What Sleeping Pills Do You Take?

[dv6880]

I've been having a hard time sleeping lately probably because I'm new to t and haven't fully adjusted. I took Xanax for a few weeks which worked but heard the horror stories of addiction and whitdrawl symptoms so I stopped.

I tried otc sleeping pills in the past and they made me feel all jumpy and even worse.

What do you guys take that isn't as addicting or have bad whitdrawl symptoms and helps you sleep but also doesn't make you groggy most of the next day?

 

[linearb]

pot works pretty well if it's legal / available, and if you can deal with the anxiety.

 

[Karl28]

Temazepam

 

[whiskeykonteq]

remeron 30mg

 

[Pleasure_Paulie]

Melontonin 10mg or Valerian root, Or Agar 35.

 

[hartje5]

Remeron 30 mg

 

[Zeneth]

Melatonin 3mg

 

[gotyoubynuts]

Melatonin 6 mg

 

[Samantha R]

Mirtazapine/remeron at 15mg.

 

[Gr8fulDude]

It's true that long term regular use of benzos like xanax, ativan (lorazepam) and temazepan can be addictive. Remeron/Mirtazapine at low doses can also nicely sedate but they can leave you groggy and require tapering from long term use. Imovane is another prescribed sleeping pill but it leaves a strange tinny taste for some. Naturals like melatonin, valarian and magnesium can help. I find that MJ, meditation and deep breathing exercises work best.

 

[Dan-in-MD]

I have Xanax to help me relax and deal with the stress. I take it spaced out evenly over the whole day. I'm in a car right now with the AC blowing and my high pitched tinnitus is louder than all of it. I try to ignore it, tune it out, but it's hard.

Other "substances" are not an option as I have a security clearance to maintain which I won't risk.

Longer term, Xanax is not a solution. I will have to taper myself off it slowly. I might switch to Klonopin to see if it helps.

For sleeping, I have 12.5mg controlled release Ambien. I wake up alert from that. Other medications like Unison leave me groggy for half a day.

BTW, I take two nasal sprays to keep my ears and sinuses clear. I haven't had a congestion or ear fullness since the onset of my tinnitus.

 

[rzhang]

seroquel

 

[william adams]

In the beginning when I first got T I could not sleep for fear of this high pitched loud noise in my head. I took ambien and would go to sleep in 15 minutes but would only sleep 4 hours. So I cut them in half and would put a bottle of water by my bedside and took the other half and did quite well with that method. Eventually started falling asleep on my own and stopped the ambien...I still play nature sounds from utube at night with water noise and birds chirping for a nice calm night of sleep.

 

[Dan-in-MD]

I have an app on my iPhone called "Sleep Sounds HQ" which has a variety of sounds. The one I like best is Cologne Thunderstorm. I have a fan next to my bed and I play this as well.

The only problem is getting the sound to my other ear laying on my pillow, so I contort my pillow to allow both ears to hear the sound.

At some point I may invest in an under pillow speaker.

tinnitus truly sucks

(Yes, ambien works, but it takes about 22mg to knock me out for 8 hours)

If I only take a 12.5, sometimes I use half a unisom, but only if 12 hours before I have to wake up.

 

[wanda evans]

10 mg nortriptyline for the past 2 months. One night I forgot to take it and couldn't fall asleep. Got up, took it, and was out within 10 minutes.

 

[william adams]

Wanda does the nortriptyline have any positive effects on your T. In Kevin Hogans book he claimed he took 0.5 xanax three times a day and nortriptyline at night and his T backed off completely but could not stay on it for it made his blood pressure high....

 

[ruben ruiz]

Mostly ototoxic. Not your fault there simply aren't meds for Tinnitus sufferers.

 

[wanda evans]

Wanda does the nortriptyline have any positive effects on your T. In Kevin Hogans book he claimed he took 0.5 xanax three times a day and nortriptyline at night and his T backed off completely but could not stay on it for it made his blood pressure high....

Something is helping, not sure what, but I do know my T is milder now after a spike 3 months ago and it doesn't overwhelm me like it did then. I've wondered if the med's antidepressant effect lessens my perception of T.

 

[Jomo]

Dont know how severe your T is but i strongly suggest trying to do without...i am proof it can be done..i get REM sleep and sleep as long as i need to without any drugs...i play my white noise app and blend the sound of my T with the sound of my sink....its not so bad..sounds like the bathroom from hell lol the key is to trick your mind into thinking its a sound coming from outside..you will get used to it eventually

 

[firealarm]

Ambien is quick to work and has a short life so there is no groggyness the next morning.

 

[squeek]

temazepan can be addictive.

5 years of temazapam every few days and I'm not even slightly addicted.

I went through about 12 different sleeping drugs and many aggravated the tinnitus but temazapam works a treat. I take it reluctantly though.

 

[jumping jack]

Valerian root -- the best placebo money can buy.

Nah, kidding. I think it really does have an ingredient that can be called active. In my limited experience (and possibly just in my imagination; see above), it has helped me calm down as my mind usually stays rather active into the wee hours.

At the end of the day (ooh, what a pun! and my first in years), whatever you find does the job and doesn't carry irreversible long term effects is good in my book. Sleep is as vital as water.

 

[william adams]

Had 5 vodkas and cranberry toninght and one shot of Johnnie Walker black and my T I think is gone for the moment but will probably be back in the morning but dont really pay that much attention to it anymore for I cant do anything about it and really got to the point I dont care...

 

[Gosia]

To those who take big doses of melatonin .. From what I've read, you really shouldn't. If you take more than your body needs, you risk disrubting your hormonal system and ven on this forum some people confirm that bigger doses work worse than smaller ones. I stopped taking melatonin cause I felt that my sleep is uneasy with that. After about a year of tinnitus, I could sleep witout any meds. Now I have a massive spike and depression coming from that o I take a tiny bit of melatonin ( must be 1mg ) and a med which consists of many herbs as well as l-theanine - 60 mg, l-tryptofan - 50 mg, GABA ( 25 mg - very tiny amount that can't really influence the brain functioning ) and some magnesium and B6. Otherwise, ATARAX, hydroxisin. Doesn't cause dependence like benzo and is by far the most efficient drug for me. Yet , I try not to take it unless I really can' t fall asleep.

 

[Florida John]

To those who take big doses of melatonin .. From what I've read, you really shouldn't. If you take more than your body needs, you risk disrubting your hormonal system and ven on this forum some people confirm that bigger doses work worse than smaller ones. I stopped taking melatonin cause I felt that my sleep is uneasy with that. After about a year of tinnitus, I could sleep witout any meds. Now I have a massive spike and depression coming from that o I take a tiny bit of melatonin ( must be 1mg ) and a med which consists of many herbs as well as l-theanine - 60 mg, l-tryptofan - 50 mg, GABA ( 25 mg - very tiny amount that can't really influence the brain functioning ) and some magnesium and B6. Otherwise, ATARAX, hydroxisin. Doesn't cause dependence like benzo and is by far the most efficient drug for me. Yet , I try not to take it unless I really can' t fall asleep.

think i seen one like it in a supplement store, how does that pill work? wilit knock you out quick? and does it work all night?,,,,good luck

 

[Atara]

Anyone used grazed one for sleep and depression/ anxiety from tinnutus

 

[Atara]

Anyone use Trazadone for sleep/ tinnutus anxiety and depression?

 

[newarrior]

Yes 50 mg.

 

[JuneStar]

I take 3 mg of melatonin. Sometimes cyclobenzaprine if my TMJ or back is acting up. mMy sleep has never really been affected by tinnitus though.
I have quit smoking pot which helped me sleep but I can still sleep with Melatonin so I'm psyched about that!

 

[JohnAdams]

pot works pretty well if it's legal / available, and if you can deal with the anxiety.

What does it being legal have anything to do with effectiveness?