Re: Insomnia on prednisone

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My insomnia while on prednisone was awful! I took ambien for a while. My sleep

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rheumatic Insomnia on prednisone

My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three months.

Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

Rick

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Did the insomnia begin because of lowering prednisone dose?

You could see if phosphatidyl serine helps. It's a type of fatty acid,

to be taken at night to lower cortisol levels. I guess this doesn't

make sense though, because she her prescription is a synthetic cortisol.

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From: Evanesce@...

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:29:06 -0400

Subject: Re: rheumatic Insomnia on prednisone

Did the insomnia begin because of lowering prednisone dose?

You could see if phosphatidyl serine helps. It's a type of fatty acid,

to be taken at night to lower cortisol levels. I guess this doesn't

make sense though, because she her prescription is a synthetic cortisol.

Amy

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> My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about

> three months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to

> some relief?

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The only thing that helped me was Ambien....yes, hated to take yet another drug

but day after day of no sleep is truly torture. Even with Ambien I could only

get a 2 or 3 hours a night. Best of luck.

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> Did the insomnia begin because of lowering prednisone dose?

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> You could see if phosphatidyl serine helps. It's a type of fatty acid,

> to be taken at night to lower cortisol levels. I guess this doesn't

> make sense though, because she her prescription is a synthetic cortisol.

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Hi. I get real bad " butt " pains at night, which prevent me from sleeping. I have

been taking trazodone(by prescription) for a couple of years. I haven't had any

side effects and it works really well for me.

Mona

rheumatic Insomnia on prednisone

My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

Rick

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I don't mean to pry about such a thing, but I get them too. Are they caused by

Pred? I never had them before my RA diagnosis. I'm on and off Pred (max 10 mg

usually) sprodically.

Marina

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> Hi. I get real bad " butt " pains at night, which prevent me from sleeping. I

have been taking trazodone(by prescription) for a couple of years. I haven't had

any side effects and it works really well for me.

> Mona

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> My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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Thanks . That's what we figured and are hoping for. We are starting to wean

down now. Gradually, of course.

Rick

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> My insomnia while on prednisone was awful! I took ambien for a while. My sleep

went back to normal when I tapered back. ---------- Sent from the Cingular

network using Mobile Email

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> My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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No Amy, it started almost immediatly after she started the prednisone. That is

why we are starting to cut back on it gradually now.

Rick

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> > My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about

> > three months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to

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No but will give it a try. Does it help while on prednisone? Thanks.

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Prednison gives you insomnia.

Eva

From: EAN_29209 <enavarro1@...>

Subject: rheumatic Re: Insomnia on prednisone

rheumatic

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 9:54 AM

 

No Amy, it started almost immediatly after she started the prednisone. That is

why we are starting to cut back on it gradually now.

Rick

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You know Mona, I have been on Lyrica for about three months now for peripheral

neuropthay and a positive side effect of that is that it works like a sleeping

pill. I didn't really like taking it (or anything else for that matter) but it

did help the pain in my feet slightly. A recent visit with an orthopod ended

with my going on Cymbalta and weaning off of the Lyrica. However, once I was off

of it I found that I was back to having my insomnia problems. So, I decided to

take half the normal dose prior to bed in the evenings and " Viola " I could sleep

again. So I told my wife to call her sleep doc and run the idea of switching

from the Ambien CR she talkes now (and is not working) to the Lyrica. I figured

it is worth a shot. BTW, I believe that the Lyrica is basically the same as

trazodone.

Rick

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> Hi. I get real bad " butt " pains at night, which prevent me from sleeping. I

have been taking trazodone(by prescription) for a couple of years. I haven't had

any side effects and it works really well for me.

> Mona

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> My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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Hi Rick,

Just an FYI. Lyrica causes weight gain...your wife may not like that .

Neurotin( for seizures but is also acts as a calmer for hot flashes) acts

like a sleeping pill for me but also puts on weight and so does trazadone.

Seems like all the drugs that calm you to sleep also make you gain weight.

Cooky

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Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:53 AM

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Subject: rheumatic Re: Insomnia on prednisone

You know Mona, I have been on Lyrica for about three months now for

peripheral neuropthay and a positive side effect of that is that it works

like a sleeping pill. I didn't really like taking it (or anything else for

that matter) but it did help the pain in my feet slightly. A recent visit

with an orthopod ended with my going on Cymbalta and weaning off of the

Lyrica. However, once I was off of it I found that I was back to having my

insomnia problems. So, I decided to take half the normal dose prior to bed

in the evenings and " Viola " I could sleep again. So I told my wife to call

her sleep doc and run the idea of switching from the Ambien CR she talkes

now (and is not working) to the Lyrica. I figured it is worth a shot. BTW, I

believe that the Lyrica is basically the same as trazodone.

Rick

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> Hi. I get real bad " butt " pains at night, which prevent me from sleeping.

I have been taking trazodone(by prescription) for a couple of years. I

haven't had any side effects and it works really well for me.

> Mona

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> My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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> Rick

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Thanks Cooky. I did not know that about Lyrica and it's funny my PHP didn't

mention that to me when I told him about my weight gain. He said it was the

Janumet I take for my diabitis. That I knew. I'll have to keep it mind.

Rick

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> > Hi. I get real bad " butt " pains at night, which prevent me from sleeping.

> I have been taking trazodone(by prescription) for a couple of years. I

> haven't had any side effects and it works really well for me.

> > Mona

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> months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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[Guest guest]

The trazadone hasn't caused me to gain weight. I have been on it for a few

years now. True I have changed to eating a healthier diet and I exercise daily,

but I have lost a lot of weight, maybe 15-20 pounds. I'm not really watching my

calories either-just eating more fruits, veggies, whole grains , and fiber, and

walking 40 minutes daily.

Mona

rheumatic Insomnia on prednisone

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> My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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Rick- are you sure about the lyrica being the same as trazadone?

Mona

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months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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[Guest guest]

When I said Lyrica I was thinking of Cymbalta which my doc had " just " switched

me to. Sorry. Cymbalta and Trazadone are antidepressants and Lyrica is an

antiseizure med that alters your brains responses to pain stimulus'.

Rick

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> > Hi. I get real bad " butt " pains at night, which prevent me from sleeping.

I have been taking trazodone(by prescription) for a couple of years. I haven't

had any side effects and it works really well for me.

> > Mona

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> > My wife has been on 35mg (we just dropped it from 40 mg) for about three

months. Insomnia is really bad. Any suggestions or ideas as to some relief?

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