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Posted by Jayslace on January 27, 2006, at 16:14:24
Hi,
My neurologist who had ordered a sleep study for me ( and called and told me I don't have sleep apnea, but wanted me to have another one, just because I needed 5 naps, and only had 4...) up and left his practice , unnanounced.
In the mean time he had only had me on Celexa, and desyrel. (desyrel 50 mg at night for sleep)
He woudn't give me a different sleeping med until I had the second sleep study. Well, I finally called my reg. doc and he gave me Ambien.
(I only did this because I'm out of a neurologist for right now)
In the mean time, I got a feeling I was not so bright in stopping the desyrel, 'cold turkey'.
Major fog, can 't concentrate (and that's my disabilty anyways since my brain tumors were removed)
Can't think and I'm dizzy. Kinda like when I stopped my effexor a few years ago.
I just was never told not to stop it or continue to take it.
Does Desyrel do this to you when you stop it to? Should I have tapered off it?
How long will this last?
Thank you!
Posted by Jakeman on January 27, 2006, at 18:15:23
In reply to Desyrel, posted by Jayslace on January 27, 2006, at 16:14:24
> Hi,
> My neurologist who had ordered a sleep study for me ( and called and told me I don't have sleep apnea, but wanted me to have another one, just because I needed 5 naps, and only had 4...) up and left his practice , unnanounced.
> In the mean time he had only had me on Celexa, and desyrel. (desyrel 50 mg at night for sleep)
> He woudn't give me a different sleeping med until I had the second sleep study. Well, I finally called my reg. doc and he gave me Ambien.
> (I only did this because I'm out of a neurologist for right now)
> In the mean time, I got a feeling I was not so bright in stopping the desyrel, 'cold turkey'.
> Major fog, can 't concentrate (and that's my disabilty anyways since my brain tumors were removed)
> Can't think and I'm dizzy. Kinda like when I stopped my effexor a few years ago.
> I just was never told not to stop it or continue to take it.
> Does Desyrel do this to you when you stop it to? Should I have tapered off it?
> How long will this last?
> Thank you!I'm no expert but probably a taper would have been best. But if you've been off Desyrel a couple of days, the worst may be over. I find it highly unusual that your neurologist ordered a second sleep study just to determine a change a meds, unless the first one was invalid for some reason. Was there something in particular about the first study that lead him to this conclusion? My neurologist has changed my sleep meds several times based my reactions and the results from my initial study. Good luck.
warm regards ~Jake
Posted by Phillipa on January 27, 2006, at 21:00:15
In reply to Re: Desyrel » Jayslace, posted by Jakeman on January 27, 2006, at 18:15:23
You might want to post this on the withdrawal board. Maybe others will have some experience with this med. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on January 27, 2006, at 23:58:38
In reply to Desyrel, posted by Jayslace on January 27, 2006, at 16:14:24
> Hi,
> My neurologist who had ordered a sleep study for me ( and called and told me I don't have sleep apnea, but wanted me to have another one, just because I needed 5 naps, and only had 4...) up and left his practice , unnanounced.
> In the mean time he had only had me on Celexa, and desyrel. (desyrel 50 mg at night for sleep)How long were you on Trazodone? 50mg is a very low dose and a standard one for sleep. It doesn't really become psychiatrically significant until you get up to 150, 200mg. Inpatients are given as much as 600 (well, when this drug was actually used in the 70s because the average adult dose would put anyone to sleep!) But each person can vary. Eventually tolerance does develop on Trazodone, and 50 becomes 75 becomes 100... at least in my experience and you have to downtaper and start the whole process over again.
Glad you're on Ambien though... ugh... Trazodone is a munchy craving mind dulling way to go to sleep. At least in my opinion. Your miles may vary.Hope you feel better. If you weren't on the Trazodone for very long I doubt you will have these effects for very long. They also could very well be startup transients of Ambien. Also there is the complication of your neurological condition that I cant answer (brain tumours)... which I'm sorry you had to endure.
To better sleep
Jay
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