help!
i've been on high doses of halcion(.5mg) trazadone (300mg} ativan(.5mg) and zanaflex(8mg) all hs! for3 years and am still not sleeping well (actually horribly) i have minimal restorative sleep with severe alpha intrusions( verified by 3 sleep studies) this is a 13 year sleep prolem. my sleep medicine has included benzos for the past 13 years.
my daytime fatigue is overwhelming but i can't sleep during the day. i have multiple health issues and am on disability. my doctor now wants to use xyrem and wants me to wean off the other sleep meds. i have repeatedly (over many years) slowly tried to decrease the doses with horrible withdrawl symptons. i've never had this many meds to taper off. my md has a very no problem attitude about this and i'm terrified. i've researched and can't figure out what, if any, herbals will help?
linda
i've been on high doses of halcion(.5mg) trazadone (300mg} ativan(.5mg) and zanaflex(8mg) all hs! for3 years and am still not sleeping well (actually horribly) i have minimal restorative sleep with severe alpha intrusions( verified by 3 sleep studies) this is a 13 year sleep prolem. my sleep medicine has included benzos for the past 13 years.
my daytime fatigue is overwhelming but i can't sleep during the day. i have multiple health issues and am on disability. my doctor now wants to use xyrem and wants me to wean off the other sleep meds. i have repeatedly (over many years) slowly tried to decrease the doses with horrible withdrawl symptons. i've never had this many meds to taper off. my md has a very no problem attitude about this and i'm terrified. i've researched and can't figure out what, if any, herbals will help?
linda