NeuroTalk Support Groups - Notes about meds for sleep

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Originally Posted by Mari (Post 103609)

They mention sleep hygeine,
-regualar sleep cycle,
-regualar exercise,
-exposure to sun in day time,
-avoidance of bright light at night,
-avoidance of heavy meals or drinking 3 hours before bedtime,
-enhance sleep environment,
-avoidance of caffeine alcohol, nicotine,
-relaxing routine,
-warm bath and socks.

and CBT.

Then the handouts talk about meds for sleep:

--Antihistamines.

--Benzodiazapine Receptor Agonist
(Lunesta, Ambien) (The other benzos are recommended for short term only.)

--Melatonin receptor agonist
(Rozerem)

--Sedating Anti-depressants (NIH says side effects are a concern.)
(Trazadone, Amitriptlyine, Mirtazipine)

--Sedating anticonvulsants (NIH says side effects are too risky to use these for insomnia.)
(Seroquel, Zyprexa)

Drugs in development:
---Other GABA receptor agents

---Serotonin (5-HT 2) antagonists

---Hypocretin (orexin) antagoninsts

Hello,

I am bumping this thread from May 2007.
This part of sleep hygiene does help:
Hubby and I have almost nothing in the bedroom to distract from sleep --- no tv, no radio, no computer, no phone, . . . I believe that the almost no electronics environment helps both of us.
We do have two alarm clocks for me but hubby wakes up without the alarm.

Sometimes I fall asleep with my iPod to a 15 minute relaxation recording of Deepak Chopra that repeats because I have not figured out how to set it to turn off. I have the volume so low I can barely hear it with the ear buds.

M