Restoril?

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 9/20/12 5:31 pm - OH

I an still struggling with insomnia. Partly stress related, partly menopausal, I think. Ambien gives me hallucinations (which is REALLY bad for someone with PTSD), the Trazadone made me throw up, the Sonata and Lunesta help only sometimes, the Tylenol PM does nothing, (or makes me just drowsy enough to fall partly asleep but then I wake up again right away), so now we are going to try Restoril.

Just curious what others' experiences are with it.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

a_dmond_n_the_ruff
on 9/20/12 5:47 pm

RNY on 09/17/12

I take 15mg of it and it helps. I've been taking it for a while though and may need to up the mg's. I haven't had any side effects from it at all.

Shannon
HW: 260 SW: 254 DOS:227 CW: 175 27lbs lost before surgery

Dave Chambers
on 9/20/12 6:11 pm - Mira Loma, CA

RNY on 05/10/06

I've used the generic form of Restoril for years. Without it I likely wouldn't hardly sleep. It worked fine before RNY, but not quite as well for me post op. No vivid dreams, no sleep eating, no getting sick, etc. Every pateint may respond in a sligtly different manner, but these are my experiences. I usually add a 2nd "ingredient" to help me sleep, but still think the Restoril works, just not as well as it did preop for me. DAVE

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Laura in Texas
on 9/20/12 6:14 pm

RNY on 09/17/08

Have you tried Xanax? It's an anti-anxiety drug but my doctor prescribed it for me to help me sleep. I only take it about once a month, but just having it on-hand makes me feel better. I only take a quarter of one when I do take it.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 9/21/12 5:10 pm, edited 9/20/12 10:10 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Yep tried that and the Ativan. Both helped the anxiety, and I still periodically take Ativan for PTSD-related anxiety, but it doesn't really help with sleep (at least not at he dose he prescribed it at).

Fortunately, the Restoril worked VERY well last night!

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

vickib_tx
on 9/20/12 6:56 pm - Kaufman, TX

I take Trazodone nightly. Wake up feeling rested and no I'll side effects.

cajungirl
on 9/20/12 7:02 pm

RNY on 02/21/05

I'm not taking it now but I have and it's worked for me. Have you tried an anti-anxiety med? I have Ativan that I take to sleep when I just can't shut my mind down to sleep.

Proximal RNY Lap - 02/21/05

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 9/21/12 5:08 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I tired both Xanax and Ativan. Both helped with anxiety but was not enough to help much wih sleep. I have the Ativan for when the PTSD-related anxiety flares up.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

JUSTJUNQUIES
on 9/20/12 7:14 pm - Citrus Heights, CA

RNY on 04/04/12

I use the generic for Topamax or Valium

Donna Q. --5'8" -60 years old
Band 2005
hw320 sw276 lw with band 195 gw 160-180?
Bypass 4/4/2012
pre sw 258 lw RNY 162 cw 203

GraceGirl
on 9/20/12 7:18 pm

I take nortriptylne or amitriptlyne no side effects when one becomes less effictive I switch

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