Narcolepsy Support Group

A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a disorder in the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders can interfere with mental and emotional function. If you are having trouble falling asleep or having some other kind of sleep disturbance, this group is for you.

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sleepystar24 03/28/2012

Just wondering if anyone has tried this medication. My sleep doc wants me to give it a try to help reduce my nightmares. I have nightmares every single time I sleep and it's the severe hh kind where I wake up terrified and have to press against the wall to calm down.
Any info or experiences shared are welcome.
Thanks

deleted_user 03/31/2012

I haven't ever tried that, but I used to have horrible nightmares where I would wake others up screaming and moving around. I take Zyrem now, I don't have nightmares or dreams while it's working, or if I do I forget them as soon as I wake up. But I never cry or scream in my sleep anymore, unless I sleep longer than my meds work. The Zyrem works for 4 hours, and you take it twice a night. So if ya sleep 7.5 or 8 hours you don't have nightmares. It has changed my life. I don't need stimulants anymore or naps.

deleted_user 03/31/2012

Yeah, it's not bad. You might try the lowest dosage first 0.5mg to see how well you handle it.

deleted_user 03/31/2012

Yes, I use it regularly at the 1mg dose and it has proven to be the most effective sleep aid for me, sometimes I will use it interchangeably with Ativan which also is effective but with a shorter half-life. Be advised that Clonazepam is very long acting drug and can linger long into the next day. That isn't so much a problem for me now but for a while it was rather frustrating. I have tried several other sleep aids such as Ambien, Lunesta, Temazepam, Melatonin, Xyrem, and several others with no real theraputic effect, the Xyrem in particular had a difficult side-effect profile.

sleepystar24 04/02/2012

Thanks guys. I'm on 5mg dosage and it's done wonders. I have noticed though that I seem to need to take more Ritalin the next day and that after I eat in the am I get extremely sleepy. I don't really dream anymore and if I do have a nightmare I dont really get terrified or remember it in the am.
I try to leave an hour window between the time I wake up and going anywhere incase the med is still strong in my system.
My mom actually said that she feels like Shes getting her daughter back, makes me realize just how much N has changed me.
Thanks again :)

deleted_user 04/03/2012

You mean 0.5mg not 5mg, right? I didn't think they prescribed Klonopin at that high of a dose.

Anyway, if you're too sleepy the next morning, try cutting the pills in half and see if that helps?

sleepystar24 04/04/2012

I meant .5mg.
I managed to just get sick so now I don't know which way is up. Thanks for the tips though, really appreciate it.

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