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Originally Posted by voodooman
I alternate between Ambien (works better but addictive) and Lunesta (works well but leaves horrible taste in your mouth for about 6 hours after waking up).
But, the side effects are just a trade off IMO.
Also, don't know if you like to take meds or not but if you get Ambien
and the doc gives you 10mg pills, break them in half since 5 is enough, then you get double the nights sleep for less $.  |
That's excellent advice, VD.
Until you know how any drug like that (sleeping pills, pain killers, etc.) will effect you, breaking them in half is always a good idea from both a medical and a monetary standpoint.
Sleeping pills, like all meds, are very personal, though. Ambien does nothing to me except ruin my motor control. I'd lay there for hours, not sleeping, then get up to go do something and bounce off a few walls along the way. I was on another sleeping pill that also did nothing for me. I have one of those types of insomnia that remains unimpressed with sleeping pills. I did find that pushing myself physically past all sanity during the day with housework - anything physical will work - made me drop over like a log at night. As exhausting as computer work actually is, it doesn't have the same effect. In fact, I've had my head hit the pillow and all I could think about was either the day working at the computer that I'd just had, or the day working at the computer that I'd have tomorrow.