years. And yes, it works fairly reliably for me personally. Sometimes if I'm scared to go to sleep (due to PTSD nightmares) I fight the sleepiness as long as I can. But it eventually wins lol. Whereas before I would go days without sleeping

One thing to note is I tried a bunch of medications before I found one that helped… so it is an individual thing.

Can I know which ones you tried and didn't work?

 

[Kerrtu]

From my experience amitriptyline which was prescribed to me for headaches. That stuff knocks me out. I have shut off my alarm for work a few times.

Yup - Amitriptyline for me as well. I'm prescribed 25mg in the a.m. and 75mg at night. I'm supposed to take 1 mg of Klonopin in the a.m. as well, though even if I don't take the prescribed Klonopin, the Amitriptyline knocks me out. Sometimes I take 100mg at night and skip the morning dose.

 

[eashanm]

Nembutal used to be prescribed for insomnia.

Nembutal (pentobarbital): Insomnia Drug Side Effects & Dosage

Nembutal (pentobarbital sodium) is a barbiturate used to treat insomnia, as an emergency seizure treatment, and to cause patients to fall asleep for surgery. Common side effects of Nembutal include memory/concentration problems, excitement, irritability, aggression, confusion, loss of balance or...

www.medicinenet.com

If I could get that, it'd solve all my sleeping problems.

 

[nofunclub]

Can I know which ones you tried and didn't work?

Sure! Off the top of my head — trazodone, hydroxyzine, seroquel, melatonin, valerian root, benzos (ativan/Xanax), prazosin but that may be just for people with ptsd. It's possible I'm forgetting some. My sibling has had success with ambien and lunesta fwiw, I can't remember why my doc never tried me on it

 

[boom.shaka.laka]

Zopiclone, olanzapine or chlorpromazine with a benzo can work pretty well. I've tried many others but those seem to have worked best for me.

I've had insomnia since I was a child and have gone days with no sleep so I know how awful insomnia can be.

Avoid Seroquel if you can, one of the worst psych meds I know.

 

[toofargone6969]

No matter how bad it is, dont use benzos for sleep. I'm 4 months into nightly benzos and it's not a road you want to go down. Try everything else first and preferably not meds. I was just too weak and desperate.
Doxepin 3mg could work for you or mirtazapine or trazadone. I'd say those are less dangerous but still problematic. See if CBT-I could work for you or meditation. I was way beyond that point and about to be hospitalized so got stuck on benzos but it truly has made me worse over time and fucks up sleep structure and has definitely made my depression worse.

 

[eashanm]

Midazolam will send you to sleep no worries but unlikely to be prescribed for insomnia if its a prescription type med your looking for. Aside from benzos I believe Remeron (Mirtazapine) is very effective for inducing sleep and more likely to be prescribed also if you claim to have "depression and severe lack of sleep / a family member takes it and had brilliant results etc.

Midazolam comes in "pill" form too?

 

[Departme]

No its a syrup.

Midazolam comes in "pill" form too?

No its a syrup but as others have posted its best to steer away from benzos if you can which are more anti anxiety type meds and you soon gain tolerance plus addiction. Remeron as I said is sleep inducing are older first generation anti-histamines like diphenhydramine which I think you can get OTC - in the UK its called "One a night." There are natural remedies also to help insomnia like Melatonin, Tryptophan etc which may work just as well, just give each one a go until you find something that helps for you.

 

[Dmoore3232]

Yup - Amitriptyline for me as well. I'm prescribed 25mg in the a.m. and 75mg at night. I'm supposed to take 1 mg of Klonopin in the a.m. as well, though even if I don't take the prescribed Klonopin, the Amitriptyline knocks me out. Sometimes I take 100mg at night and skip the morning dose.

Oh yeah I am not sure how you could use that during the day, I would fall asleep. I wonder why the klonopin keeps you up, I didn't think it was a stimulant.