locca
11-03-2005, 10:27 PM
Hi there...
I have had trouble sleeping for about 3 years now. And for those 3 years I have constantly been taking over the counter sleeping pills (mainly Melatonin, and also generic Unisom and things of that nature...) I can never get to sleep unless I take something, and I'm not sure if it's safe or not?
Generally my mind races and I can't get to sleep.....or I'll have dreams about work and wake up suddenly thinking I need to be working....or occasionally I have really REALLY scary and and disturbing dreams. I think the bad dreams started from a past relationship (I had recurrent dreams that he was cheating....and he was) and ever since I haven't been the same. And about the same time is when I started taking sleeping pills.
I haven't been into a doc for a sleep study...I've mentioned to doctors before that I take sleeping pills every night and don't sleep well, but they never seemed concerned with it.
So I guess my question is....is it possible that I may have a sleep disorder? And is it safe that I've been taking sleeping pills everynight for 3 years(with increased doses because I get immune to it?) Does a prescription drug like Ambien correct a problem without constant use?
Thanks for any help.
I have had trouble sleeping for about 3 years now. And for those 3 years I have constantly been taking over the counter sleeping pills (mainly Melatonin, and also generic Unisom and things of that nature...) I can never get to sleep unless I take something, and I'm not sure if it's safe or not?
Generally my mind races and I can't get to sleep.....or I'll have dreams about work and wake up suddenly thinking I need to be working....or occasionally I have really REALLY scary and and disturbing dreams. I think the bad dreams started from a past relationship (I had recurrent dreams that he was cheating....and he was) and ever since I haven't been the same. And about the same time is when I started taking sleeping pills.
I haven't been into a doc for a sleep study...I've mentioned to doctors before that I take sleeping pills every night and don't sleep well, but they never seemed concerned with it.
So I guess my question is....is it possible that I may have a sleep disorder? And is it safe that I've been taking sleeping pills everynight for 3 years(with increased doses because I get immune to it?) Does a prescription drug like Ambien correct a problem without constant use?
Thanks for any help.
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Hypo2004
11-04-2005, 12:47 AM
I feel for you... I haven't been able to sleep for about 3 weeks, I am almost out of Ambien and Sonata. I tried Melatonin and it made me drowsy but wears off after a couple of hours, leaving you wide awake in the middle of the night. Same thing with Nyquil (getting over a cold). I am so stressed out that my mind never "clears" enough for me to relax and genuinely "fall" asleep without medication.
I would suggest a sleep study and I am not a doctor, but it seems that we both have sleep troubles.
I would suggest a sleep study and I am not a doctor, but it seems that we both have sleep troubles.
hry33
11-04-2005, 01:43 PM
melatonin doesnt cause any problems but benzo or antihistamine sleeping pills eventually lose their effectiveness although probably give a placebo effect the danger comes if you keep upping the dose
sleep studies are generally for disorders such as sleep apnea which effects but doesnt usually stop sleep, heavy snoring is a sign of sleep apnea
sleep studies are generally for disorders such as sleep apnea which effects but doesnt usually stop sleep, heavy snoring is a sign of sleep apnea
TonyaM
11-10-2005, 11:02 PM
As long as you need them and as long as they are helping and your doc says it ok, I don't think there is a too long.
TonyaM
TonyaM
Jennita
11-11-2005, 03:43 PM
Hi there...
I have had trouble sleeping for about 3 years now. And for those 3 years I have constantly been taking over the counter sleeping pills (mainly Melatonin, and also generic Unisom and things of that nature...) I can never get to sleep unless I take something, and I'm not sure if it's safe or not?
Generally my mind races and I can't get to sleep.....or I'll have dreams about work and wake up suddenly thinking I need to be working....or occasionally I have really REALLY scary and and disturbing dreams. I think the bad dreams started from a past relationship (I had recurrent dreams that he was cheating....and he was) and ever since I haven't been the same. And about the same time is when I started taking sleeping pills.
I haven't been into a doc for a sleep study...I've mentioned to doctors before that I take sleeping pills every night and don't sleep well, but they never seemed concerned with it.
So I guess my question is....is it possible that I may have a sleep disorder? And is it safe that I've been taking sleeping pills everynight for 3 years(with increased doses because I get immune to it?) Does a prescription drug like Ambien correct a problem without constant use?
Thanks for any help.
OTC pills like Unisom are not really sleeping pills, they are antihistamines and antihistamines will tend to induce relaxation are basically harmless. But prescription sleeping pills are very, very different, can cause dependancy and most people after awhile become extremely tolerant to them, which can cause tolerance withdrawals(withdrawal symptoms while still on medication) and rebound during the day(nervousness, anxiety). They are addictive and are known to cause brain receptor changes.
Don't go there, they will not "correct" anything but possibly make pre-existing insomnia much worse in the long run.....
I have had trouble sleeping for about 3 years now. And for those 3 years I have constantly been taking over the counter sleeping pills (mainly Melatonin, and also generic Unisom and things of that nature...) I can never get to sleep unless I take something, and I'm not sure if it's safe or not?
Generally my mind races and I can't get to sleep.....or I'll have dreams about work and wake up suddenly thinking I need to be working....or occasionally I have really REALLY scary and and disturbing dreams. I think the bad dreams started from a past relationship (I had recurrent dreams that he was cheating....and he was) and ever since I haven't been the same. And about the same time is when I started taking sleeping pills.
I haven't been into a doc for a sleep study...I've mentioned to doctors before that I take sleeping pills every night and don't sleep well, but they never seemed concerned with it.
So I guess my question is....is it possible that I may have a sleep disorder? And is it safe that I've been taking sleeping pills everynight for 3 years(with increased doses because I get immune to it?) Does a prescription drug like Ambien correct a problem without constant use?
Thanks for any help.
OTC pills like Unisom are not really sleeping pills, they are antihistamines and antihistamines will tend to induce relaxation are basically harmless. But prescription sleeping pills are very, very different, can cause dependancy and most people after awhile become extremely tolerant to them, which can cause tolerance withdrawals(withdrawal symptoms while still on medication) and rebound during the day(nervousness, anxiety). They are addictive and are known to cause brain receptor changes.
Don't go there, they will not "correct" anything but possibly make pre-existing insomnia much worse in the long run.....
turkeytwizzlers
11-11-2005, 08:33 PM
well buddy i have been taking stilnoct i think it ambien in america for nearly 4 years now
2 10mg a night, and i have not one problem with them, i sleep fine and i wake up at a normal hour, they never done me any harm and my doc said he had no prob giving them to me so if u need more advice about stuff about sleep let me know. be happy to help. good luck to ya
2 10mg a night, and i have not one problem with them, i sleep fine and i wake up at a normal hour, they never done me any harm and my doc said he had no prob giving them to me so if u need more advice about stuff about sleep let me know. be happy to help. good luck to ya