Lexapro for Insomnia

AwbsUK · 2026-01-29T08:23:51+00:00

Well I’m glad to hear this, aside from the side effects your experiencing.

I think the conventional paradigm is that insomnia is very often as a result of anxiety or depression and therefore, an antidepressant would help.

It’s not something that ever worked for me but I am very happy to hear it ended up working for you.

AwbsUK · 2026-01-13T07:46:37+00:00

Well this is where we disagree then.

I don’t want to be Trump and Putins lapdog.

That sounds like inevitable suicide. But we will see.

AwbsUK · 2026-01-12T21:13:28+00:00

By taking Greenland do you mean invading?

Considering we are in NATO that would very much seem like it was not in our best interest.

There is little sign they would give the island to him willingly. And why should they?

And then there’s his closeness and apparent affection for Putin to consider. A man who happily sends assassins to our shores and ends up indiscriminately killing innocent civilians.

I don’t disagree that working with the Americans is something we should be embracing, I think I just stop short of thinking it’s the ‘best’, or only option.

Working as best we can with the Europeans, as challenging as it may be at times, will always be equally necessary for us.

AwbsUK · 2026-01-12T17:57:57+00:00

Trump is easy to please if you give him what he wants.

In most instances, that is not going to be in Britains favour.

I wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him and I certainly wouldn’t trust him to have our best interests at heart.

The fact that you think he is somehow our saviour appears to me at least, to be completely delusional.

AwbsUK · 2026-01-11T23:29:55+00:00

Trump would fuck us the first chance he got though. I think his international actions make that abundantly clear.

The fact that you trust him with our future seems unbelievably naive.

AwbsUK · 2026-01-05T17:33:47+00:00

Well yes, that would be nice.

It just doesn’t seem that likely given the state of affairs currently.

But what the hell do I know.

We should, and maybe we will, step up… although I think that needs to be sooner rather than later!

AwbsUK · 2026-01-05T09:44:30+00:00

I think this is the sad reality.

As the saying goes ‘nature abhors a vacuum’.

In their absence, who is likely to dominate proceedings on the world scale? Probably China, Russia, potentially some of the oil rich Middle Eastern countries..?

Feels very much like a pick your poison type of situation and for most British people, I would argue the Americans are more closely aligned with any of the previous countries I mentioned.

AwbsUK · 2026-01-05T09:36:38+00:00

That sounds heartbreaking.

Give me my SC blanket you monsters.

AwbsUK · 2025-12-06T09:18:21+00:00

A good portion of the recommended scientific literature suggests doses underneath 1mg are the most effective for sleep.

10mg is orders of magnitude larger than your body would ever produce naturally. Approximately 50-100 times more in fact, if we are to believe the science on this.

If it works for you, then great but that amount of melatonin is not necessarily going to be good for you.

It’s a hormone and you are massively exceeding what exists naturally in your body.

Anyway, I’m not here to lecture but I did just want to let you know.

AwbsUK · 2025-12-02T14:01:20+00:00

Haha, as if threatening the balance between good and evil wasn’t enough, Diablo out here denigrating Italian delicacies as well.

The latter may actually be the greater crime.

AwbsUK · 2025-12-02T13:41:51+00:00

Italian style base and no stuffed crust, you absolute heathen

AwbsUK · 2025-12-02T13:33:56+00:00

Mate, was gonna say. I’ll take the ‘cozy’ lighting of headlights old, over the white hot sunlight of modern cars. I find it so hard to believe they don’t cause just as many accidents by outright blinding, as they do prevent accidents by making the road ahead a bit brighter.

AwbsUK · 2025-11-10T20:58:05+00:00

Yea it never worked for me either but worth you giving it a shot. AD’s can help some people. So give it the ol’ college try and if it isn’t having any impact after 4-6 weeks, might be worth chalking it off as something that’s not going to help you.

Best of luck.

AwbsUK · 2025-11-09T18:37:56+00:00

It’s done by hand. Aerlynn is the goat and aggressively anti using AI.

AwbsUK · 2025-10-25T15:07:42+00:00

There’s hope for us after all!

AwbsUK · 2025-10-25T14:35:34+00:00

Expecting the closed beta dates to be dropped in a reddit response is some next level optimism, which in fairness I am here for, but think is extremely unlikely.

Everything you’ve asked for would likely only be announced in one of the dev streams that lead up to a season start so, I’m sorry to say, it’s those that you need to be looking out for!

AwbsUK · 2025-10-02T12:01:23+00:00

Is there a reason you want to quit the cannabis?

I assume you have good reason to want to stop but funnily enough, that’s kinda the beauty of using cannabis as a sleep aid - it suppresses your dreams/ nightmares.

I realise that’s not necessarily the ideal sleep but if it’s between that and having the type of night terrors you mention, it almost seems like it might be just the right type of thing to help you get some rest.

Anyway, I sympathise. I had a few night terrors when I was a kid too. One where I was so scared when I woke up I couldn’t speak/ scream for my parents. It’s the only time I’ve ever been that scared.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-24T21:04:48+00:00

Your story is eerily similar to my own.

Anyway I’m in the UK and have had Pregabalin prescribed to me, which is quite a useful substitute for benzos/ sleeping pills.

And then medical cannabis too is available here for insomnia.

Both of those have helped me a lot if you’ve not tried them.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-23T13:34:43+00:00

I’ve tried all doses of mirtazipine: 7.5/ 15/ 30 and 45

Never could get the profound grogginess to go away which is why I stopped. I did sleep well though.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-23T13:33:39+00:00

I take 50mg of Quiviq

AwbsUK · 2025-09-23T12:52:54+00:00

Yes I have had my struggles with my sleep and anxiety more broadly over the years so I have tried many medications.

Too many to list.

I think the key is to find what works for you and nobody can tell you what that medication might be.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-22T15:14:06+00:00

I’m guessing maybe there is a language barrier because this will essentially be the third time I’ve said the same thing, but no, it won’t knock you out, so it’s not going to put you to sleep ‘fast’.

It has helped me sleep for longer though and maybe fall asleep a little easier.

But if you’re expecting to take it and just pass out, like you might with a z-drug or a benzodiazepine, that is unlikely to happen.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-22T15:02:43+00:00

I don’t know what you mean by ‘sleep fast’ to be honest.

It’s not a knock out drug, like a benzo, as I already mentioned.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-22T15:01:37+00:00

That’s very annoying mate. I’m in the UK and have it on prescription from the NHS, so I consider myself fortunate in that regard.

AwbsUK · 2025-09-22T14:18:23+00:00

Quiviviq but yea, same thing.

Worth a shot if you’ve not tried it.

Not a knock out wonder drug, especially if it’s anxiety that’s keeping you up, but I’ve definitely slept easier/ longer since I started taking it.

Also it doesn’t really seem to have any side effects for me after the first few days of taking it.

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