Can anything bring about Stage 3 & 4 sleep?
Question:
On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 18:19:36 -0800, nos…@nospam.com wrote: >www.xyrem.info on the drug company site.. sounds like horrible stuff.
Not an innocuous drug by any means.
Response:
Mike, I have a similar problem and also take 1.5 mg Klonopin per night. I recently added Remeron (I had tried Neurontin), and the Remeron has been beneficial. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Michael L <> wrote in message <news:8fuusvsaqu1d74tp5goj593k9qejlnt3st@4ax.com>… > My recent sleep study showed zero minutes in Stage 3 and Stage 4 > sleep. I already take Klonopin [.5 to 1 mg daily] as well a Neurontin > [900 mg daily] so the last think my doc wants to do is add another > drink to the cocktail. > He recommends some aerobic exercise. And if I can find the energy I’ll > use that treadmill I have. > Are there any things that have been reported to bring about entry into > those deeper levels? I know that many knock homeopathy but I am > willing to look at anything. > Thanks in advance, > Mike (age 49)
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -nos…@nospam.com wrote: >>On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 13:19:20 -0500, Michael L <> wrote: >>>My recent sleep study showed zero minutes in Stage 3 and Stage 4 >>>sleep. I already take Klonopin [.5 to 1 mg daily] as well a Neurontin >>>[900 mg daily] so the last think my doc wants to do is add another >>>drink to the cocktail. >>>He recommends some aerobic exercise. And if I can find the energy I’ll >>>use that treadmill I have. >>>Are there any things that have been reported to bring about entry into >>>those deeper levels? I know that many knock homeopathy but I am >>>willing to look at anything. >>Xyrem. >>www.xyrem.info >>Although it’s only approved for cataplexy associated with narcolepsy, >>it is supposed to put you into stages 3 and 4 sleep within minutes of >>taking it. >>I too rarely get into deep sleep stages, and I’m now awaiting my >>approval to go on it. > Even at recommended doses, the use of Xyrem has been associated with confusion, depression, > neuropsychiatric events, and respiratory depression.
Got any links/references? Although I have no need for any kind of drug for sleep, someone is bound to ask. This way you’ll have a little more time. <VBG> – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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>My recent sleep study showed zero minutes in Stage 3 and Stage 4 >sleep. I already take Klonopin [.5 to 1 mg daily] as well a Neurontin >[900 mg daily] so the last think my doc wants to do is add another >drink to the cocktail.
At your age, I’m not so sure this is overly abnormal, although "zero" is a bit much. Was there anything questionable about the study’s findings? Any unexplained arousals?
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My recent sleep study showed zero minutes in Stage 3 and Stage 4 sleep. I already take Klonopin [.5 to 1 mg daily] as well a Neurontin [900 mg daily] so the last think my doc wants to do is add another drink to the cocktail. He recommends some aerobic exercise. And if I can find the energy I’ll use that treadmill I have. Are there any things that have been reported to bring about entry into those deeper levels? I know that many knock homeopathy but I am willing to look at anything. Thanks in advance, Mike (age 49)
