Need the most powerful non-GABA sleep aid

[[Ne...]]

Vistoril?  Low dose Seroquel?  Low dose Elavil?  OTC sleep aids are a joke and I have a crisis going on.

[[Sh...]]

If you go on the Other Medications board, there's a whole lot of info on the whole range of non-GABA sleep medications. But opinions are so diverse; it's clear there is not one best answer that's right for everyone.

[[Te...]]

Low dose melatonin(1 1/2 mg) works well for me. A trip to the gym in early afternoon ramps me up a bit, but I sleep better in the evening once the cortisol drops back down...

[[Di...]]

I've taken Benadryl for the past 2 nights for a sinus/virus thing that I have right now.

 

One pill (25mg) knocked me out both nights.

 

I won't be taking anymore tonight, because my sinuses are better.

[[Wi...]]

Unisom (the Doxylamine one not the benedryl one). 

[[go...]]

Trazadone helps me. It had been around forever and is easy to taper off.

 

Kat

[[Ro...]]

Everyone is different. i have tried all and I can tell you what works for me right now: 12mg of Amitriptyline (Elavil) + 25mg of Seroquel. I have to also tell that Seroquel has a big array of undesirable side effects for some people but I have experienced none.

[[wh...]]

Vistaril is an anticholinergic with potential to cause cognitive impairment:

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21707557

 

I am convinced, after being on it for 8 months, that it is making me stupid. Take it for sleep. I read that Zyrtec is not an anticholinergic, so maybe try that.....I'm getting off of Vistaril, but I don't sleep well, so it is a problem. I may try Zyrtec...

 

I dc'ed Serroquel, that stuff is evil. Don't take it.

[[Ro...]]

I used Vistaril for 2 months and it was great for a couple of weeks; the hypnotic effects fades away very fast and it doesn't matter if you increase the doses. 12.5 to 25mg is the optimums.