Drug info - Amitriptyline as a sleep aid & Sleep-Related Eating Disorder (SRED)

[~lostgurl~]

Originally Posted by Klaus

It can be caused by several chemicals Amitriptyline just one of them.
Paradoxically it can be caused by drugs that a designed for the oposite ie relaxation .

Swim had it once very bad and could NOT keep still AT ALL . Had to go out and walk the dog ALL night, Swim could not even sit down.

Could Akathesia also be caused by Zopiclone? and maybe the combination made it worse? Cause SWIM has been experiencing Akathesia for a few weeks (while taking Zopiclone which she has been taking for years) but it became worse while taking Amitriptyline. SWIM thought at first it was caffeine causing it as she had just started drinking energy drinks, but she hasn't had any energy drinks for about 10 days so this cant be the problem.

Last night SWIM decided not to take the Amitripyline and just took her Zopiclone but she still had Akathesia. She redosed on pills a couple of times she thinks, and she should have been fast asleep she was so sedated but she just kept waking up with her body kicking out, like fighting the sleep and she could not lie still. The hot bath didn't work this time. SWIM woke to find cigarette burn holes through her duvet blanket and pillow and also found the back door wide open, which freaked her out at first then she had a vague memory of feeling hot and standing outside naked to cool down.....which is bizarre enough in itself.

SWIM knows she should probably just stop the Zopiclone and maybe things would get better but she just cannot fathom sleeping without them, and shes been taking them for years now so she kind of rationalizes in her head that these are not the cause of her sleep upsets. She is going to visit her Dr early in the new year but cant do a lot medication wise until then.

Originally Posted by Nicaine

SWIM wouldn't recommend it, at least based on the U.S. drug treatment system. It's more or less a combined brainwashing + indoctrination into 12-step groups. SWIM doesn't see how this would help anyone get routine into their lives, unless "90 meetings in 90 days" is the sort of routine they're looking for.

ISO, the psychologist + counselor is not a bad idea tho...

SWIM has been told that the rehabs where she lives are not as AA/NA focused as those in the states tend to be, but they still incorporate it. There would be a lot of routine in rehab that she thinks would be helpful though the whole idea of it scares her, but what scares her more is where she will be in a year if she doesn't do something drastic now to change her lifestyle.