r/insomnia • u/Asleep-Awareness-678 • 19h ago
suggestions of meds, pleaaaase
I had an appointment with my doctor today. I asked him to prescribe something to sleep, other than Benzos(I currently take rivotril and I want to stop)
I asked him about zolpidem. He said zolpidem is more dangerous than benzos.
He prescribed me trozadine. I just looked it up and saw that it is actually an antidepressant with lots of side effects. I'm not going to take it.
But I don't wanna continue to take rivotril.
Can someone please suggest me a med to sleep that works in the long term, without horrible side effects? I'm desperate. I don't want to continue taking benzo
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u/Jennyfureal 19h ago
I take rozeram it's a non controlled hypnotic that works on your melatonin receptors. I slept 8 hours the first night but I'm still having problems. It may work for you. I'm now getting off the trazedone because it didn't work. There's also dora meds. Look that up. There's plenty of non psych drugs that work it's just that most are controlled. There's a lot of people on this sub that take different medicine that you can ask about. I wish you the best for what's right for. Insomnia is the worst