[Erin524]

I couldnt fall asleep until about 630 or 7am this morning!

Then I kept waking up every two hours.

I finally got up for real about 20 minutes ago. I feel like crap. Exhausted.

I havent gone back to my regular doctor for a new sleeping pill. Quit the last one he gave me earlier this week. (amitriptyline)

I dont know if this is a weird withdrawal thing (which would be weird, first time in 6 days that I've noticed anything that might be a withdrawal thing)

I'm just tired of not being able to sleep. I dont like this. Being tired and not being able to do anything about it.

[dmplaura]

If you're having that much trouble hun, make sure you see your doctor soon. You need your sleep! Not getting enough puts you in danger of getting sicker.

[Gazelle]

Yeah, you really DO need to talk to your doc.

Have you tried anything herbal? I forget what all you've taken.

I've used Melatonin to help me sleep, which works. Also used Valerian, which helps and has a bit of a muscle relaxant effect too. Then, too, I've tried Kava Kava, which you hardly find anymore. It has the effect of shutting down your brain, a bit of a muscle relaxant effect, and there is a possibility that it can affect your liver if you take it for too long.

When I used to work at a hospital (middles and a lot of nights), my inner clock would get all screwed up. Sometimes I'd have to stay awake for 24+ hours to reset it. Be up all day (say 0600), up all night, see morning, and then go to sleep around 9 or 10 p.m. the next night. By then I was so tired, felt like everything was really heavy in my body, but I could sleep.

Have you tried staying up like that? Maybe THAT will make a little difference for you--at least short term.

[Bannet]

Hi Erin. Sorry to hear about insomnia. That really stinks.

I don't know how long you were on Amitriptyline but I know I had to be weaned off.

Call your doc and let him know whats going on. I hope you feel better soon

[Erin524]

It's been a week since I had any...would I really have to be weaned off of it now?

I feel like carp today (see my mood?)

I feel like I'm walking thru sand...and the potty problems I was having last week while on the amitriptyline are a lot better, but I still seem to have a problem.

I have no clue if that problem is related to the ami, or if it's because of the MS, or if it's something related to girl things. (I've made a few observations)

edited to add:

I called the pharmacist and asked him if the things I've been feeling could be withdrawal, and he asked me what problems I was having, and as I told him each one, he was like..."yeah...yep...that'll do it...yep, that could be it"...

So, maybe it's just withdrawal and will maybe go away in couple of days.

I dont see how all the druggies do it with the illegal drugs, coming down off them. I wasnt taking high doses of the ami (10mg or less...usually less) and I feel like crap. Total crap. Like someone just gave me the flu. At least now that I know it might be withdrawal, I dont feel quite so anxious about feeling like crap.

I hope I fall asleep tonight. I'm going to bed in a bit...hopefully to sleep.

[dmplaura]

Babe, honestly... I'm sure it's a mixture of the lack of sleep and withdrawal from Amitriptyline.

I felt a bit crappy when I was coming off Amitriptyline, but I had started taking Clonazepam that did help my pain, as well as making me sleepy. So I replaced one with another so to speak, and I think that's why it was easier for me.