AgnetaDurrett523
From Nema Wiki
m (New page: Prescription medications For Insomnia Now, if you're in the point in which you have read all you can get their hands on about changes in lifestyle and OTC options and just NEED SOME HEL...) |
Current revision (19:21, 21 July 2012) (view source) m (New page: Prescription medications For Insomnia Now, if you're in the point in which you have read all you can get their hands on about changes in lifestyle and OTC options and just NEED SOME HEL...) |
Current revision
Prescription medications For Insomnia
Now, if you're in the point in which you have read all you can get their hands on about changes in lifestyle and OTC options and just NEED SOME HELP! Please continue reading...
You are prepared to talk with your personal doctor about prescription medications -so anticipate to possess a discussion! We will evaluate the different options to be able to learn that will work best for you.
1. Sleeping Aids: Included in this are Lunesta, Ambien, Rozerem and Sonata- they specifically cause people to fall asleep. Ambien and Sonata can be found in generic.
2. Anti-anxiety Meds: Benzodiazepines (like Xanax and Restoril -both obtainable in generic) may be used temporary to help with anxiety and sleep issues- they work by "chilling" the person out and making them drowsy.
3. Antidepressants: If anxiety is ongoing -some antidepressants (like Paxil or Celexa) may also work as an anti-anxiety medication too; some specific ones like Elavil, Trazodone and Serzone in addition have a side effect of causing drowsiness.
So, there are the classes of medication that will help...now, which of them are perfect for you? Stuff you should think about: Do you have trouble dropping off to sleep or staying asleep or both? Would you simply have trouble sleeping or is it because your mind is racing?
1. Have you got trouble falling asleep?
- Ambien (zolpidem) or Sonata (zaleplon)
- Halcion (triazolam)
2. Do you have challenge with awakening in the middle of the night time?
- ProSom (estazolam)
- Restoril (temazepam)
3. Do you have trouble falling and staying asleep?
- Ambien CR (zolpidem)
- Lunesta (escoplicone)
- Desyrel (trazodone)
- Serzone (nefazodone)
- Elavil (amitriptyline)
You now will be ready to have a real discussion with your physician by what will work best for you!
