how to get sleep during WDs

[jeffrey1963]

if you are having trouble getting sleep during withdrawls try taking UNISOM or its generic equiveliant.. UNISOM containS 25MG of DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE. it is the only OTC sleeping med on the market that has this drug. the others have the same drug as Benadryl DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE is a antihistamine that will knock you out cold  if taken in doses of 25 to 50 mg... that is the only thing that will make me sleep with the WDs... try it it works for me. add a hot bath and a couple of 25mg DOXYLAMINE SUCCINATE tablets and i sleep like a baby for 8 9 sometimes 10 hrs without waking up
buy UNISOM or or the Equate brand from Walmart and it will be cheeper around 3 or 4 dollars for a 32 ct box . Hope it works for you as well as it has for me

[lil_rab2005]

Hey, I'm so glad u found something that works.  I couldn't find anything that would knock me out for more than an hour or two when I'm goin' through withdrawals.  Even perscripted sleepin aids, like Restoril.  Never used Unisom though.  I will definitely try it next time.  How are u doing?  What day are you on.  I'm still taking 2 pills one day then going about 2 or 3 days without then 2 or 3 pills one day then 1 or 2 days without.  Not havin' withdrawals this way, other than craving a pill.  One day I'll get over it.  Hopefully. :(  Reply back k?  Take care and god bless, Lil.  :)

[eodonnell21]

keep your head up man..i have the same problem with doing it one day and then not the next...except that i do have wd symptoms...it is a horrible thing to live this way...i am going to the doctor on monday to get prescribed saboxone...also i think that people forget why they started using pain meds...if it is related to an injury then that is a whole other situation but if it is related to a trauma or something like that i believe that if you find out what is causing you to be addicted, it will be eaiser to quit.  luckly and unluckily for me i do know why i take pain meds...so finally facing my problems that made me do this stupid **** in the first place may make me a whole person again...stay strong everyone...peace

[seeksolice]

Or you could take Melatonin, its a naturally occurring hormone found in the brain, and it works like a charm, every time.

And the up side is that its not a drug.

[D30]

how do you feel the next day after taking these sleep aids? Is it refreshing sleep or is like a druken sleep, you know when you come home from a bar and the bed is spinning, LOL that *****

[seeksolice]

When I have taken Unisom, my experience is you do wake up pretty foggy.

With melatonin, if you dont take too much, you wake up feeling pretty restful.  I think all sleep aids- natural or not- have a risk of making you feel drunk in the morning.

Valerian is really good for sleeping as well.