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Daily Discussion Thread 👩‍⚕️🐈🐕🐁🦜 Friday, August 2, 2024 (aussie.zone)

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[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've only tried melatonin (gives me poor quality sleep) and weed (give me poor quality bank balance) for my DSPD. Is there anything else you might recommend?

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I notice that I tend to have bad dreams more often when I take melatonin, but I'm not sure whether that's an actual side effect or just a case of getting better quality sleep, and for longer. What dose did you take?

[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Melatonin is 5mg, doctor then suggested I crush it, which surprised my GP. I don't dream either way though.

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Ah right. I was prescribed 2mg capsules, but permitted to take 2 of them if 1 didn't work. These days though, I've gone down to 1mg tablets, and I take another if need be. I find that if I take over 4mg I get very groggy, and sometimes struggle to sleep the more I have. I took 7mg once (bad night), and the next day I could barely function.

That said, I know a dude who takes 15mg, which just seems truly excessive. But it's mostly unregulated in the US, so they just gladly sell 20 or 30mg tablets. more than 30mg seems to be considered dangerous, or at least risky, although it doesn't seem to have been well tested.

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I haven't tried any medications for it, but yesterday anotherspringchicken recommend restavit or phenergan

[–] kudra@aus.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@LowExperience2368 @DolphinLundgrin I ended up using Restavit too often and decided I needed to try something else. I now have a script for Endep (amitriptyline) which is safe to take long term if needed, it really helps me sleep.

[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks @kudra@aus.social and @LowExperience2368@aussie.zone for the info, might have to pick this conversation back up with my doctor. Cheers!