Do sleeping meds loose effectiveness over time?
Question:
OWLFLY wrote: > My family doctor does not know the answer to this: I have been talking 25mgs > of elavil and .5 of klonopin everynight for 10 years for sleep. My insomnia > got better but now worsening. Does anyone know if these kinds of meds loose > effectiveness over time? > –Ruth
Klonopin seems to lose effectiveness with me, I started on 0.5 mg for leg movemets, then was told to wean off. I couldnt,but got down to 0 .125 mg which worked for about 5 years, just increased to 0.5 and saw a big difference in sleep quality. Was on Elavil for a fwe days as a trial anti depressant drug, but it would no let me sleep.
Response:
My family doctor does not know the answer to this: I have been talking 25mgs of elavil and .5 of klonopin everynight for 10 years for sleep. My insomnia got better but now worsening. Does anyone know if these kinds of meds loose effectiveness over time? –Ruth
Response:
On 02 Feb 2000 00:08:32 GMT, owl…@aol.com (OWLFLY) wrote: >My family doctor does not know the answer to this: I have been talking 25mgs >of elavil and .5 of klonopin everynight for 10 years for sleep. My insomnia >got better but now worsening. Does anyone know if these kinds of meds loose >effectiveness over time?
Definitely…. especially with the Klonopin (and any benzodiazapine drug). Usually, changing to a different variety of med will help. Generic Desyrel (trazodone) in a low dose may be a good choice… but there are some caveats to its use that your doctor should know about. It’s an antidepressant (as is Elavil) but it’s not the same type as Elavil.
