Tired still - eviltoast
  • Shapillon@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Last year I discovered what 7/8h of sleep felt like thanks to horse adapted amounts of sleeping medication (120mg of Miamserine, 500mg of quetiapine, some THC).

    Before that I was used to 5/6h on the regular and 1/3h when it got worse.

    I don’t really understand how I have functionned all these years with that much sleep deprivation.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve been on various types of sleep medication, although those sound like newer ones than when I was trying them years ago- every single one of them left me drowsy in the morning. Some for half the day. It was even worse than just not getting a full 8 hours.

      And OTC stuff? Forget it. If I take some NyQuil, I basically will be unable to do much but sit there in a haze for the next 18 hours or so.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah these are pretty newish. It might also not be what they’re called in your country.

        My main issue with otc stuff is that it tended to make me drowsy but still unable to sleep …

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            2 months ago

            To give you slightly more information:

            I checked and both names are generic.

            Mianserine is an antidepressant but can be used at lower dosages as a sleeping aid. I noticed that it helps me go to bed.

            Quetiapine is an antipsychotic. It is also used as a sleeping aid at lower dosages but I have seen counterindications on account of the heavier side effects. I noticed that it didn’t make me that sleepy but it keeps me from waking up every few hours and helps me go back to sleep when I do wake up. A few friends of mine find the hypnotic effects too intense and need to take it at the end of the afternoon in order to hear their alarms in the morning.

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              2 months ago

              Hooray, already on both of those types of drugs for other reasons (not mental health, a nerve disorder). So they probably won’t help. Thanks though!

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                2 months ago

                They still might depending on what you tried.

                For example some antidepressants tend to give a bit of a jolt (e.g. fluoxetine) and are usually taken in the morning.

                Most of the time you get some SSRIs as a first antidepressant which usually wake people up. Mianserine is a tetracyclic AD with a whole different set of effects.