Lughnasa Recovery Moon
To sort of mix things up a bit I’ve chosen right now to back off from any sleep aids. I’ve taken doxepin for years, an older antidepressant, a tricyclic, in a dose designed to help me fall asleep. An off label use. My current doc pointed out the Beer’s List (third phasers take note) which is a sort of no-no list for geriatric patients. In my case it discourages use of doxepin. I admit this is stupid, but it had never occurred to me question my doxepin prescription or to stop its use.
So, I’m weaning myself off any sleep aids, coulda/shoulda/woulda done this a long time ago. Dr. Gidday has prescribed temazepam, which works fine, but is in the valium family and cannot be taken with any regularity.
Take this as a cautionary tale if you’ve backed into any particular drug and used it over time without reconsidering why you take it. I know the docs are supposed to ask these questions, too, but sometimes they don’t.
This means a rolling tide of insomnia right now, which seems to be getting better. I feel pretty foolish about not doing this a long time ago. But there you are. I’m doing it now.
