Is there a better sleep aid than Ambien?

dusty · Sep 15, 2009

Originally Posted by BrooklynHighpost

Melatonine, end of discussion. Gives you easy sleep.
Ok seriously, people can stop suggesting melatonin. I've been taking it for months and anybody who thinks it's even in the same ballpark as Ambien is delusional. It does virtually nothing for occasional anxiety-related insomnia, which is what I have. I am only interested in non-benzodiazepine prescription sleep aids.

javyn · Sep 16, 2009

Yeah melatonin is crap.

I take about 1.5 grams of mag citrate every night before bed, it knocks me out and I sleep very well. On nights that the magnesium isn't enough, I break a Benadryl tablet in half and take that.

magnesium
GABA
Theanine

all better choices than melatonin

pharrow59 · Sep 16, 2009

try some THC. i'm serious.

Milhouse · Sep 16, 2009

Why are you eliminating the benzos? I like some of them quite a bit. Short half life, helped me get to sleep, and then out of the system quickly.

I never had any problems with ambien though, aside from the fact that it wasn't strong enough to put me to sleep after a while.

I tried Rozeram I think. Took it once or twice, didn't fall asleep, wasn't sure if I could mix it with a handful of benzos, so had a horrible night.

Milhouse · Sep 16, 2009

Oh, and I agree, melatonin is crap for serious sleep problems.

i10casual · Sep 16, 2009

Not to be a jerk but I meditate for 20 minutes before I sleep. This always does the trick.
I have a crap liver so I can't take pills too often.

Davidko19 · Sep 16, 2009

ask michael jacksons doctor ... but him well to rest

william · Sep 16, 2009

Yeah Ativan + one scotch on the rocks does me right.

With that being said I'm going to go pick up the magnesium javyn suggested to see what happens.

Corniche · Sep 16, 2009

Originally Posted by javyn

Yeah melatonin is crap.

I take about 1.5 grams of mag citrate every night before bed, it knocks me out and I sleep very well. On nights that the magnesium isn't enough, I break a Benadryl tablet in half and take that.

magnesium
GABA
Theanine

all better choices than melatonin

IÂ´m a true addict to sleep, until 14 hours a day. I changed my matrees to viscoelastic and took melatonin and now I sleep 10 hours a day. true!

Gaba? Could you give me more info please?

Bird's One View · Sep 16, 2009

A friend and former colleague flipped his car while driving in an Ambien blackout. Luckily he survived. The car, obviously, did not. /PSA.

dusty · Sep 17, 2009

Originally Posted by Milhouse

Why are you eliminating the benzos? I like some of them quite a bit. Short half life, helped me get to sleep, and then out of the system quickly.

I never had any problems with ambien though, aside from the fact that it wasn't strong enough to put me to sleep after a while.

I tried Rozeram I think. Took it once or twice, didn't fall asleep, wasn't sure if I could mix it with a handful of benzos, so had a horrible night.

I've just always heard they are bad news due to addictiveness, tolerance, long term effects etc.

Originally Posted by Bird's One View

A friend and former colleague flipped his car while driving in an Ambien blackout. Luckily he survived. The car, obviously, did not. /PSA.

Yikes. Luckily I don't get any of the weird side effects with Ambien, just some very light visual hallucination if I try to stay awake after taking it.

Milhouse · Sep 17, 2009

I guess it depends on you. If you have issues with addiction, then maybe benzos are bad.

I never had issues with addiction to benzos. Tolerance, sure, but that happened with ambien too. Anything you take for chronic insomnia will have tolerance problems.

Pezzaturra · Sep 18, 2009

Originally Posted by dusty

It certainly puts me to sleep but I feel like hell the next day. Anybody have better luck with the rest of the current crop, like Lunesta, Rozerem, Sonata, etc.?

Not sure if you got your answer ,but Lunesta leaves no side effects for me. However it will not give you a full-night sleep even in it’s highest dose (3mg). It will vary by your weight, but expect from 3 to 5 hours of sleep from 3mg tablet.
Perfect for falling asleep or taking in the middle of the night if became awakened.
Fresh head in the morning.

YMMW.

javyn · Sep 18, 2009

Originally Posted by Corniche

Gaba? Could you give me more info please?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Aminobutyric_acid

NorCal · Sep 18, 2009

Originally Posted by javyn

Yeah melatonin is crap.

I take about 1.5 grams of mag citrate every night before bed, it knocks me out and I sleep very well. On nights that the magnesium isn't enough, I break a Benadryl tablet in half and take that.

magnesium
GABA
Theanine

all better choices than melatonin

Any info on where to buy, what form, dosage, ect?

Is there a better sleep aid than Ambien?

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