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I remember a while back probably during the 14th page of some thread hijack, a bunch of folks mentioned they had occasional or frequent insomnia.
One of the things thats plagued me for years, trying to get the brain to shut down when its bedtime. Its not unusual for me to wake up 6-8 times a night and end up sitting up for an hour or two before I go back to sleep. Of course, the nights before a job interview, big presentation, etc are an automatic 3-4 hours of sleep tops.
I've tried all sorts of over the counter and prescription goodies, but either they didnt work or turned me into a zombie the next day.
My doctor just tried me out on the new prescription med Lunesta. If you have insomnia, go try this. I fell asleep about 20 minutes after taking it, slept almost 8 hours straight, and woke up with no zombie after effects. Its also supposedly the only pill tested to be effective and safe for long term use - most of the others are only supposed to be used for a few days or a week. It also may help train your sleep pattern when you're not taking it - a study I read showed that people who took it nightly for six weeks slept better after they stopped taking it than they slept before the six week period.
The one gotcha is a lot of insurances dont have this on their accepted meds list...at least not yet. This is the first time a doctor prescribed me something that the insurance company didnt want to pay for. I ended up buying the first batch myself while the doctor does some authorization paperwork with the insurance company that will most likely result in them paying for it. That my wife works with the doctor may be a plus to getting him to do all this paperwork. Your mileage may vary.
Costco's the cheapest place with it, about three bucks a pill.
If you go to the lunesta web site before you get the prescription written, you can print a form from there that the doctor signs and attaches to the prescription that will give you four extra pills free.
VERY recommended at this point. If it stops working or stops working as well as I continue using it, i'll drop another note on it. Its worth it to have some around just for those occasional "must sleep well" nights.
And NO, I dont own any sepracor stock...
One of the things thats plagued me for years, trying to get the brain to shut down when its bedtime. Its not unusual for me to wake up 6-8 times a night and end up sitting up for an hour or two before I go back to sleep. Of course, the nights before a job interview, big presentation, etc are an automatic 3-4 hours of sleep tops.
I've tried all sorts of over the counter and prescription goodies, but either they didnt work or turned me into a zombie the next day.
My doctor just tried me out on the new prescription med Lunesta. If you have insomnia, go try this. I fell asleep about 20 minutes after taking it, slept almost 8 hours straight, and woke up with no zombie after effects. Its also supposedly the only pill tested to be effective and safe for long term use - most of the others are only supposed to be used for a few days or a week. It also may help train your sleep pattern when you're not taking it - a study I read showed that people who took it nightly for six weeks slept better after they stopped taking it than they slept before the six week period.
The one gotcha is a lot of insurances dont have this on their accepted meds list...at least not yet. This is the first time a doctor prescribed me something that the insurance company didnt want to pay for. I ended up buying the first batch myself while the doctor does some authorization paperwork with the insurance company that will most likely result in them paying for it. That my wife works with the doctor may be a plus to getting him to do all this paperwork. Your mileage may vary.
Costco's the cheapest place with it, about three bucks a pill.
If you go to the lunesta web site before you get the prescription written, you can print a form from there that the doctor signs and attaches to the prescription that will give you four extra pills free.
VERY recommended at this point. If it stops working or stops working as well as I continue using it, i'll drop another note on it. Its worth it to have some around just for those occasional "must sleep well" nights.
And NO, I dont own any sepracor stock...