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Suggest Medicine For Sleeping Difficulty

taking 60mg vyvanse. female 32 145lbs. I have backed off the caffine and don t eat late. I can t sleep or stay asleep. I need a sleep aid besides melatonin or ambien. I have a doctors appointment to get it lowered to 40mg hoping that would help. I need a sleep aid over the counter. I need it now. help
Fri, 22 Aug 2014
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hi... i have understood your concern, but i have a question why are u taking vyvanse? whether it is for ADHD treatment but at the age of 32 years? whether u have been suffering from depression with anhedonia or lack of initiative..? or u have been given for narcolepsy or sleep apnoea, becuase of day time sleepiness?

whatever it may be, but the dosage of vyvanse shud be at morning or in the evening before 5 pm because it is a activating drug and causes insomnia..

for sleep, u can try one of the following drugs:
tablet. lorazepam [ativan 2 mg] at night..
tablet. zopiclone [sandoz 3.75 mg] at night
tablet. oxazepam [serax 15 mg] at night..
tablet. nitrazepam [alodorm 10 mg] at night...

try any one of these medications but when u start sleeping well daily after 1 mnth u shad start decreasing the dosage of the drugs.. and finally make attempts to sleep without the drugs after 2 mnths of good sleep with meds..

i hope u ll find this advice helpful.... best luck
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Suggest Medicine For Sleeping Difficulty

hi... i have understood your concern, but i have a question why are u taking vyvanse? whether it is for ADHD treatment but at the age of 32 years? whether u have been suffering from depression with anhedonia or lack of initiative..? or u have been given for narcolepsy or sleep apnoea, becuase of day time sleepiness? whatever it may be, but the dosage of vyvanse shud be at morning or in the evening before 5 pm because it is a activating drug and causes insomnia.. for sleep, u can try one of the following drugs: tablet. lorazepam [ativan 2 mg] at night.. tablet. zopiclone [sandoz 3.75 mg] at night tablet. oxazepam [serax 15 mg] at night.. tablet. nitrazepam [alodorm 10 mg] at night... try any one of these medications but when u start sleeping well daily after 1 mnth u shad start decreasing the dosage of the drugs.. and finally make attempts to sleep without the drugs after 2 mnths of good sleep with meds.. i hope u ll find this advice helpful.... best luck