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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...

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Xanax and weird symptoms

Notme813
Notme813
I've been on and off the insomnia site. The last 2 weeks, I've done okay with Xanax .25 mg and a cup of warm milk. I would wake up rested but last night was back to square1. With that in mind I had some weird dreams thinking that there was something scary next to me and pulling my arm. I was scared shitless. But I calm myself down and reminded myself that it was just the Xanax. Moments later I felt like I was choking and couldn't breathe. Again I calm myself down. Even though I'm on the lowest dosage and have been on this every night for the past 3weeks, should I be experiencing these weird symptoms?
deleted_user
deleted_user
wouldnt take meds if i was you..a quick fix isn't the answer..i dont belive any med will last forever..sorry thats just my opinion..
might work for 3 years 4 years eventually itl will wear off
Notme813
Notme813
I'm with you on the meds. but after a serious bout with not sleeping for 2 days, I needed something because it was affecting my health. I'm also ashmed of it because I was off of it for about a month after a 3 weeks on it but couldnt find a right combination of natural meds for me yet. Still looking. After reading you post, how are you coming along with your problem?
deleted_user
deleted_user
its up and down..i came of trazodone on monday because the sedative effect wore off..before that i was taking antihistamines(wore off),valerian root(didnt work) and when i got really bad(up for 4 nights) i'd borrow some zolpidem(ambien) of someone and it worked at first but i could sense that it was wearing off..
and ive notocied a lot of people say that no med can put them to sleep anymore because theyve been on so many for so long that their body is immune..so now im going natural agin and i had a good night last night..so fingers crossed.