Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
My doctor recently gave me a whack of 10 mg Amitriptyline pills as a 4th line treatment for my insomnia. I've looked them up and it seems to have some great reviews from fellow severe insomniacs. But seems like it can take weeks to get into the system and work. Or at least several hours after taking it.
I'm on day 4 and while I didn't notice anything on day's 1-2 I've bumped up my dose to 40 mg.
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I'nm exhausted. This doxycycline thing has ripped me apart and I'm eating crackers and water. I can't take (anything) or eat (anything) except saltines and toast and maybe unbuttered watery mashed potatoes. Are we sure the cure isn't worse than the possible disease?!?!And a week to go. ***Fun cures that WERE worse than the disease:ARsenic. Popular against STDs, which just compounded misery...
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