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No sleep or sleep meds

Sleep Health | Last Active: Nov 24, 2023 | Replies (111)

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clonazapam is what I am taking mixed with a muscle relaxant now. Unfortunately I have to take the entire 3 - 1 mg. Clonazapam at once in order to fall asleep which is actually prescribed to me to be taken 1 at a time 3x a day for anxiety. However, after taking all 3 at once, I do get to sleep and I’m not experiencing anxiety during the day either. However, I would still prefer a benzo sleep medication that works. I’m tired of doctors wanting to prescribe all the new drugs that don’t work. At my age, I’m not particularly worried about addiction although I don’t seem to get addicted to the drugs anyway. I took ambien for at least 13 years and when it stopped working I just stopped taking it and it didn’t bother me at all. I wouldn’t call what happened ambien rebound. I just went back to my normal state of insomnia.

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My psychiatrist told me years ago, when he first prescribed clonazepam, that I should never take more than 2mg in a 24 hour period or I should stop it. I took him seriously and took 1mg - occasionally a .5mg if I was wide awake at 2 or 3am. I set that boundary. When I moved to GA from FL and got a new doctor, she lectured me profoundly on the risks of benzos. She challenged me to decrease my Rx, which I did. Eventually, she moved out of state and the new doctor refused to prescribe them. Sent me to a psychiatrist - young and just out of med school and he was on a mission to get me benzo free. It has been a long road and not pleasant.