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Ever tried Hydroxyzine for sleep? It's an anti-anxiety med that was prescribed to me for insomnia after zolpidem and the other popular non-benzo hypnotics had the opposite effects on me.

Hydroxyzine works ok for me. Not great. Flexirol + hydrocodone work fantastic for me, but that's not a viable option.

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The only one I tried was trazodone, half a pill is enough to induce sleep but falling asleep and waking up doesn't fells nice. 15 minutes after taking the pill I get a sensation that I can only describe as "being poisoned", in the morning I get a long lasting headache for 4+ hours. Antidepressants are prescribed as a "safer" alternative to zolpidem/dangerous medication but there is some controversy in the medical community about it. Some people developed a zolpidem addiction up to the point where they need it or won't sleep at all.

Trazodone literally poisoned me. My body couldnt break it down, and I ended up with worse than double vision, very impared thinking, no balance, and more. It started getting better the next day but took a few days to really get back to any kind of "normal"

Hydroxyzine aka Atarax aka Vistaril is an anti-histamine. Off-label used for other things. Habitual anti-histamine use causes Parkinsons...

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