sleeping problems still

[Josh26]

ok if lunesta, trazodone and ambien dont work then what? i have major dark circles under my eyes and they are very dry from the ambien i take it at 11:30 pm and i have to take 2 10mg pills to fall asleep finally at 4am i'll wake up at 9:30am and lay there till 11 or so i just cant seem to sleep and when i do its not quality please help what the heck do i do ... i'm finally off all drugs and its been 50 days or so off opiates and 3 weeks off xanax and i still cant sleep and i know how important it is to sleep for recovery any suggestions?

[mariposa99]

I started using ambien lately due to insomnia brought on by cocaine use, lexapro and nasal decongestants, stress and axiety. They work great. Only thing is...got to be in bed 10-15 min after you take them. If you try to do stuff, work, read, clean up whatever, the sleepy part wears off and it doesn;t help. That my problem. I keep doing coke thinking it will zonk me out but coke overides the sleepiness of ambien. I know...stop the lines! Also, causing some funky wavy hallucinations for 10 minutes or so and some imbalance so try not to be walking around after you take it. SOmetimes a half works for me, especially if I am not getting 7-8 hours. Makes it a little easier to wake up in the morning. WHole 10 mg can zonk me out where I don't hear alarm or my phone in morning. Ambien CR helps if you tend to wake up before you want to, as it is continued release.

[Josh26]

i'm so tired of pills....does seroquel work better then trazodone is it similar cuz that stuff was awful no wonder why it was completely covered on my insurance ...i just need to find the best combo or one thing i'm trying everything.  so far PM's work the best wether it be tylenol excedrin i might try nyqul tonight or try my sleepMD's i'm just real anxious now cuz i go back to work tomorrow for the first time in 6 weeks and i'm dreading the fact that i will get no sleep and feel like i do now that is my only problem SLEEP and it makes me so mad to watch or hear people fall right to sleep with no problems i'm just clueless i thught sleep was natural and it just happends
god this stinks
josh

[3 1/2 yrs sober]

I think it is actually for people with scitzophrenia (sorry about spelling).  My thereapist told me when I was taking 400mg that that is what people who were hearing voice where taking (that large dose).  But now I am good on 25mg.  But when I was on the large amount it was hard for me to wake up and not be drowsy.  

[beachtowel]

My sleeping was so bad I was always tired my energy level was down........it took 14 months before I slept 7 straight hours.........it took a year before I could get 6 straight...

Some friends of mine tried seroquel my buddy said it knocked him for a loop.......
I believe it is also perscribed for bi polar problems........

I never tried it..........

[3 1/2 yrs sober]

Tried to post before, but it didn;t show up.  I use seroquel, and have used it since my last stint in rehab.  I was on 400 mg in rehab, and now I am down to 25 mg.  I tried to quit it and just take rozerem, but I wasn't sleeping good so I went back to the lowest possible dose, and I am doing great with it.  I love it, but in order to get some sleep I had to take a really large dose in the beginning, which didn't bother me in the least, cause I really wanted to sleep!