Methadone Help: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: Sleeping and trazodone,seroquel, methadone? help.....i need to sleep?

(Posted by: jackieb03 on 2009-02-27 09:11:03)

I have been taking Effexor for quite some time due to my anxiety. I have been not sleeping for about a month now and my Dr upped my Trazonone to 200mg and it is not helping me stay asleep. My Dr just prescribed my Seroquel and i took one first night...no luck, now i took 2 last night. and still no luck. I need to sleep and I am getting very frustrated. I need others comments... also to add that I was on Methadone for 6 years and I quit cold turkey last month ..only 10 mls. Thanks for any suggestions.......

Posted by: Bandett on 2009-02-27, 09:33:51

All i know about it is this. when your mind is used to being sedated/ medicated is takes quite a while for it to get normal cycles reestablished. it is also a big problem for people who drink alcohol, then want to skip drinking alcohol for a few days, they cant fall asleep.Its a problem with all these mind altering drugs. they alter your mind. I glad you decided to kick the methadone addiction, you will Just have endure this re adaption to normalcy. just try to wear yourself out so you will be sleepy tomorrow. Doctors don't want to tell you to stop al this drugging or their patients will find another doctor and not come back.You just have to suffer for a while, and tire yourself out until your mind can catch up .and get used to being un drugged. Im not preaching to you, just giving you some info to help you understand why you can`t sleep.