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Originally Posted by Buzzard
I'm also in the camp of not having too, too much problem falling asleep, it's the getting up at 3-5 regardless of what time I've gone to bed that gets me. My previous GP, who's since retired, prescribed me Silenor. 100% worked like a charm and I took it regularly for quite a few years. Recently though, my newer GP recommended getting off it and going with Quviviq. He claims it's a better long term solution, although when I've questioned him on the differences for long term health, he didn't really have a satisfactory response, "it's just better long term".
So Quviviq is the absolute bomb for falling asleep, even though that wasn't really a huge issue, but isn't so great for the end half of sleep. I'm really missing the Silenor. Anyone else taken either?
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I’ve taken Silenor for a while. It was meh for me. A pretty big hangover in the morning without the benefit of a great sleep. Trazodone was helpful for getting to sleep but it wore off about 4-5 hours into sleep so that wasn’t ideal.
Mirtazipine is where it is at - particularly if you struggle with anxiety/rumination at night. I, for the very first time in my adult life, regularly sleep until my alarm goes off. It has a pretty strong hangover as well but it’s worth it. Just be careful because it can make you ravenous have lots of healthy snacks around. You can pack on the pounds pretty quickly.