The medication discussion thread - dedicated for anxiety and sleep issues

[noname223]

I took a lot of medication for sleep and anxiety issues.
Zopiclone one of the best sleeping pills there are. The only reason why I am able to attend college. But it can easily be abused and has a high risk for addiction

Benzos - nightmarish withdrawal symptoms but shortterm they help(ed) me a lot - for the record I took lorazem. I highly advice against longterm usage

Amitriptyline - helps me so much to fall asleep my big issue is I am waking way too early due to bipolar. I tried several different suppliers and found a company where Ami does not induce hunger

Doxepin - sedates me well but loses its effect a little bit too fast when I take it regularly. As so many antidepressants can it increase manic symptoms

I tried several antipsychotics due to my past psychosis but I would not recommend taking antipsychotics for sleep issues (usually)

However I asked my psychiatrist to presctibe me promethazine. Many people explained how helpful this medication is. (Rockstars describe how they abuse it.)
It is a very weak antipsychotic. I took half a pill 25 minutes ago and it eases my agitation It is only a very small dosage and in my experiece sedating medication often loses its effect partially if used too often. I hope to finally find something that eases my sleep issues and anxiety. So far I am surprised in a positive manner. I hope the effect continues.

Which insights do you want to share?

 

[sserafim]

I've never taken sleeping pills but I used to take melatonin for sleep during college. I think it worked pretty well initially, but then I built up a tolerance to it and had to keep increasing the dosage.

 

[Alcoholic Teletubby]

Ambien (Zolpidem) all the way, baby.

 

[corvidaee]

I'm on duloxetine for anxiety and my god, it's the absolute worst thing to get onto but it's sincerely changed my life. I don't have any more panic attacks and I rarely get anxious without some sort of prompt. The side effects were terrible the first week: dry mouth and nose to the point where I could taste the meds for hours, twitching, feeling insane, stomach issues. Now I'm just left with stomach aches in the morning and brain zaps in a blue moon.

For sleeping or panic attacks, I take hydroxyzine. I had a severe reaction to it in the beginning but smaller doses helped out. I'm allergic to some component in melatonin tablets OTC so I prefer hydroxyzine.