Sleep Issues and Meds

So I do a-lot of research and reading, however I did not find much on this question I hear alot:

Ambien CR or Lunesta which is better for a hepatitis C patient?


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Also if anyone could shed some opinions, below is my daily pill set up. Does this sound normal? And safe?

Lexapro 10mg 1X a day   depression and anxiety
Concerta 32mg 1X day    Helps with faituge
Xanax 0.5 1x day            anxiety
Milk Thistle      herbal Suplement
SAM-E            herbal  Supplement


Thanks all!
Matt

[GrandmaA]

I don't know about the medications for depression, fatigue and anxiety - I never took them. Milk thistle is good except when on tx. SamE is great but expensive.

I took Ativan for sleep. 5-HTP, Nightrest by Source Naturals and Herb som by Dr. Zhang. You can also drink sleepytime tea (works great) and take 2 magnesium pills before bed.

[treefarmer1]

Hello Matt,I see you are taking herbs for your treatment that is all I am treating the hepititis (hepatitis) c virus I am battling.I will not go with any drug treatments because they will not cure the virus.Try these herbs also Liver 52,hepacure,liversupport which have guaranteesand go to www.godsremedy.com.Good luck Jack

[Forseegood]

this is just my experience, and I'm not on tx yet...I can't take Lunesta and ambien, ambien makes me feel nutzo the next morning, but many people are fine with it...I take ativan if I have had a lot of sleepless nights in a row, and at a very low dose...I find tranquilizers lull me into sleep, which I prefer...best of luck...

[merryBe]

ok well right f the bat I see a problem.

you are taking a seretonin uptake inhibitor...and sam-e.....which means no wonder you need xanax etc!!

sam-e can intensify your antidepressant, ergo causing you to need not one but 2 other mood alterers, 3 in all.

you may want to think about adjusting with dctr help. let yur body be your guide.

the ambien worked better for me, the lunesta not at all.  recently they put me on remeron as well. It is a trycyllic which is easier on the liver than the lexapro SSRI's and such.

[merryBe]

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:VGqPox3gjdUJ:www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/SAMe.html+sam-e+antidepressants&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us