Sleeping Problems

[Taybey]

I have to take something to help me sleep every night.  Without that I would be up all night long.  My doctor prescribed me paxil for my anxiety and depression and i take two ativan before bed.  that still does not work, i also take a unisom (sleeping pill) along with a tablet of meleton one hour before bed.  Then I sleep, but why do I need all this to just sleep?  Can someone tell me why I cannot sleep normally?

Taybey

[Taybey]

As long as I am sleeping good thats what matters.  Im not passed out I get up many times during the night to use the bathroom and still cannot fall back to sleep sometimes. I cannot tell my doctor about taking a simple sleeping pill im only taking one and one tablet meletonin.  it does NOTHING TO ME.  believe me it takes alot for me to sleep  ALOT and my doctor knows it, I will not take ambien no way.  See im a very addictive person I was addicted to smoking i quit, and drinking and quit.  Now i have found a way to sleep if i tell my doctor about the unisom he might want to take away my ativan or cut the dosage then where would I be?  I will be back to NOT SLEEPING. Its working for me.

[RubyWitch]

I'm sorry to hear that drinking will kill you, but glad that you don't drink on top of all this other stuff.
You MUST tell your doctor about taking both the Unisom AND the melatonin! And if I've said this once, I've said it a hundred times on here that just because something is "NATURAL" does NOT mean it can't hurt us! Especially if it's combined with certain medications.
Digitalis is "natural," comes from the beautiful flower Foxgloves, but you wouldn't go out and dine on that, would you? Making a salad out of rheubarb leaves might sound appealing, but those too can kill you. Feverfew is a well known migraine reliever, but take too much of it and you could go into a coma. I could list a hundred other "natural" things you should avoid like the plague.............just tell your doctor EVERYTHING you are taking!!!!!!!!!
Maybe two hour intervals is adequate, but are you willing to bet your health, and possibly your life on that theory?
Sorry, but my original advice stands.................get back to your doctor.
GL

[Taybey]

no i dont drink i cant drink anymore or i will die.  i dont take all this at one time its in two hour intravels.  My doctor knows about everything except the unisom and the meleton but thats a natural hormone im sure thats not a problem.

[RubyWitch]

I think you need to discuss with your doctor having a sleep eval done. If you are taking TWO Ativan PLUS a Unisom AND meletonin, in my humble opinion that is way too much medication. Please tell me you don't also drink!
See your doctor. I think you need more help than something out of a bottle.
I hope you find some sweet dreams.
Peace
Greenlydia